Jan 6, 2022 at 17:39 Emily Mearow has been located safely and is no longer considered missing. Jan 6, 2022 at 15:42 The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting public assistance to locate missing 14-year-old Emily Mearow. She was last seen on Sunday, December 20th, 2021, around 10:00 a.m., in the 600 block of Albert Street West. She ...
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Alamos Gold Announces Management Appointments
Alamos Gold Inc. is pleased to announce the appointments of Luc Guimond as Vice President, Operations and Khalid Elhaj as Vice President, Business Strategy. Léon Grondin-Leblanc has been promoted to General Manager, Young-Davidson. Luc Guimond has nearly 35 years of experience in the mining industry in operations management, project management, mine construction, and corporate development in Canada and Australia; and ...
Read More »CSC Nouvelon secondary schools to host virtual Open House events
Due to the health and safety measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some French language Catholic secondary schools of the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon will transport this year’s open house event into the living rooms of Grade 8 students. As part of these events scheduled to take place in January 2022, students will be offered a virtual ...
Read More ȃcole secondaire catholique Trillium to host virtual Open House event
Due to the health and safety measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, École secondaire catholique Trillium, located at 9 Broomhead Road in Chapleau, has chosen to transport this year’s open house event to the living rooms of grade 8 students. As a result, these students and their parents are invited to participate in the high school’s virtual ...
Read More »Sacré-Coeur students support Chapleau families
During the month of December, students from École Sacré-Cœur School (Chapleau) united their efforts to collect non-perishable food items in support of families in need in the community. No less than 692 non-perishable food items were collected. Although École Sacré-Coeur school is a small school, the great success of this clearing project demonstrates the significant impact of the school within ...
Read More »Municipality of Wawa COVID-19 Response
Following the new COVID-19 regulations put in place the Provincial Government, on January 3, 2022, the Municipality has taken the following actions: All public, in-person attendance at Committee and Council Meetings will be suspended until at least January 26, 2022. All scheduled Council Meetings during this time will take place virtually and may be viewed by the public at; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8MlwvjOvKwP8dNJEdMOeyw?app=desktop. ...
Read More »Bearskin Lake FN Asks for Military Aid to be Deployed
On December 29th, 2021, the Bearskin Lake First Nation declared a state of emergency due to an outbreak of COVID 19 infections. As of today, 174 individuals have tested positive – which means almost fifty percent of the on-reserve population is infected. Those infected include the administrative and essential staff of the band’s administration, operations, and maintenance units. The day-to-day ...
Read More »Municipality of Wawa COVID-19 Response
In response to recent trends that show an alarming increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is temporarily moving the province into Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen with modifications. Following this direction by the Ontario Government, the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre will be closed to the public effective 12:01 ...
Read More »TBSO offers free streaming for a limited time due to updated restrictions
In light of the recent public health restrictions, the TBSO will be cancelling their January in-person concerts. Instead, these shows will be available for the public to stream online for a limited time, free of charge. The safety of our community is of utmost importance at all times, particularly now. We want to have the opportunity to perform in ...
Read More »SSM Awards Barbara Nolan 2021 Medal of Merit
The Sault Ste. Marie Medal of Merit Selection Committee is pleased to announce the 2021 Medal of Merit recipient. This year’s recipient is Barbara Nolan in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the community. An Indigenous role model and advocate, Barbara’s work and commitment to the advancement of the Anishinaabemowin language revitalization efforts, Indigenous education and excellence in lifelong learning ...
Read More »New Year’s Resolutions
A brand new year is on the horizon and most of us are thinking about resolutions to change our lives for the better – lose weight, be more active, volunteer, be kinder. Why not make a resolution that keeps giving throughout the whole year and supports our local hospital? Join the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation’s monthly giving club. For ...
Read More »Winter Weather Travel Advisory (Wawa – Pukaskwa Park)
Winter Weather Travel Advisory is in effect tonight for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park Lake-enhanced snow off Lake Superior is expected to become heavy at times late this evening and continue overnight. Peak snowfall rates of 2 to 3 centimetres per hour, along with very poor visibility, are likely at times with this snow. Local snowfall accumulations of 10 cm are ...
Read More »Operation Taconite begins to prevent ice from hampering commercial shipping traffic
Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie commenced Operation Taconite to prevent newly formed ice from hampering commercial shipping across the western Great Lakes. Tuesday, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BISCAYNE BAY was assigned to manage the ice breaking needs of western Lake Superior, specifically the twin ports of Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wisc. Tomorrow, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter MOBILE BAY joins ...
Read More »Visitor Access at the LDHC as Omicron Becomes the Dominant Strain of COVID-19 in Ontario
New visitor restrictions are coming to Lady Dunn Health Centre. As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, the safety of our patients, residents, families and staff remain a top priority for the Lady Dunn Health Centre (LDHC). Effective December 30, 2021, we will be implementing the following new visitor restrictions: Acute Care (Stable Adult) including Alternate Level of Care/Respite: Two ...
Read More »CSC Nouvelon students live the French-Canadian Réveillon tradition
Last week, students and staff in CSC Nouvelon elementary and secondary schools in the Algoma and Sudbury/Manitoulin districts were able to celebrate Christmas by watching “Réveillon Nouvelon” in their classroom along with the classmates! This virtual show, offered through the PassepART grant and our community partner Café-héritage, aims to celebrate our roots and our Franco-Canadian heritage by presenting a ...
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