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Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for;- 13 May 2021  – Ascension Day ( Thurs.) Acts 1: 1-11    The Thursday, forty days after Easter, on which the Ascension of our Lord is commemorated. To Ponder :   When has your patience been stretched in learning a skill or waiting for an event? Gathering ...

Weather: Some frost this morning. There are frost warnings for tonight and early Thursday morning in Southern Ontario, so I would protect tender plants tonight just to be safe. Sunny. Wind becoming southwest 20 km/h early this afternoon. High 14. Wind chill minus 4 this morning. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported three (3) new cases of COVID-19, all were tested yesterday, and are self-isolating. Two cases from Sault Ste. Marie and area and one from Elliot Lake and area. All are cases of close contact. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered ...

On behalf of the Membership of Branch 429 Royal Canadian Legion Wawa I wish to thank the Wawa Cemetery Committee for the Spring clean up of the flower beds at Woodland Cemetery. We really appreciate your efforts.

Weather: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries early this morning. Clearing this morning. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 early this morning then light this afternoon. High 12. UV index 6 or high. Tonight – Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 2. Wind chill minus 4 overnight.   Status of COVID-19 cases in Algoma (May ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 5 new cases of COVID-19, from Sault Ste. Marie and area. All cases are self-isolating and were tested today, Monday, May 10th, 2021. Four are of close contact, and one is unknown. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close ...

The North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is joining police services across Ontario and Canada in kicking off Police Week (#PoliceWeekON), which honours and celebrates the work front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of our police service do to keep our citizens safe and healthy, especially during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.   This year, Police ...

On April 30, 2021 officers attended an illegal gathering held at Bellevue Park to ensure it remained peaceful and to investigate the gathering. The investigation identified three people as having organized the illegal gathering, two from Sault Ste. Marie and one person from Spring Water Township, Ontario. On May 8, 2021 officers attended an illegal gathering held at Bellevue Park. ...

As you may be aware, since the departure of Drs. Robinson and Shaffaf, the local physician group will be down to four doctors (Drs. Cotterill, Oberai, Stamler and Switzer). Recruitment for replacement physicians is underway, but unfortunately, no replacements have yet been found. We hope to have locum physicians available to see patients of Drs. Robinson and Shaffaf and to ...

Most readers have the basic understanding that the Auditor General (AG) is responsible for keeping watch over the administration of Ontario’s finances.  The AG is appointed and operates independently of government influence or authority and studies the government’s finances by carrying out detailed scrutiny of its spending.  The AG reports to the People of Ontario, so the voters themselves can ...

La plupart des lecteurs comprennent que la vérificatrice générale (VG) est chargée de surveiller l’administration des finances de l’Ontario. La VG est nommée et fonctionne indépendamment de l’influence ou de l’autorité du gouvernement et étudie les finances du gouvernement en procédant à un examen détaillé de ses dépenses. La VG est redevable à la population de l’Ontario, de sorte que ...

A new Northern Ontario alliance of Indigenous and non-Indigenous volunteers and organizations launched last month is hosting a webinar to deliver their key messages about the risks of nuclear waste transportation and burial and the voices of Northern Ontario residents must be heard. The launch webinar is an open session, and will begin at 6 pm Central / 7 pm ...

Weather: Cloudy with 40 percent chance of wet flurries this morning. A few rain showers and wet flurries beginning near noon. Wind north 20 km/h. High 6. Tonight – A few rain showers and wet flurries ending this evening then cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Wind becoming north 20 km/h before morning. Low plus 1.   Status of ...

On May 6, 2021, shortly after 8:40 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint where a small pickup truck was unable to maintain its own lane and almost struck two pedestrians walking a dog, was all over the road and travelling at high rates of speed on Taylor Boulevard, ...

Algoma Public Health (APH) has reported 1 new case of COVID-19, from Sault Ste. Marie and area. This case is of close contact, tested May 8th, 2021 and is self-isolating. Through contact tracing, APH notifies all close contacts directly. If you are not contacted by APH you are not considered a close contact.