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The Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Council, with support from Know History Inc., has been awarded $200,000 from the Museum Assistance Program – Indigenous Heritage Grant, funded by the Government of Canada. The program supports projects that preserve, manage, and present Indigenous cultural heritage.   The funds will be used to develop an exhibition at the Sault Ste. Marie Métis ...

For thousands of years, the night sky was just a splash of random dots. Over time, constellations were formed by connecting the brighter points of light of a certain area of sky. Here, imaginary shapes were formed representing an object, person, animal or even a god – the constellations. Then came the mythologic stories and how they interacted in the ...

On Saturday, October 23, 2021, approximately 01:20 pm, officers of the Marathon/Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), involving a single motor vehicle (MV) on Highway 17, approximately 30km west of White River near White Lake Narrows Bridge. Officers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and White River Fire Department (WRFD) arrived on ...

Sault College is commemorating its amazing fall 2021 graduates with the release of its graduate website, which will feature ceremony video footage for each program and showcase Sault College fall graduates and their programs. The website will be available on October 28 at 7 p.m. and we encourage all graduates, families, friends and supporters to visit the website and take ...

On October 22, 2021, at approximately 9:45 p.m. East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a wanted person at an apartment on Hillside Drive North in Elliot Lake. Police located the wanted person at the apartment and a warrant was executed. The person was wanted in relation to firearm-related charges from Kawartha Lakes. The OPP’s Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), ...

Volunteers at the Wawa Community Food Bank has cancelled the 2021 Feed the Need. The following letter was sent out yesterday, October 24, 2021. Dear Friends of the Food Bank: Due to the ongoing pandemic and current provincial (OVID guidelines, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Feed the Need again for this year. We are hopeful that we ...

Oct 25, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Cloudy. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 this morning. High plus 5. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. Wind northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 1. Wind chill minus 7 overnight. Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma There are 24 active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District ...

Algoma Public Health has reported four (4) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#500 – #503), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area on October 24th. All are of close contact, were tested October 23rd. All are self-isolating.

At 1:30 p.m. the highway was opened fully. Oct 24, 2021 at 07:43 A rockfall at 2 this morning has closed a portion of Highway 17 in the Alona Bay area. The eastbound shoulder and one lane is closed due to rock on the shoulder and lane. Looking at mapping shows the incident at Mica Bay, just before the hill ...

Oct 23, 2021 at 18:32 At 8:00 p.m. OPP tweeted that the highway was open. Oct 23, 2021 at 17:16 At 4:40 OPP tweeted “UPDATE: #NorthBayOPP #Hwy17 east of Hwy614 ONE lane is REOPENED. ” ON511 reports “HWY 17 is fully closed just west of Mobert Road due to a collision. Traffic control is in place, please use caution in ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting eleven (11) new cases­­ of COVID-19 (#489 – #499), all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Ten are of close contact, one is unknown. One case was tested October 20th, nine cases were tested October 22d, and one on the 23rd. All are self-isolating.

Algoma Public Health (APH) is advising that additional individuals associated with River View Public School have tested positive for COVID-19. Algoma District School Board (ADSB) and APH recognize that receiving this information may be stressful. To understand what actions are being taken and what to expect families are asked to review the following, important information. At this time, APH is ...

Oct 23, 2021 at 07:56 Weather Mainly cloudy. 70% chance of showers this afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 6. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60% chance of rain showers or flurries changing to 30% chance of flurries near midnight. Risk of freezing drizzle before morning. Low plus 1. Status ...

Algoma Public Health is reporting two new case­­s of COVID-19 (#487 – #488), from Sault Ste. Marie and area. One case was tested yesterday, the other today. Both are of close contact and are self-isolating.

We are saddened to announce the unexpected passing of Chuck on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 in his 67th year. Predeceased by his parents Charlie Miller and Valma Wootton. He will be remembered with warm hearts by the many people that knew him. He is survived by his brothers Herb Miller (Judy) and Dave Wootton (Nancy), his sisters Diane Siegwart (Don) ...