Sault Ste. Marie news

• Social Services Office Closed Tomorrow

  20-06-2017 22:46
  
  Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Social Services offices closed Wednesday Social Services is dedicated to helping people and building thriving communities. To better serve you Ontario Works, Housing Services and Early Years Services offices will be closed on Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 for Professional Development. Alternative services for urgent food or shelter are available at […]
  
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• UPDATED: BROADHAGEN, Stephanie Lynn

  20-06-2017 22:40
  
  Originally Published: September 30, 2016 Updated: Celebration of Life on Saturday, June 24th, 2017 It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the passing of Stephanie Lynn Broadhagen on Monday, September 26, 2016 at the age 46 with her family by her side. Best friend and forever partner of Bernie McCaig, loving and inspiring […]
  
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• Celebration of Life, BROADHAGEN, Stephanie Lynn

  20-06-2017 22:40
  
  It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the passing of Stephanie Lynn Broadhagen on Monday, September 26, 2016 at the age 46 with her family by her side. Best friend and forever partner of Bernie McCaig, loving and inspiring mother to Brandon and his fiancé Nicole Taylor. Daughter of Donna and the late […]
  
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• Join us as we kick off #Canada150 celebrations with the raising of the Canada 150 Flag! June 21 - 12:15 pm… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  20-06-2017 22:33 via twitter.com
  Join us as we kick off #Canada150 celebrations with the raising of the Canada 150 Flag! June 21 - 12:15 pm… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Vehicle hits pole, then a building, then a person

  20-06-2017 22:27
  
  On June 20th, 2017 at approximately 1:30 a.m. officers with the Patrol Services Division and Traffic Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the intersection of Wellington Street West and John Street. As a result of this collision, the intersection was closed to […]
  
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• CORBIERE, James Lawrence

  20-06-2017 21:40
  
  Peacefully passed away at the Health Sciences North on Friday, June 16, 2017. Predeceased by his wife Thelma Blackbird. Beloved husband of Lila Swanson. Loving father of Roxanne Debasige and family, Marcia (Dewayne), Shannon (Bruce) and Darcy. Step-father of Patsy, Brenda, Maureen, Karen, David and Dale. Cherished grandfather of Keesha, Raven, Megan, Bree, Marcia, Mark, […]
  
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• HARTEN, Harold Edward (Veteran WWII)

  20-06-2017 21:35
  
  Peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at the age of 92 years. Beloved husband of Isobel Harten for 71 years. Loving father of Donna Hicks (late Nolan), Christine May and Judy Harten. Proud grandfather of Brenda Harten, Claude Vienneau (Natalie), Rachel Vienneau (Sean), Raymond Vienneau (Amber), Rick, Shelley (Richard McConkey), […]
  
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• Chamber opposes minimum wage increase to $15

  20-06-2017 21:30
  
  Local small businesses say the cost of doing business is increasing and topping the list of concern is the government's proposal to increase the minimum wage to $15.
  
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• Do you want to be a member of the Community Development Award Committee? Apply here! saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/June-…

  20-06-2017 21:05 via twitter.com
  Do you want to be a member of the Community Development Award Committee? Apply here! saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/June-…
  
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• Mayor pushes for discussion on tax ratio

  20-06-2017 20:39
  
  Sault Ste. Marie city council could soon be getting a lesson in tax ratios and tax policy.
  
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• Strongman covers BTO's 'iconic song'

  20-06-2017 20:24 via saultstar.com
  
  Randy Bachman offered Steve Strongman some simple advice when he sent him a demo of his take of You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet.
  
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• Are you taking part in our #20WeekstoPreparedness campaign? Check our page every Tuesday for new items to include i… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  20-06-2017 19:55 via twitter.com
  Are you taking part in our #20WeekstoPreparedness campaign? Check our page every Tuesday for new items to include i… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Successes and Challenges Ahead focus of SAH General Meeting

  20-06-2017 19:46
  
  Sault Area Hospital (SAH) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 19, 2017. The AGM focused on the many successes over the last year, as well as the challenges faced and expectations for the future. The meeting also featured guest speaker, Jane Bishop, Leading Edge Group, who delivered a compelling presentation on Lean methodology. […]
  
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• LLOYD, Janet Sutherland

  20-06-2017 19:23
  
  Peacefully at Extendicare Van Daele on Monday, June 19, 2017 at the age of 85. Predeceased by her parents Dr. Irwin McMurchie and Amy Ethel Lloyd. Janet was a long time employee for the Veteran’s Affair and also worked at the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library. Cremation will take place and burial at a later […]
  
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• Local refugees giving back to the community

  20-06-2017 19:06
  
  Tuesday is World Refugee Day and is being celebrated in Sault Ste. Marie. Refugee705 along with a group of newcomers will be giving back to the community by volunteering at the Soup Kitchen Community Centre on James Street.  Twenty refugees will be there from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. helping to prepare the lunch, serve […]
  
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• CULVERHOUSE, James Mark

  20-06-2017 19:03
  
  Passed away peacefully at ARCH on Monday, June 19, 2017 in his 86th year. Beloved husband of Patricia (nee Brown) for 63 years. Son of the late George Culverhouse and the late Rose Culverhouse (nee Marcinshyn). Loving father of the late Peter (Lana), Wendy (Jacques) and Bonnie (Darcy).  Loving grandfather to Renee, Yves and Sephira. […]
  
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• DiPASQUALE, Barbara

  20-06-2017 18:59
  
  Passed away peacefully after a short illness at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, June 19, 2017 at the age of 60. Predeceased by her parents Jackie and Armand Moreau. Loving wife of 34 years to Richard DiPasquale.  Sister to Bob, Sandra and Betty Joy Moreau and Andrew Lucarelli. Barb’s big heart and gentle soul […]
  
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• New casino operator celebrates customers

  20-06-2017 18:30
  
  OLG Casino Sault Ste. Marie's new operator hosts a customer celebration day on Thursday.
  
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• Casino plans all-day event on Thursday

  20-06-2017 18:23
  
  The Sault’s newly re-branded casino along with two other northern Ontario casino’s are holding a special customer appreciation day this week. The casino will hold the event June 22. All three Gateway Casinos locations in Northern Ontario will host a daylong celebration for customers, which will include new and exciting promotions and prizes, live entertainment, […]
  
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• Sault Star was Farrell's long-time home

  20-06-2017 18:17
  
  Suzanne Farrell, a granddaughter of former Sault Star publisher J.W. Curran, has died.
  
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• NORDIK Institute Welcomes New Acting Director

  20-06-2017 18:12
  
  NORDIK Institute, Algoma University’s community based research organization, is pleased to welcome Sean Meades, PhD(c) as Acting Director effective June, 2017. Sean brings with him a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience relating to the values and mission of NORDIK Institute; an organization dedicated to working with rural, Indigenous and northern communities to solve practical […]
  
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• Pedestrian struck, driver charged

  20-06-2017 18:02
  
  A female pedestrian was struck by a car early Tuesday after the vehicle went out of control and severed a traffic pole and hit a building.
  
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• EVANS, Hazel

  20-06-2017 18:00
  
  Peacefully passed away at home on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the age of 75. Wife and fishing partner of Winston. Loving mother or Rodney (Wendy), Gregory (Dawn) and Jacqueline Evans-Cole (Dan). Cherished grandmother of many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dear sister of the late Joyce Vaughan (Bill), Reta Pecora (Ted), late Gladys McMillan (Larry), […]
  
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• On June 20th, 2017 at approximately 1:30 a.m. officers with the Patrol Services Division and Traffic Services... fb.me/8fo0obSCc

  20-06-2017 17:55 via twitter.com
  On June 20th, 2017 at approximately 1:30 a.m. officers with the Patrol Services Division and Traffic Services... fb.me/8fo0obSCc
  
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• Motor Vehilce Collision #Sault #police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  20-06-2017 17:55 via twitter.com
  Motor Vehilce Collision #Sault #police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• What you need to know about this year’s International Bridge Walk

  20-06-2017 17:10
  
  Join the crowd this Saturday, June 24th and Celebrate International Friendship at the 31st Annual International Bridge Walk & Bicycle Parade. The Bicycle Parade will start at 8:30am, followed by the Bridge Walk at 9:30am. Both events depart the Norris Center in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Please see below for important information on busing for […]
  
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• Creating a masterpiece to combat crime

  20-06-2017 16:04
  
  Three youths were spotted Monday morning with spray paint in hand,  marking the side of a commercial building on Second Line West at Goulais Ave., but City Police were close by. It’s not what you think, these kids were allowed to spray paint – some would call it graffiti but at the end of the […]
  
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• The Tea Party serves up Sault show

  20-06-2017 15:53 via saultstar.com
  
  The Tea Party headlines a free concert at Roberta Bondar Pavilion celebrating Ontario's 150th anniversary.
  
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• Orazietti to receive prestigious IA Vannini Award tonight

  20-06-2017 15:44
  
  A former city councillor, and member of Provincial Parliament is the first to receive the prestigious Honourable I.A. Vannini Award of Merit in six years.
  
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• Senior Planning Technician - Apply now! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/RIiLAEEFgr

  20-06-2017 15:27 via twitter.com
  
  Senior Planning Technician - Apply now! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs#saultjobs https://t.co/RIiLAEEFgr
  
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• Congrats to Cst. Henry Jin! Named onasscrimestop Coordinator of the year! #TheSoo #community… instagram.com/p/BVj_0Log108/

  20-06-2017 15:06 via twitter.com
  Congrats to Cst. Henry Jin! Named onasscrimestop Coordinator of the year! #TheSoo #community… instagram.com/p/BVj_0Log108/
  
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• Congrats to Cst. Henry Jin! Named @onasscrimestop Coordinator of the year! #TheSoo #community #Sault #SaultNews... fb.me/1p9VG0aDr

  20-06-2017 15:06 via twitter.com
  Congrats to Cst. Henry Jin! Named @onasscrimestop Coordinator of the year! #TheSoo #community #Sault #SaultNews... fb.me/1p9VG0aDr
  
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• Updates on Northern Ave. library branch, stuff you can't do at the library sootoday.com/local-news/upd… via @SooToday

  20-06-2017 15:04 via twitter.com
  Updates on Northern Ave. library branch, stuff you can't do at the library sootoday.com/local-news/upd… via @SooToday
  
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• Local Business, Amore: For Your Pleasure turns 6 on July 6th!

  20-06-2017 15:04
  
  As Canada celebrates it’s 150th anniversary, Amore is pleased to announce their very own anniversary of 6 years on July 6th 2017! They are looking forward to celebrating their grand re-opening at 331 Korah Road from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. With several set backs, including a most recent one, requiring the repair of our […]
  
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• Northern writers wanted for anthology

  20-06-2017 14:07
  
  Short stories from Northern Ontario writers are wanted for an anthology celebrating Canada's sesquicentennial.
  
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• Teen sexually assaulted

  20-06-2017 13:49
  
  A Laird Township man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl he knows.
  
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• Local small businesses may stop hiring, cut staff, according to Chamber survey results

  20-06-2017 13:33
  
  Local businesses are expressing significant concern over their ability to absorb a 23% increase in the minimum wage in a 6 month period, followed by a further jump to $15 / hour just 12 months later. Adding to their concerns is the fact that the minimum wage is only one of a number of proposed […]
  
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• Two charged in Elliot Lake abduction

  20-06-2017 13:10
  
  Two people have been charged after a child was abducted in Elliot Lake.
  
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• Sault Female Hockey Implements new protocol for concussions

  20-06-2017 11:34
  
  Executive members of the Sault Female Hockey Association (SFHA) recently passed a motion to implement a comprehensive concussion protocol for the 2017/18 hockey season. A partnership with Complete Concussion Management (CCMI) and the Sault’s Concussion Pro clinic includes the development of a concussion protocol policy; mandatory training and education for house league and rep coaches […]
  
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• 1 in 2 Canadians will get cancer: CCS report

  20-06-2017 10:04
  
  TORONTO – Almost one in every two Canadians is expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and one in four Canadians will die from the disease, a new report by the Canadian Cancer Society predicts. In 2017, an estimated 206,200 Canadians will be diagnosed with some form of cancer and an estimated 80,800 […]
  
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• Plan update costly; cyclists hope for paved path

  20-06-2017 04:48
  
  Despite city council’s May 29 request to city staff to look into updating the city’s Cycling Master Plan, not all staff or councillors support the idea of paying for the update or feel it is necessary.
  
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• Deadline nears to join in lock's Parade of Paddles

  20-06-2017 04:22
  
  Paddlers can register until Monday, June 26, by midnight for the Parade of Paddles through Sault Ste. Marie Canal on July 1 to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday.
  
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• Feds still want legal pot by July 2018

  20-06-2017 02:41
  
  OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is sticking with its deadline to legalize recreational marijuana by July 2018, despite provincial fears that there’s not enough time to address the legal, social and health challenges of ending Canada’s pot prohibition. The federal Liberals delivered that message Monday after Manitoba’s finance minister said he felt rushed by Ottawa’s […]
  
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• Who left bunnies for dead in trash bin?

  20-06-2017 01:33
  
  Heartless and cruel.
  
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