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On August 18th, 2021, shortly after 7:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft from a vehicle on Division Street in the Town of Blind River.   Investigation determined several items were stolen from a vehicle including some loose change. A description of two people was provided and a short time ...

Thank you Wawa. Our hearts are overwhelmed with gratitude from the kindness and generosity of our community. We would like to thank you for the support, food, flowers, cards, and kind words, to the Donations in Marc’s name to the Lady Dunn Center. Thank you to the Township staff and employees, the Fire Department, Judy Page Moore Catering, Argonaut staff ...

Weather Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 32. Humidex 35. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low 18. Heat Warning: White River – Dubreuilville Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay, and areas as show in ...

Mary Ann Penfold of Sault Ste. Marie can realize her dreams after winning $333,333.40 in the June 22, 2021 LOTTO MAX draw. Mary Ann shared a $1 million MAXMILLIONS prize with two other tickets.   Mary Ann, a retired mother and grandmother, said she has been playing the lottery since it started. “I gave my ticket to the store clerk ...

(née le 15 avril 1953 et décédée le 17 août 2021)   C’est avec tristesse que nous annonçons le décès de Marie Anne décédée le 17 août à l’hôpital entourée de sa famille à l’âge de 68 ans. Épouse bien-aimée de feu Charles Eugène Rioux. Mère aimante de ses trois enfants Alain (Mélanie), Josée (John), Eric (Nancy), ses sept petits-enfants ...

Congratulations to Tracy Amos, winner of Week 8 of the Foundation’s Catch the Ace Lottery! The envelope (#13) she selected contained the Jack of Spades. Tracy won $189! Monies from the Catch the Ace are used to enhance health care services at the Lady Dunn Health Centre. Previous Winners: Week 7 – Jeannie Desbiens, Envelop 19, Six of Hearts, $215 ...

Heat Warning in effect for: White River – Dubreuilville Manitouwadge – Hornepayne Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay… Hot and humid conditions expected through Saturday. Maximum temperatures: 29 to 32 degrees Celsius, with humidex values 36 to 41. Minimum temperatures: 16 to 18 degrees ...

(18 Players) 1st PLACE: Cheryl Tremblay, Tony Thomas, Dan Mathias – 33 2nd PLACE: Rick Wilson, Sue Kirby – 34 3rd PLACE: N/A – LEAST AMOUNT OF PUTTS: Rick Wilson & Sue Kirby – 12 CLOSEST TO THE PIN #3: Danny Mathias CLOSEST TO THE PIN #7: Nicole Chapman   DRAW WINNERS: Canadian Tire – Danny Mathias Club House Voucher – ...

The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) announced plans today for returning to campus. Starting September 7, 2021, all on-campus activities for learners will resume at the medical school buildings in Thunder Bay and Sudbury. The School will require all learners, researchers, faculty, staff, and visitors who intend to access the medical school buildings in Sudbury and Thunder Bay to ...

L’École de médecine du Nord de l’Ontario (EMNO) a annoncé aujourd’hui son plan de retour sur le campus. Toutes les activités de la population étudiante reprendront dans les édifices de l’École sur ses campus à Thunder Bay et à Sudbury dès le 7 septembre 2021. L’École exigera que la population étudiante, les chercheurs, le corps professoral, le personnel et les ...

With a fourth wave of Covid brewing in the background, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing NDP candidate Carol Hughes says she is ready to campaign safely, but would have preferred to wait until the pandemic was better controlled before asking Canadians to participate in a federal election. “In many ways the election is unnecessary,” said Hughes. “New Democrats were more than clear with the ...

Alors qu’une quatrième vague de Covid se prépare en arrière-plan, la candidate néo-démocrate d’Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, Carol Hughes, se dit prête à faire campagne en toute sécurité, mais aurait préféré attendre que la pandémie soit mieux contrôlée avant de demander aux Canadiens de participer à une élection fédérale. “À bien des égards, l’élection est inutile”, a déclaré Hughes. “Les néo-démocrates ont été ...

Weather Sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 25. Humidex 32. Tonight – Clear. Fog patches developing overnight. Low 14. Heat Warning: White River – Dubreuilville Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are six active cases of ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting 4 new cases of COVID-19 (#411 – #414), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area tonight. All individuals are self-isolating., and through Algoma Public Health’s contact tracing, all close contacts have been notified.   Details of the confirmed cases: Case Number Exposure Category Status Tested Case #411 Unknown Self-isolating August 17, 2021 Case #412 Close ...

On August 18, 2021 members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Batchewana Police Service and Goulais Fire and Rescue responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 North, Goulais Township involving two pickup trucks.   Investigation revealed that both trucks were northbound and the lead truck was slowing down to make a left ...