Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Hwy 17 – Blueberry Hill, Goulais River – OPEN (19:59)

Feb 5, 2021 at 19:59 OPP have tweeted that the highway is open “UPDATE ROAD RESTRICTION: #Hwy17 between #Heyden and #GoulaisRiver – Southbound lane has been reopened.”   Feb 5, 2021 at 18:29 Hwy 17 reduced to one lane at Goulais River due to collision. From photographs circulating on social media, the vehicle in the ditch is a snow plow. ...

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City of Sault Ste. Marie Declares a Significant Weather Event

The City of Sault Ste. Marie has declared a Significant Weather Event because of the poor weather and forecast from Environment Canada. “During this time, all roads and sidewalks maintained by the City are considered to be in a “state of repair” until further notice. Drivers and pedestrians should use an appropriate level of caution when travelling during this event ...

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Letter – Northern Autism Families Concerned 2 Year Wait for Core Services Results in Pilot Program

Dear Brenda It has been 2 years since the Ford government destroyed the Ontario Autism Program without a plan in place. During this time therapeutic capacity has been decimated and over 42 thousand families have been forced to wait, many in crisis, watching their children lose precious developmental time. While Northern Autism Families welcomes the recent return to open communication ...

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Morning News – February 5th

Weather: Periods of snow. Amount 5 cm. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 6 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. Tonight Flurries. Local amount 2 cm. Wind west 20 km/h. Low minus 19. Wind chill minus 13 this evening and minus 29 overnight. Risk of frostbite. Status of COVID-19 ...

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ADSB – Continuity of Learning for Blind River Public School students

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL FAMILIES of Blind River Public School. Thank you for your partnership, understanding and cooperation during the past several days, as we worked to support Algoma Public Health’s investigation. Unfortunately, what was a “possible exposure” on Wednesday, February 3rd became a confirmed case on February 4th. Please note the following information about the continuity of learning for ...

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Weather starting to Change to the West

Environment Canada has been warning of snow becoming heavy this evening into tonight. The snow has begun to the west, and road conditions are starting to deteriorate.  There is a transport split between the ditches by the Little Pic River, and in the Rossport area there are three different incidents: west of Rainbow Falls (Rossport) the westbound lane is partially ...

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Les député·es néo-démocrates du Nord assument de nouvelles responsabilités afin d’aider les gens du Nord à surmonter la pandémie

La chef de l’Opposition officielle formée par le NPD de l’Ontario, Mme Andrea Horwath, a confié d’importants nouveaux rôles aux députés du Nord, en créant en même temps un nouveau portefeuille au sein de l’Opposition officielle, entièrement consacré aux routes et aux défis en matière de transport au Nord de la province. Le but de ces changements, c’est d’aider les familles ...

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Northern NDP MPPs take on new critic roles to help northerners get through pandemic

Northern NDP MPPs were assigned important new critic roles in the Official Opposition by NDP Leader Andrea Horwath to help northern families get through this pandemic — including a new portfolio created to focus on northern roads and transportation challenges. MPP Jamie West (Sudbury) is now the critic for Northern Infrastructure, Transportation and Roads; MPP Michael Mantha (Algoma-Manitoulin) takes on ...

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APG – 6 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#170 – #175)

Algoma Public Health is reporting 6 (six) new cases of COVID-19. Four are from Sault Ste. Marie and area, 1 is from Central and East Algoma and 1 is from Elliot Lake and area. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health you are not considered a close ...

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APG – 6 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#170 – #175)

Algoma Public Health is reporting 6 (six) new cases of COVID-19. Four are from Sault Ste. Marie and area, 1 is from Central and East Algoma and 1 is from Elliot Lake and area. Through contact tracing, Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health you are not considered a close ...

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Morning News – February 4th

Weather: Mainly cloudy with 40% chance of flurries early this morning. Snow beginning this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle this morning. Amount 5 to 10 cm. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 11 this morning. Tonight – Snow. Amount 10 cm. Wind southeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light ...

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Autonomous Logging Trucks are coming to Northern Ontario

Autonomous passenger vehicles have become ubiquitous in news feeds around the world and even the realm of commercial trucking is working toward a future where trucks will one day be driverless. In Northern Ontario, there is a shortage of truck drivers to haul timber on logging roads that can be challenging to navigate due to both adverse road and weather ...

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Morning News – February 3rd

Weather: Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 25 this morning and minus 5 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear early this evening then partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries before morning. Risk of freezing drizzle before morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill near ...

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Morning News – February 2nd

Weather: Mainly sunny. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning then light late this afternoon. High minus 8. Wind chill minus 24 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 15 this evening and ...

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Morning News – February 1st

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 8. Wind chill minus 20 this morning and minus 11 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 17. Wind chill minus 13 this evening and minus 24 overnight.   Status of COVID-19 cases in ...

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