After months of discussions the Chief and Council of Batchewana First Nation has reached a decision not to endorse the proposed Ferrochrome development. The decision did not come lightly and was reached in accordance with Anishnabek law, inherent jurisdiction, culture and traditions. The Council feels as the caretakers of the land and waterways that they must prohibit the construction of ...
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Algoma Steel hangs Algoma Steel Star with Steel Speed Crane Rentals
In honour of the season, Algoma Steel Inc. is pleased to announce they have partnered with Steel Speed Crane Rentals Inc. to erect the Christmas star. Crafted back in the 1980s by members of Algoma’s Central Trades group, the Algoma Steel star has bestowed goodwill and best wishes to the residents of Sault Ste. Marie for decades. Measuring 29 feet ...
Read More »A Christmas present for Canadians
With Christmas and the New Year traditionally associated with goodwill, the leadup to the season was a timely moment for the new parliament to get down to work. Not only does the holiday help quell any hard feelings that linger from the election, but it offers Members an opportunity to reflect on those things that bring us together. The truth ...
Read More »Ontario Working To Keep Province Free of Deadly Deer Disease
The Ontario government is taking action to help protect wildlife populations and ensure continued hunting opportunities in the province. The government has passed legislation and developed a plan to allow the Province to act quickly if wildlife diseases such as Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) – a progressive, fatal brain disorder that mostly affects deer and elk – is discovered in ...
Read More »Schreiber OPP Arrest two suspects after theft of gas in Terrace Bay
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber Detachment issued a public alert in relation to a theft of gas incident that occurred on December 16, 2019 in Terrace Bay, Ontario. The suspect vehicle was located in a ditch; down a side road near the community of Pays Plat. The two suspects had fled into the bush area nearby. The OPP Canine Unit ...
Read More »Collision between Car and Snow Plow closes Hwy 11 for 12 Hours
On December 17, 2019 at 6:04 p.m. the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to investigate a two vehicle collision involving a snow plow and a passenger vehicle on Highway 11, near Tremblay Road in Val Rita, Ontario. The driver of the passenger vehicle was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. ...
Read More »A Tribe Called Red returning to Sudbury to headline BLOOM 2 in March
Northern Lights Festival Boréal has announced that Ottawa-based DJ duo, A Tribe Called Red (ATCR), will be headlining BLOOM 2 on March 6, 2020 at the Grand in downtown Sudbury. The 2019 edition of the festival was a huge success, with amazing performances by Bombino, Shad, Kobo Town, Pierre Kwenders, Chippy Nonstop and more. With the announcement of ATCR, BLOOM ...
Read More »Batchewana First Nation Purchases Salzburger Hof Lakeshore Resort to repurpose as residential mental health and addictions treatment centre
Batchewana First Nation (BFN) chief and council are proud to announce the purchase of the Salzburger Hof Lakeshore Resort. BFN will repurpose and operate the facility as an opiates-focussed residential mental health and addictions treatment centre to combat the rampant opiate drug abuse plaguing our communities. The facility is located approximately 75 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie on the ...
Read More »Canadian Coast Guard getting ready for the upcoming icebreaking season
The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual icebreaking season on the Great Lakes is underway. On the Great Lakes, icebreaking services are provided by the Canadian Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard working together as one team. Last season alone, both Coast Guards directly assisted 522 ship transits on the Great Lakes. These services are critical to keeping the Canadian ...
Read More »Ontario Legislature passes bill to create Ontario Poet Laureate in Gord Downie’s memory
The Ontario Legislature voted unanimously on Thursday to pass a bill put forward by NDP MPP Percy Hatfield (Windsor-Tecumseh), to create a Poet Laureate of Ontario and establish the role in memory of Gord Downie, the late frontman of The Tragically Hip — a bill the NDP’s critic for Francophone Affairs, Guy Bourgouin, said has special meaning for Franco-Ontarians. The ...
Read More »L’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario adopte de poète officiel de l’Ontario à la mémoire de Gord Downie
Ce jeudi, l’Assemblée législative de l’Ontario a voté à l’unanimité l’adoption d’un projet de loi présenté par le député provincial néo-démocrate Percy Hatfield (Windsor-Tecumseh), afin de créer la charge de poète officiel de l’Ontario et d’établir ledit rôle en mémoire de Gord Downie, feu soliste du groupe The Tragically Hip — ce projet de loi ayant, tel que l’a souligné M. ...
Read More »Schreiber OPP Issue Public Alert to Travellers
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber Detachment are issuing a public alert in relation to a theft of gas incident that occurred today, December 16, 2019 in Terrace Bay, Ontario. The Schreiber Detachment located the suspect vehicle that was involved in the theft; in a ditch; down a side road near the community of Pays Plat. The two suspects; believed ...
Read More »Innovative Program in SSM Increases Affordable Housing and Develops Job Skills
The Ontario government is investing $900,000 in an innovative project in Sault Ste. Marie that will help people move out of community housing and provide training to help social assistance recipients get good jobs. The District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board will use this funding to buy up to six homes in a state of disrepair and ...
Read More »Thunder Bay Art Gallery New waterfront art gallery is being honoured with a 2019 Canadian Architect Award of Merit
The Thunder Bay Art Gallery has that its new waterfront art gallery is being honoured with a 2019 Canadian Architect Award of Merit. Designed by Patkau Architects (Vancouver) and Brook McIlroy (Thunder Bay, Toronto, Winnipeg) the new Gallery’s architectural design was influenced by consultation with Indigenous stakeholders including artists and Elders. A sacred Ojibway story in which the ...
Read More »Sault Ste. Marie sets a ‘smart’ example
By leveraging public data for public good, Sault Ste. Marie has set an example for what it means to be a ‘smart’ city. The recent federally funded case study, Building Data-Smart City Solutions, examines how Acorn Information Solutions, a division of the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre, and its partners, use data to improve the community. With 20 years of ...
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