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Nov 23, 2017 @ 15:34 Join representatives from the Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains (CAPT) and Missanabie Cree First Nation (MCFN) on November 30th at 6:30 pm at Mile 77.98 Park Road, Dubreuilville CP rail stop for a festive holiday celebration organized by CP and the Municipality of Dubreuilville. The CP Holiday Train program spreads holiday cheer across Canada and ...

Nov 20, 2017 @ 09:15 On Friday November 17, 2017, at approximately 9:15 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Chapleau) Detachment responded to a Chapleau address regarding a break and enter incident. At the scene investigation revealed that a male and female had been involved in a dispute. As a result a 30 years old Chapleau ...

3:45 PM EST Sunday 19 November 2017 Snow squall watch in effect for: Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Snow squalls are expected to develop. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. Snow squalls will likely form to ...

Nov 16, 2017 @ 08:12 A long-serving trustee for the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) has announced her resignation. Laurie Aceti, who has served twenty-four years as a Catholic school board trustee announced her decision at Wednesday’s monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees. “It has been an honour and privilege to have served the Catholic education system for ...

Nov 10, 2017 @ 12:30 The world’s elite curlers are returning to “The Soo” for the second time in two years as the Boost National – the third event of the 2017-18 Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling season – rolls into town November 14-19. Sportsnet’s live coverage of the Boost National kicks off Thursday, Nov. 16 at Noon p.m. ET ...

Nov 9, 2017 @ 16:15 The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) and the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) will be closing their schools in Hornepayne tomorrow (Friday, November 10, 2017) due to a planned power outage.   Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School and École Saint Nom de Jésus, which share the same building, will be closed.   ...

Nov 8, 2017 @ 12:36 Whether you know me or just read what I say and do as MPP for the Algoma-Manitoulin, the pride I have having been born and raised as a Northerner is pretty evident. I was born in and raised Gogama and raised my own family in Gogama, Wawa, and Elliot Lake. While Algoma-Manitoulin is by no ...

Nov 4, 2017 @ 08:05 The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officer in relation to the death of a 40-year-old man who shot himself on May 29, 2016. The Director’s Report was delivered to the Attorney General, as is ...

Oct 30, 2017 @ 08:02 On Sunday, October 29, 2017, members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged two males after hearing gunshots near the scene of an MVC involving a cattle truck on Saturday, October 28, 2017, west of Marathon on Highway 17, just west of the Little Pic River Bridge. 43-year-old male, Darcy COUGHLAN of Marathon, ON ...

Oct 25, 2017 @ 09:51 Highway 556, also know as the Ranger Lake Road remains closed at this time. It will remain closed today because of the numerous washouts that occurred as a result of Sunday/Monday’s heavy rainfall.  

Oct 24, 2017 @ 16:29 The governments of Canada and Ontario are committed to investing in local infrastructure which ensures Canadians and their families have access to modern, reliable water and wastewater services that meet their needs. These investments safeguard the health and well-being of residents, protect waterways and preserve our local ecosystems. On behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, ...

Oct 19, 2017 @ 06:27 Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) students continue to approach scores of the provincial standard on the annual Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) standardized tests.  These assessments were conducted in the 2016-2017 school year in Grades 3, 6, 9 and 10 and assess reading, writing, and mathematics.   Results from grade 3 testing show ...

Oct 16, 2017 @ 11:01 On October 16, 2017 at approximately 9:01 p.m. officers from the Terrace Bay and Marathon Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle fatal motor vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle travelling between Jackfish Hill and the Steel River Bridge on Highway 17.   The male driver was confirmed dead ...

Oct 13, 2017 @ 16:43 On October 13, 2017, shortly before 11:30 a.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police Detachment and members from the OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) responded to a single motor vehicle collision approximately 20 kilometres north of the City of Elliot Lake on Highway 638. The female driver was transported by Algoma Emergency Medical Services ...

Oct 12, 2017 @ 08:18 Les phénomènes climatiques extrêmes dont la fréquence et la violence ne cessent d’augmenter font grimper les coûts liés aux changements climatiques. Les inondations qui ont eu lieu ce printemps dans l’Est du Canada et les incendies qui, semble‑t‑il, n’ont pas connu de trêve cet été dans l’Ouest trouvent leurs origines dans les changements climatiques. Cependant, ...