3:36 PM EST Thursday 24 January 2019 Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: =New= City Of Thunder Bay =New= Superior West =New= Nipigon – Marathon – Superior North =New= Wawa – White River – Pukaskwa =New= Kapuskasing – Hearst Kenora – Nestor Falls Dryden – Ignace Fort Frances – Rainy Lake Atikokan – Upsala – Quetico Red Lake – Ear ...
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SSM’s Tenaris to layoff 95 due to market conditions
Tenaris announced today it will make adjustments to production at its facilities in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Calgary, Alta., as well as implement staffing changes due to persisting volatile market conditions. Tenaris will lay off approximately 95 employees at its seamless pipe mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., effective Feb. 4, 2019. The company will also temporarily suspend operations ...
Read More »Wawa begins search for new CAO
Received – Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 4:13 PM
Read More »Highway 11 closes due to a Motor Vehicle Collision
released Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 1:40 AM Highway 11 is currently closed between Longlac, ON and Hearst, ON as a result of a motor vehicle collision. On January 23, 2019, at approximately 6:40 p.m., members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Greenstone Fire Department and Superior North Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a motor ...
Read More »Heavy Snow to continue between Montreal River and St. Joseph Island for the Night
Special weather statement in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Periods of heavy snow continue tonight. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm are likely by the time the low moves out of the region overnight tonight. The risk of freezing rain is also possible this evening from ...
Read More »Tuesday Night Mixed Bowling League – January 22
Team Standings: 1st – Friends and Roxy Rollers tied with 33 points, 2nd – Black Thunder with 31 points, 3rd – Mafia with 29 points, 4th – Incredi-bowls with 27 points. Bowler of the week: Tiffany Berthiaume with 77 pins over average. TEAM LEADERS: High Series: Mafia 3821 High Single: Incredi-bowls 1338 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: Men’s Series Flat: Jake Casavant 733 ...
Read More »The Wawa Ladies Bonspiel Registration is Open!
The registration for the Annual Wawa Ladies Bonspiel is now open. The bonspiel will be held March 29 – 31, 2019. The registration fee includes a delicious meal and live entertainment. The theme this year is Game Night, so start thinking about your costumes for the parade. Get your registration in before March 5, 2019 and your team will be entered ...
Read More »Trillium Party supports the Yellow Vest Movement
After much deliberation the Trillium Party of Ontario would like to announce its formal support of a peaceful “Yellow Vest Movement”. We feel the movement reflects not so much a regional concern such as a pipeline project or infrastructure funding but has come to represent a more worldwide phenomenon of protesting the indifference of our political leaders to the wishes ...
Read More »The Yellow Vests – Pros, Cons, and perhaps the reason
Sometime in November 2018 Canadians started to notice that more and more of their fellow Canadians started to wear Yellow Vests. I have also taken notice and have been watching this unfold over the past few months. This wearing of the “Yellow Vest” has become synonymous with the events taking place world wide – albeit, in Canada we are relatively ...
Read More »North East LHIN’s Bay Street Office Re-Opened
Further to an office closure on January 21 due to burst frozen water pipes, the North East LHIN’s Home and Community Care office located at 390 Bay Street (Elgin Tower) in Sault Ste. Marie has re-opened today. The office is open for its usual business hours (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) and all regular services are available for area residents ...
Read More »Men’s Curling Standings – January 22
Team Rank Wins GP FAHRER, Tom 1 8 10 McCOY, Joe 2 7 10 TERRIS, Tom 3 6 9 ECOLE ST. JOSEPH 3 6 10 LESCHISHIN, Mark 5 5 10 MITRIKAS, Eric 6 3 10 DERESKI, Louis 7 2 9 MOORE, Bruce 7 2 10 GAMES SCHEDULE – January 28, 2019 Ice 1 Ice 2 Ice 3 Ice 4 Leschishin ...
Read More »From Far and Wide
With the release of the second issue in the From Far and Wide series, Canada Post once again invites you to take a fantasy trip to some of the most amazing and picturesque places in Canada. According to stamp designer Stéphane Huot, it’s a privilege to work on a stamp series over an extended period of time. He adds, “The challenge ...
Read More »Friday Night Bowling – January 18
Men’s High Single – Dave Casavant ( 318 ) Women’s High Single – Mary Ellen Douchamie ( 283 ) Men’s High Triple – Dave Casavant ( 717 ) Women’s High Triple – Mary Ellen Douchamie ( 695 ) Team High Single ( Hdcp’d ) – Wilderness Helicopters Strike Force – ( 1412 ) Team High Triple ( Hdcp’d ) – ...
Read More »North East LHIN’s Bay Street Office Closed in Sault Ste. Marie until Further Notice
Please be advised that due to a situation with the building’s water and heating system, the North East LHIN’s Home and Community Care office located at 390 Bay Street (Elgin Tower) in Sault Ste. Marie is closed until further notice. North East LHIN staff will be relocated to alternate work locations within the area to ensure continuity of services. All ...
Read More »Extreme Cold Cancels School Buses
Jan 21, 2019 @ 07:09 Sault Ste Marie Area No alerts at this time. All transportation is running. Central Algoma Area Due to the extreme cold temperatures. Transportation is cancelled today. Schools remain open. Parents are advised to ensure their children are dressed accordingly. North Shore Area Due to the extreme cold temperatures. Transportation is cancelled today. Schools remain open. Parents ...
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