A year ago, the COVID-19 pandemic changed life as we knew it. With the various restrictions and preventative measures put in place, many businesses were unsure how to proceed, struggling to keep their doors open and often unable to keep workers employed.   To aid those impacted by the pandemic, the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) introduced FedNor’s COVID-19 ...

Al Errington (Errington’s Wilderness Island Resort) was trying to find a solution to reduce the risks of COVID-19 transmission in the tourism industry when his research led him to references to Far-UVC. 10 years ago, scientists discovered that Far-UVC inactivates viruses and bacteria without harming people, animals or plants. Far-UVC is ultraviolet light in the low end of the ultraviolet ...

Weather: A mix of sun and cloud. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 7. Wind chill minus 8 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of drizzle. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 this evening then light after midnight. Temperature steady near 6.   Status ...

The frozen line at École Saint-Joseph (Wawa) and St. Joseph French Immersion School has been repaired, and in class school will resume Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

March 8th is International Women’s Day. IWD is a global day of celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.   The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2021 is “Choose to Challenge”. A challenged world is an alert world, and from challenge comes change. So ...

Algoma Family Services as part of an alliance of community partners (Algoma Children’s Aid Society, Algoma District School Board, Algoma Family Services, Algoma Public Health, Canadian Mental Health Association, Future SSM, Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board, the John Howard’s Society, Northern Youth Services, Sault Area Hospital, SSM District Social Services Administration Board, SSM Innovation Centre, and the SSM Police Services) ...

Ontario’s COVID-safe ice fishing tournament is over. Wawa had 135 anglers with 1,638 fish caught. Wawa remained #1 provincially in ‘town points’! Wawa had 11 anglers place in the top 10 provincially, with one in the top 3 – Kathleen Johnson caught 557 fish throughout the derby. The Wawa standings are charted below. The prizes will be posted as soon ...

Happy International Women’s Day!   Weather: Mainly cloudy with 60% chance of light snow early this morning and 40% chance of rain showers this afternoon. Risk of freezing drizzle early this morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light early this afternoon. High plus 4. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Mainly cloudy with ...

Hwy 11 closed from New Liskeard to Kenogami due to a collision (11:00 a.m.). There is a detour is available at Hwy 65 and Whitewood in New Liskeard to Hwy 66 Jct in Kenogami for northbound traffic and from Hwy 66 Jct in Kenogami to Hwy 65/Whitewood Jct in New Liskeard for southbound traffic.  

Weather: Sunny. Wind north 20 km/h becoming light early this afternoon. High minus 7. Wind chill minus 25 this morning and minus 12 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 26. Wind chill minus 16 this evening and minus 30 overnight. Risk of frostbite. The Montreal River Radar is not ...

On March 4, 2021, at 6:00 p.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a townhouse on Spruce Avenue in Elliot Lake to execute a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant.   The OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), East Algoma Crime Unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), the Canine Unit, Emergency Response Team (ERT), and ...

Weather: Sunny. Wind becoming north 30 km/h gusting to 50 this morning. High minus 3. Wind chill minus 23 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – A few clouds. Wind north 20 km/h. Low minus 18. Wind chill minus 13 this evening and minus 25 overnight. The Montreal River Radar is not showing ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported a new case of COVID-19 from Sault Ste. Marie and area. This case is of Unknown Exposure, and through contact tracing all close contacts are notified directly. If you are not contacted by Algoma Public Health you are not considered a close contact. Case 200 was tested March 3, 2021. In additional, Algoma Public ...

Weather: Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 6. Wind chill minus 28 this morning and minus 10 this afternoon. Risk of frostbite. UV index 2 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 19. Wind chill minus 14 this evening and minus 22 overnight. The weather radar at Montreal River is clear, showing no ...

The library will be open to the public beginning Tuesday, March 2, 2021!  Open Tuesday-Friday from 11:00am-4:00pm! Patrons must wear a face mask and hand sanitizer must be used upon entering.  If patrons cannot wear a face mask we are happy to continue curbside pickup but a proper mask covering face, nose and chin must be worn.  Face shields alone ...