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Weather A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of showers this afternoon. Local smoke. High 22. Humidex 27. UV index 7 or high. Tonight – Partly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Local smoke. Low 14.   Status of COVID-19cases in Algoma There are five active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today (Sault Ste. Marie ...

With active forest fires in northwestern Ontario and eastern Manitoba, Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for parts of north Algoma, including White River, Wawa and Dubreuilville.  Smoke plumes from these active fires may result in deteriorated air quality across these areas. Algoma Public Health cautions residents that air pollution from wildfire smoke can be harmful to ...

Jul 25, 2021 at 13:16 Wawa – Pukaskwa Park (ended at 13:14) White River – Dubreuilville (ended at 13:14)   Jul 25, 2021 at 07:46 5:15 AM EDT Sunday 25 July 2021 Fog advisory in effect for: Wawa – Pukaskwa Park (ended at 13:14) White River – Dubreuilville (ended at 13:14) Marathon – Schreiber (ended at 11:30 a.m.) Near zero ...

  Special weather statement in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Heavy rain with thunderstorms are expected to continue for much of the day. Total rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are expected over some locations by the time the rain comes to ...

Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for: Geraldton – Longlac – Caramat Manitouwadge – Hornepayne At 11:23 a.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing very strong wind gusts and up to nickel size hail. This line of severe thunderstorms is approximately located from Sagiwatan Lake to 10 kilometres south of Solann Lake, moving east at ...

Special weather statement in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Sault Ste. Marie – St. Joseph Island Searchmont – Montreal River Harbour – Batchawana Bay Heavy rain and thunderstorms expected this morning into this afternoon. Heavy rain with thunderstorms are expected to continue for much of the day. Total rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are expected over ...

Weather Cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this morning. A few showers beginning late this morning and ending this afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind south 20 km/h. High 23. Humidex 31. UV index 3 or moderate. Tonight – Clearing this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low 12.   Status of ...

Algoma Public Health has reported one (1) new case of COVID-19 (#405), from Sault Ste. Marie and area. The individual was tested today, July 23rd, 2021 and is of close contact exposure. Through contact tracing, all close contacts have been notified.

Harte Gold’s ongoing exploration of their 81,287-hectare land package has led to the discovery of a new greenfield mineralized area around the Hambleton area, named the “007 Showing”, situated 8.5 km northwest of the Sugar Zone Mine. The discovery consists of a seven-metre-wide zone of strong deformation situated on the Dayohessarah Greenstone Belt with mineralized felsic and mafic volcanics, intruded ...

Weather Sunny. High 25. Humidex 30. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Mainly cloudy. Showers beginning this evening. Risk of thunderstorms late this evening and overnight. Local amount 15 to 25 mm. Low 17.   Status of COVID-19cases in Algoma There are four active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today (Sault Ste. Marie and Area). Immunization ...

The Wawa Family Health team would like to inform the public that we currently have a shortage of physicians, and have been unable to secure locum physicians to fill the shortage.  The remaining local physicians will do their best to maintain services, however, there will be longer wait times for clinic appointments and may be longer wait times for non-urgent ...

13 Players 1st PLACE: Marcelle Terris, Victor Sillanpaa – 2nd PLACE: Linda Sillanpaa, Paul Bernath, Lise Bernath – 3rd PLACE: Nicole Chapman, Butch Terris –   LEAST AMOUNT OF PUTTS: Marcell & Victor CLOSEST TO THE PIN #3: Tony Thomas CLOSEST TO THE PIN #7: Butch Terris   DRAW WINNERS: Canadian Tire – Cheryl Tremblay Club House Voucher – Linda ...

On July 20, 2021, shortly after 9:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a stolen generator sometime overnight at a residence on Hudson Street in the Town of Blind River. The complainant provided video footage where a person could be seen carrying a small generator from the complainant’s backyard. ...

Weather A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers early this morning. Otherwise sunny. High 25. UV index 8 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Becoming partly cloudy late this evening. Low 13.   Status of COVID-19cases in Algoma There are four active cases of COVID-19 in the Algoma District today (Sault Ste. Marie and Area). ...

On Tuesday July 20, 2021, shortly after 3:30 a.m., members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU),  the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the North East Region Sault Ste Marie Canine Unit and members from the East Algoma Detachment of the OPP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at ...