Local & Area News

Le premier ministre Doug Ford a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante pour marquer la fête du Canada : « À l’occasion du 153e anniversaire du Canada, je tiens à revenir sur une année pareille à nulle autre, marquée par l’une des périodes les plus sombres de l’histoire de l’Ontario. La pandémie de COVID-19 a touché chacun et chacune d’entre nous, d’un ...

On June 25, 2020, at approximately 5:50 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 101 near Shoals Provincial Park. Officers observed an eastbound motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. The radar reading for the vehicle was 133 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. A traffic stop ...

Canada Day is here and after ALL that time Canadians are really happy to be Canadians and living in this beautiful country. I can remember my first day in Canada as if it was yesterday. We had flown from Amsterdam via Iceland to Montreal. It was kind of a chaos but we made our way to the Railway station and ...

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for July 05, 2020. Genesis 24: 34-38, 42-49, 58-67 – Rebekah is found as a wife for Isaac. Psalm 45 : A song for the anointed ruler or A Song of Solomon 2: 8 -13 A love song Romans 7 : 15-25 ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 28. Humidex 31. UV index 10 or very high. Tonight – A few clouds. Low 14.   Marine Forecast – Wind southeast 10 knots becoming light early this evening then becoming southwest 10 overnight. Wind veering to west 10 near noon Thursday. Waves one half metre or less. Mist forming Thursday morning. Visibility as low ...

3:42 PM EDT Tuesday 30 June 2020 Heat Warning in effect for: Chapleau – Missinaibi Lake Gogama – Foleyet A heat event is expected through Thursday. Daytime high temperatures in the low thirties on Wednesday and Thursday with overnight lows near 18 are expected. This heat event may be extended into the weekend with daytime high temperatures near thirty. Please ...

The extended school closures announced in mid-May and the importance of following physical distancing and crowd limit guidelines meant that Algoma District School Board had to make difficult decisions on operational items, including elementary and secondary graduation activities. In consultation with the District Public Health Units and coterminous Boards, it was determined that face-to-face events, like graduations, would not be ...

From Hillary: “We made it to Saskatchewan safely and are very happy to be home! I’m so moved by all the kindness and support we’ve received in this difficult time. I don’t quite know how to express exactly how grateful we are for everything and everyone who has helped us get through, or how I’ll ever repay that kindness. You ...

Thomas Mitchell of Goulais River has that “6/49 feeling” after winning the Guaranteed $1 Million Prize in the March 14, 2020 LOTTO 6/49 draw. The winning ticket was purchased at The Goulais River Country Store on Highway 17 in Goulais River.  

At the Board Meeting held on Monday, June 29th the Algoma District School Board (ADSB) approved a total budget for expenditures and revenue brought forward by the Operations and Budget Committee of the Board, for the 2020-21 budget year in the amount of $164,827,245. The Committee consists of Board staff and the following Trustees: Chair of the Operations and Budget ...

On Thursday, June 25th and Friday, June 26th,  Michipicoten High School graduates celebrated their accomplishments.  While the year did not end with a formal graduation ceremony, each Graduate was celebrated individually by a group of staff members. Once again, the community support for our graduates was incredible. Included in the hand-delivered grad package was a very special surprise for each graduate; a ...

The St. Mary’s College (SMC) Arts Department has launched a website highlighting its work with students.   Due to the coronavirus pandemic the school’s annual Student Arts Festival typically held in June was cancelled.  Looking for a manner in which to showcase arts student accomplishments the department decided to create a website.   “We felt it was even more important ...

This year, 16 Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon students were awarded a Bishop Alexander Carter Foundation Scholarship. The Foundations’s Performance Excellence Scholarship, valued at $1,000, was awarded to graduates of Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie who distinguished themselves as: enlightened believer, effective communicator, thoughtful thinker, independent learner, collaborator, considerate person and responsible citizen. The Foundation’s Excellence ...

The District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board is pleased to announce the addition of a Paramedic Response Unit (PRU) to provide enhanced land based Emergency Medical Service (EMS) coverage in areas north of Sault Ste. Marie. Beginning June 30, the Paramedic Response Unit (PRU) will be deployed across the northern part of the Sault Ste. Marie District. ...

Weather – Mainly sunny. High 28. Humidex 33. UV index 9 or very high. Tonight – Clear. Low 15. Marine Forecast – Wind southeast 10 knots increasing to southeast 15 this morning then diminishing to southeast 10 early this evening. Wind becoming light Wednesday evening. Waves one half metre or less. Statistics from Algoma Public Health  – June 29, 2020 ...