Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Head-on causes traffic delays on Mission Road

A head-on collision between a pickup and a white SUV has closed the centre lane of Mission Road. One has been taken to hospital via ambulance. OPP are conducting traffic with one lane open. The collision took place at 11:30 a.m.  

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Morning News – July 31

Weather Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm this afternoon. High 20. Tonight – Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Wind becoming north 20 km/h after midnight. Low 12.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There one active case of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today (Sault Ste. Marie ...

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Hwy 17 OPEN (6th Line & Macintyre Road, SSM) 9:22 update

Jul 30, 2021 at 09:22 Officers continue to investigate the multi-vehicle collision which took place on July 26, 2021 in the 2600 block of Great Northern Road.   Upon arrival at the scene, officers located a 63-year-old man in the front passenger seat of the minivan involved in the collision. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Next of ...

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Morning News – July 30

Weather Mainly sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h late in the morning. High 21. UV index 8 or very high. Night – Mainly cloudy. A few showers beginning early in the evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Wind becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 after midnight. Low 11.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There ...

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EC – Warns of Poor Air Quality (Ended)

5:49 AM EDT Thursday 29 July 2021 Special air quality statement in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility. Smoke is expected or occurring. High levels of air pollution due to smoke from ongoing forest fires. Smoke plumes from active fires in northwestern Ontario and eastern Manitoba will continue, resulting in poor ...

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Morning News – July 29

Weather Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Risk of a thunderstorm early this morning. Hazy early this morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High 21. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Clearing near midnight. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light late this evening. Low 7. An Air Quality Statement continues. Status of ...

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MMCC Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic Today

The Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre walk-up clinic is happening today! Walk-up appointments are open from 1 to 3pm. The clinic is using Pfizer, so the clinic is open to anyone 12+. A health card is not needed to get immunized but if you have one, please bring it with you.

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LDHCF Catch the Ace – Week 5 Winner is…

Congratulations to John Gagnon, winner of Week 5 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#39) he selected contained the Ten of Diamonds. John won $189! Previous Winners: Week 4 – Patricia Reeves, Envelope #22, Queen of Diamonds, $247 Week 3 – Marc Liard, Envelope #14, Two of Hearts, $184 Week 2 – Violet Overton, Envelope #42, Seven ...

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Rick Fall – Running Home “Wawa Today”

Rick has been running from Victoria, BC (his hometown is Duncan) to his home in the Soo. Today he will be in Wawa, at the time of this report he is nearing Silver Birch Cottages (Catfish Lake).   Rick has been on the road, 108 days of running approx 34 kilometres a day. He is doing this to raise funds ...

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Morning News – July 28

Weather Sunny this morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late this afternoon. Hazy. High 23. Humidex 26. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers early this evening. A few showers beginning this evening. Risk of a thunderstorm this evening ...

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Morning News – July 27

Weather A mix of sun and cloud. 40 percent chance of showers early this morning. Hazy this morning. High 24. Humidex 27. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Becoming clear this evening. Low 12.   Status of COVID-19cases in Algoma There are four active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today (Sault Ste. Marie and Area). ...

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Morning News – July 26

Weather A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Local smoke. High 22. Humidex 27. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Local smoke. Low 14.   Status of COVID-19cases in Algoma There are five active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today (Sault Ste. Marie ...

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Morning News – July 24

Weather Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. A few showers beginning late this morning and ending this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind south 20 km/h. High 23. Humidex 31. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 12.   Status of ...

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APH – 1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#405)

Algoma Public Health has reported one (1) new case of COVID-19 (#405), from Sault Ste. Marie and area. The individual was tested today, July 23rd, 2021 and is of close contact exposure. Through contact tracing, all close contacts have been notified.

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Harte Gold Provides Regional Exploration Update

Harte Gold’s ongoing exploration of their 81,287-hectare land package has led to the discovery of a new greenfield mineralized area around the Hambleton area, named the “007 Showing”, situated 8.5 km northwest of the Sugar Zone Mine. The discovery consists of a seven-metre-wide zone of strong deformation situated on the Dayohessarah Greenstone Belt with mineralized felsic and mafic volcanics, intruded ...

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