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The health and safety of students and employees remain CSC Nouvelon’s top priority. On the advice of Public Health Sudbury & Districts, all elementary and secondary schools from the Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon located in Sudbury East, Greater Sudbury and Espanola will remain closed until Thursday, April 1, 2021. Day cares located in our schools will however remain open but ...

Chief Andy Rickard on behalf of Council, Administration and citizens of Garden River are extremely pleased to announce a significant funding announcement in the amount of $2.8 million to assist in replacing one of the original waterlines in the community. Chief Rickard stated, “I wish to acknowledge the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Hon. Catherine McKenna and our local ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority would like to issue a flood watch statement to residents regarding current watershed conditions.   A system is forecast to bring warm temperature and significant spring precipitation on Wednesday. Area watershed forecast indicates 10-25 mm of rainfall with daytime high temperatures in the single digits with nighttime lows near or below 0 degrees ...

Date: March 11, 2021 Time: 2:00 p.m. This statement is in effect until (or updated before) April 15, 2021. The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority (SSMRCA) is advising that Lake Superior water levels continue to decline but are still well above average and the risk of high-water impacts remains. Lake Superior outflows continue to be set in consideration of high levels ...

On March 19, 2021, shortly after 4:00 p.m., members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT), two members from the Northeast Canine Unit, OPP’s Scenes of Crime with the assistance from a member from the Anishinabek Police Service responded to a robbery at an apartment complex on Park Street in the ...

Mayor John MacEachern, on behalf of Council for the Corporation of the Township of Manitouwadge, is pleased to announce the appointment of Florence MacLean as the new Chief Administrative Officer for the Township. Mayor MacEachern commented, “Council embarked on a thorough search for the Township’s new Chief Administrative Officer and are pleased to offer the position to an internal candidate ...

The Northern Outlet is pleased to announce the Bored Room guest for this Saturday, March 20th at 4 PM is Maker North. Participants will get an inside look at how to make 3D products. They’ll overview tools, real-world experiences and it will provide an opportunity to learn about graphic design and Additive Manufacturing. Algoma youth ages 13-18 are welcome to ...

Today, the Ministry of Long Term Care has announced that Batchewana First Nation will receive a license for a Long Term Care Facility for 96 beds for elders. The First Nation has been working for decades to improve housing opportunities for many elders within the community who don’t have options for an on-reserve home care facility. Research conducted by the First ...

On March 17, 202, shortly before 1:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the St. Joseph Fire and Rescue Department and the Algoma District Paramedic Services responded to a single vehicle motor vehicle collision on C Line Richards Landing. Investigation determined the vehicle had rolled multiple times and the driver was being transported ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) is now overseeing the ongoing investigation into a serious assault. The incident took place between 7:40 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the corner of Axmith Avenue and Frame Crescent in the City of Elliot Lake.   On March 11, 2021 at approximately 8:24 p.m., members from the East Algoma OPP responded ...

Northern Credit Union is advising members that visited the Thessalon branch, located at 186 Main Street, Thessalon Ontario, on March 11, 2021, and March 12, 2021, that they may have had a low risk of exposure to COVID – 19. Anyone who visited the branch on these dates must self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19. If symptoms develop, they must isolate ...

On March 15, 2021 at approximately 4:24 p.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Algoma District Paramedic Services and the Blind River Fire Department responded to a person that went through the ice on the Blind River (behind W.C. Eaket Secondary School) in the Town of Blind River.   The 47 year-old and the dirt bike ...

On March 13, 2021, at approximately 9:00 p.m. East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant at a townhouse on Spruce Avenue in Elliot Lake.   A person was arrested inside the residence who had numerous warrants outstanding.   The OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), East Algoma Crime Unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Canine Unit, Emergency ...

On March 11, 2021, at approximately 11:45 a.m. East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a disturbance on Canmet Road in Elliot Lake.   The complainant reported an intoxicated person was causing a disturbance on a City bus and refusing to leave. When police arrived a short time later, the person had exited the bus and was still drinking ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) is reporting 5 new cases of COVID-19. Four are from Central and East Algoma and one is from Sault Ste. Marie 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 contact. Outbreak declared at Central Algoma Secondary ...