Author Archives: Brenda Stockton

Morning News – April 30

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming sunny this afternoon. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 60. High 8. Tonight – Clear. Increasing cloudiness near midnight then 60 percent chance of showers before morning. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 6 overnight.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma (April ...

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3 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#329 – #331)

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reporting 3 new cases of COVID-19 this evening. One case is from Elliot Lake and area, and two are from Sault Ste. Marie and area. All three are of close contact. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly.  

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4 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#325-#328)

Algoma Public Health (APH) reported last night that there are 4 new cases of COVID-19, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Three cases are from close contact, and the fourth is from international travel. APH notifies all close contacts directly. All are self-isolating.  

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Morning News – April 29

Weather: Sunny. Increasing cloudiness this afternoon then a few showers. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 12. Wind chill minus 4 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – A few rain showers changing to light snow this evening and ending after midnight then clearing. Wind becoming north 20 km/h late this evening. Low minus 3. Wind chill minus ...

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Morning News – April 28

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. High 13. Tonight – A few clouds. Low zero.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma (April 27, 2021, 6:00 pm) Tested – 129,953 Confirmed Cases – 324 Active Cases – 38 Active Cases (non-Algoma residents who are temporarily in Algoma) – 4 Currently Hospitalized – 2 Currently Hospitalized (non-Algoma residents who are ...

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4 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#321-#324)

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 4 new cases of COVID-19, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Two cases are of unknown exposure and two are of close contact. All four are self-isolating. APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close contact.

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Morning News – April 27

Weather: Cloudy. 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning then 40 percent chance of drizzle this morning. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. High 12. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low plus 1.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma (April 22, 2021, 5:10 pm) Tested – 129,624 Confirmed Cases – 320 Active Cases ...

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1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#320)

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 1 new case of COVID-19 from close contact who was tested today, and is self-isolating. This case is from Sault Ste. Marie and area, and APH notifies all close contacts directly.  

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Morning News – April 26

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Becoming cloudy near noon. 60 percent chance of rain or snow late this afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 5. Wind chill minus 12 this morning. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Periods of snow ending late this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance ...

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Morning News – April 24

Weather: Cloudy. 30 percent chance of rain showers early this morning. Periods of rain or snow beginning this morning. Risk of freezing rain early this morning. High plus 2. Tonight – Snow ending near midnight then cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Amount 2 cm. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 8. Wind chill minus 5 this evening ...

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North Shore Municipalities Sign Agreement for Natural Gas Services from Wawa to Schreiber

Wawa and the four other municipalities that have created Lakeshore Natural Gas (Marathon, Terrace Bay, Schreiber, Manitouwadge and Wawa) have announced that a Letter of Intent for a long-term Gas Supply Agreement with Certarus Ltd. has been signed. Certarus will  transport, store and supply Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for the proposed $55 million North Shore Gas project proposal. “We are ...

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Morning News – April 23

Weather: Sunny. Wind becoming west 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 15. Tonight – Increasing cloudiness. 30 percent chance of rain showers overnight with risk of freezing rain. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 6 overnight. Hopefully the warmer temperatures today will keep the ice from forming on the lake shores. Status of COVID-19 cases ...

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3 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#311 – #313)

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 3 new cases of COVID-19, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area, and are self-isolating. Two are of close contact exposure (tested April 22) and the third is unknown (tested April 17). Algoma Public Health notifies all close contacts directly.

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6 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (#305 – #310)

Algoma Public Health (APH) reported 6 new cases of COVID-19, 5 from Sault Ste. Marie and area and 1 from Elliot Lake and area, late Wednesday, April 21st, 2021. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close contact.   Details of the confirmed cases: Case Number ...

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