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Quand j’étais un jeune garçon à la maison, il y avait une charmante dame qui vivait en bas de la rue de chez nous. Elle était toujours joyeuse. Mes frères et moi avions l’habitude de dire qu’elle était vieille, mais elle était probablement plus jeune que je le suis aujourd’hui. Comme on dit, tout est dans l’œil du spectateur. Je ...

Nov 29, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Cloudy. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 1. Wind chill minus 17 this morning and minus 3 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Cloudy. 60 percent chance of light snow late this evening and overnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 6. Wind chill near minus 8.   Status ...

Algoma Public Health has reported that there are forty (40) new cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District, all from Sault Ste. Marie and area. Nineteen (19) are close contacts of confirmed cases, eight (8) have an unknown source of infection, and thirteen (13) are still being investigated to determine their source of infection. There are currently 330 active cases ...

Algoma PUblic Health has reported thirty-four (34) new cases of COVID-19 (#1,015 – #1,048), eight from Central and East Algoma, and 26 from Sault Ste. Marie and area.  Twenty one (21) are close contacts of confirmed cases, five (5) have an unknown source of infection, and 8 are still being investigated to determine their source of infection. There are currently ...

Today, Dr. Jennifer Loo, Medical Officer of Health for Algoma Public Health issued strong recommendations to all Directors of Education responsible for school boards and schools in the area served by APH.  These recommendations were issued under Ontario Regulations 364/20 Section 2(2) of the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020, S.O. 2020, c.17, and are effective immediately. In response to the current, very ...

Due to ongoing extremely high COVID-19 activity in Algoma, and especially in the municipality of Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma Public Health is taking further action to curb the spread of the virus, prevent severe illness and death in our communities, and protect health system capacity. Algoma’s Medical Officer of Health, with the support of the provincial Chief Medical Officer of ...

Algoma Public Health has reported twenty-seven (27) new cases COVID-19 in the Algoma District. Twenty-five (25) are in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and two (2) in Central & East Algoma. Twelve (12) are of close contact, fourteen (14) are under investigation, and three (3) are unknown. Due to increasing rates of COVID-19 in Algoma, we are receiving assistance from ...

The Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), the union representing 126 registered nurses and two nurse practitioners working tirelessly to care for their community, will enter into conciliation talks on Monday, seeking a respectful collective agreement from Public Health Sudbury & Districts. “These dedicated, highly educated nurses have been working full-out throughout the pandemic and are both exhausted and feeling unappreciated,” says ...

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During Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, joined by Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility, and Sam Oosterhoff, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education, met with partners to announce new funding to combat bullying and discrimination against students with disabilities, and unveiled a strengthened plan to counter bullying in-class and online. This updated anti-bullying ...

Durant la Semaine de la sensibilisation à l’intimidation et de la prévention, le ministre de l’Éducation, Stephen Lecce, accompagné de Raymond Cho, le ministre des Services aux aînés et de l’Accessibilité, et de Sam Oosterhoff, l’adjoint parlementaire au ministre de l’Éducation, a rencontré des partenaires et a annoncé un nouveau financement pour lutter contre l’intimidation et la discrimination dont font ...

Nov 26, 2021 at 07:56 Weather: Sunny. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 10. Wind chill minus 26 this morning and minus 13 this afternoon. UV index 1 or low. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 20. Wind chill minus 14 this evening and minus 24 overnight. Winter weather travel advisory in effect for Chapleau ...

Nov 26, 2021 at 05:57 All buses are running as scheduled. updated at: 5:16 a.m. Primary Conditions Secondary Conditions Visibility Hwy 17 West/North 50km From Wawa to Paint Lake Rd, Wawa partly snow packed good 70km From Paint Lake Rd, Wawa to Mobert bare and dry partly snow covered good 101 63km From Wawa to Hwy 651 (Missinabi Corners) partly ...

Algoma Public Health reported twenty-nine new cases; 25 of which are in Sault Ste. Marie & Area, and 4 are in Central & East Algoma. Eleven of these cases are of close contact, nine are of unknown, and the remainder are being investigated. It is not detailed by APH the breakdown of exposure category for each region in the APH ...

Nov 25, 2021 at 10:07 At 9:50 Environment Canada stated that widespread freezing drizzle was no longer expected. Nov 25, 2021 at 07:07 At 5:26 this morning, Environment Canada (EC)issued a Freezing Drizzle Advisory for the following regions: White River – Dubreuilville Manitouwadge – Hornepayne EC warns that areas of freezing drizzle are expected or occurring.” Early this morning that ...