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• What’s Your Take ? Me… I Don’t Like It

  20-09-2017 23:59
  I don’t know how I would handle this current situation that Drew Bannister finds himself in. At the time of writing, coach Bannister has his number 1 goalie (JR) from last year literally sitting at home awaiting a trade, he has  his sophomore goalie(MV) that turned in an a brilliant rookie campaign last year sitting on the other […]
  
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• JACKSON, Brooke Kevin

  20-09-2017 23:27
  Passed away peacefully at the Algoma Residential Community Hospice with family by his side on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Loving soulmate of Janet Ann Barber. Proud father of Corey Jackson and Jesse Neilson (Janet). Brother of Todd Green (Colleen) of Port Hoover, Veronica Green of Toronto, Lenny Jackson, Lenelle Jackson, David Jackson, Karen Jackson (Arlen), […]
  
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• MATEAR, James (Jim)

  20-09-2017 23:23
  Passed away at the Sault Area Hospital following an illness on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at the age of 79. Beloved husband of Arlene for 49 years. Father of Jamie (Jenn) and grandfather of Charlotte and Ryan. Brother of Irene Mair and brother-in-law of Bob Wilson (late Betty) and Bev McCoy (Lynn). In respecting Jim’s […]
  
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• CONE, Mitchell “Mitch”

  20-09-2017 23:22
  Suddenly at the Sault Area Hospital on Saturday September 9, 2017 at the age of 45. Husband/Fiance of Theresa Barone. Dear son of Gord (Sandi) Cone and Lynn (David) Smith. Loving father of Jordyn. Brother of Matthew (Laura) Cone and Ryan Cone and step brother to Jeremy and Ricky Letovsky. Grandson of Eleanor Abrams. Son […]
  
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• Chamber to Host Town Halls on Minimum Wage and Bill 148’s Proposed Changes to Labour Laws

  20-09-2017 23:17
  Sault Ste. Marie, ON – The Ontario Government’s Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, introduces very significant changes to our province’s employment legislation. It includes a swift increase in the minimum wage by more than 30% to $15/hour in less than eighteen months and also introduces new proposed rules for vacation time, on-call […]
  
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• Campbell to Wynne: Stop blaming First Nations and twin Highway 17

  20-09-2017 23:03
  QUEEN’S PARK—Today in question period, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell demanded that the Wynne government stop blaming First Nations for delays, and finally act on the long-delayed twinning of Highway 17. “Residents in Kenora-Rainy River were shocked last month when they learned that the long-delayed twinning of Highway 17 has been delayed yet again,” said […]
  
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• Createch gets federal government loan

  20-09-2017 21:49 via saultstar.com
  
  The federal government has given Createch Group a repayable loan of $482,000 to establish an international information and communications technology support and training centre in Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• How many ice rinks does the city need?

  20-09-2017 21:33 via saultstar.com
  
  An independent consultant is conducting a detailed study to determine what Sault Ste. Marie’s indoor ice needs will be for decades into the future.
  
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• Zachary pleads guilty to four counts - UPDATED

  20-09-2017 21:26 via saultstar.com
  
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie’s formermarketing and events manager has pleadedguilty to four charges.
  
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• Boards score below Ontario average

  20-09-2017 21:18 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie students are scoring below the provincial average on several Ontario-wide tests.
  
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• Helping a digital business establish roots in Sault Ste. Marie - SooToday

  20-09-2017 21:00
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  Helping a digital business establish roots in Sault Ste. Marie
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  Software solutions company, The Createch Group, has set its sights on establishing an international information and communications technology support and training centre in Sault Ste. Marie, thanks in part to a Government of Canada repayable ...
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• Romano offers congratulations on Garden River Election

  20-09-2017 20:44
  Sault MPP Ross Romano issued the following statement today following news of the Garden River Election ___________________________________________________ I wish to offer my congratulations to Chief Paul Syrette on his successful campaign to be re-elected in Garden River First Nation.  Chief Syrette has a long history of serving the people of Garden River, both as Chief […]
  
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• College Bargaining Team responds to Union Statements

  20-09-2017 20:12
  The College Bargaining Team today released a series of statements made by OPSEU Academic about their proposals and the views of the college system. “From the start of bargaining, we have been clear to the union that its proposals are not the basis for a settlement. The union’s proposals would eliminate 4,280 contract faculty jobs, […]
  
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• Skates wanted

  20-09-2017 19:25 via saultstar.com
  
  Motivate 2 Skate asks for gently used skates to be donated before the start of Saturday's Soo Greyhounds game.
  
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• Bridge closes Saturday morning

  20-09-2017 19:15 via saultstar.com
  
  International Bridge will be closed to traffic for part of Saturday morning.
  
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• Ontario Honours Correctional Workers

  20-09-2017 18:48
  Today, the province and Ontario’s correctional services staff marked the sixth annual Ceremony of Remembrance honouring those who have fallen in the line of duty while serving in Ontario’s correctional services.The ceremony was held on the future site of a Correctional Workers’ Monument, near the Queen’s Park Legislative Precinct Grounds. The monument will recognize the […]
  
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• Trudeau embarks on whirlwind NYC day

  20-09-2017 18:42
  NEW YORK – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau found himself in the midst of a whirlwind 10-meeting day in New York City on Wednesday as he prepares Canada’s campaign for a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council. Trudeau was scheduled to attend one-on-one meetings with seven world leaders, plus separate public forums with Bloomberg […]
  
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• Driver lost control of vehicle

  20-09-2017 18:36
  An 84 year old female lost control of her vehicle that resulted in the death of a 58 year old female on Saturday at the western section of the Station Mall Saturday morning Sault Ste. Marie Police Services report. A 2005 Ford Focus wagon originally hit the northwest section of the Walmart Store before colliding […]
  
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• Expect traffic delays on Great Northern Rd

  20-09-2017 18:32 via saultstar.com
  
  Public Works and Engineering Services would like to advise residents that one northbound and onesouth bound lane of traffic on Great Northern Road at Fourth Line East will be closed for one day, beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20.
  
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• Driver lost control in fatal crash: police

  20-09-2017 18:02 via saultstar.com
  
  The driver of a station wagon that struck and killed a Sault Ste. Marie woman on Saturday lost control of the vehicle, police say.
  
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• Wanted Wednesday: Thomas John Wierzbicki

  20-09-2017 17:21
  Crime Stoppers in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking tips regarding the whereabouts of Thomas John Wierzbicki, 46, who is wanted for: 11(1) FAIL TO COMPLY CC 11(3) FAIL TO REGISTER CC 733.1(1) BREACH OF PROBATION CC 145(3) BREACH OF RECOGNIZANCE If you know where we can find the Wanted Wednesday […]
  
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• Algoma District School Board EQAO Results Shared

  20-09-2017 17:14
  On September 20th, the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) publicly released the school and school-board results from the 2016/2017 school year for: – Primary and Junior Division assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics – Grade 9 Math assessment – Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) EQAO reports provide school communities with information that contributes […]
  
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• Minister speaks at Sault conference

  20-09-2017 16:40 via saultstar.com
  
  Ontario's education minister will speak at an upcoming Northern regional meeting of Ontario Public School Boards' Association to be held in Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• Community First Collecting Skates For Youth In Need

  20-09-2017 16:25
  Community First is excited to launch its new Motivate 2 Skate program this Saturday, September 23rd at the Soo Greyhounds’ Home Opener. Motivate 2 Skate is designed to provide free skate days to local schools, including equipment for students in need. The skate days include: ·         Ice time at the Community First Soo Pee Wee […]
  
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• Defence wants Ontario Liberal bribery charges tossed

  20-09-2017 16:05
  SUDBURY, Ont. – Lawyers representing two Ontario Liberals charged with Election Act bribery offences are asking a judge to throw out the case before they even present any evidence. Pat Sorbara, who was Premier Kathleen Wynne’s deputy chief of staff and Liberal campaign director, and local Liberal fundraiser Gerry Lougheed have pleaded not guilty. The […]
  
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• Helping a digital business establish roots in Sault Ste. Marie - SaultOnline.com

  20-09-2017 16:03
  Helping a digital business establish roots in Sault Ste. Marie
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  Software solutions company, The Createch Group, has set its sights on establishing an international information and communications technology support and training centre in Sault Ste. Marie, thanks in part to a Government of Canada repayable ...
  
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• [LANE CLOSURE] One north bound & one south bound lane on Great Northern Rd (at 4th Line E) will be closed for today. saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/Septe…

  20-09-2017 15:57 via twitter.com
  [LANE CLOSURE] One north bound & one south bound lane on Great Northern Rd (at 4th Line E) will be closed for today. saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/Septe…
  
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• Helping a digital business establish roots in Sault Ste. Marie

  20-09-2017 15:49
  $482,000 supports new business opportunity that will create jobs and develop a skilled and talented workforce Software solutions company, The Createch Group, has set its sights on establishing an international information and communications technology support and training centre in Sault Ste. Marie, thanks in part to a Government of Canada repayable contribution of $482,000. The […]
  
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• On September 19th, 2017 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service... fb.me/9mDx4Uve3

  20-09-2017 15:47 via twitter.com
  On September 19th, 2017 officers with the Patrol Services Division of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service... fb.me/9mDx4Uve3
  
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• Male Arrested for #DomesticViloence #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  20-09-2017 15:47 via twitter.com
  Male Arrested for #DomesticViloence #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• BOSTELAAR, Eunice (nee Verbrugge)

  20-09-2017 15:45
  Passed away peacefully at Van Daele Manor on September 11, 2017 at the age of 98. Predeceased by her devoted husband Phillip D. Bostelaar. Lovingly remembered by her children, Melanie (Ron) Gratton, Arnold (Pam) Bostelaar, Robert (Cathy) Bostelaar, late René (infant) and Anne Bostelaar (Mark Fisher). Grandmother of Michael, Joseph, Rachel, Andrew, Marney, Heather, Ren […]
  
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• Board spikes Parkland move

  20-09-2017 15:33 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma District School Board is backtracking from a planned move of Grade 7 and 8 students at Parkland Public School to two other sites because of low enrolment.
  
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• Ontario Cracking Down on Careless and Distracted Driving with Tough New Penalties

  20-09-2017 15:31
  Ontario plans to crack down on careless and distracted driving with tough new rules and penalties that would help improve road safety and keep the most vulnerable road users – including pedestrians and cyclists – safe. Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Eleanor McMahon, were in Toronto today […]
  
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• #SaultSteMarie made the list! "Prettiest Places in North America to Experience Fall" expedia.ca/travelblog/pre…

  20-09-2017 15:07 via twitter.com
  #SaultSteMarie made the list! "Prettiest Places in North America to Experience Fall" expedia.ca/travelblog/pre…
  
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• ADSB talks Enrolment and Parkland Update

  20-09-2017 14:12
  Senior staff shared an overview of opening enrolment numbers at Algoma District School Board’s first Regular Board meeting held on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Elementary The September 15th, 2017 Junior Kindergarten (JK) to Grade 8 enrolment is currently 6251 students, an increase of 195 students from the projected numbers of 6056 as contained in the […]
  
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• ADSB secondary staff reach out to students to promote student success

  20-09-2017 14:05
  Algoma District School Board (ADSB) Superintendent Marcy Bell updated Trustees on the implementation of the Re-Engagement and Student Success Initiatives.  As part of the Re-Engagement project, staff at each ADSB secondary school are allocated as Re-Engagement Leads to identify School Leavers.  School Leavers are students who have left school without completing an Ontario Secondary School […]
  
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• ADSB enrolment climbs

  20-09-2017 13:48 via saultstar.com
  
  More students than expected are in Algoma District School Board classrooms to start the 2017-2018 academic year.
  
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• Opposition grills government over pot plans

  20-09-2017 13:45
  OTTAWA – Three Liberal cabinet ministers came under fire Tuesday by opposition parties concerned about sweeping implications of federal pot plans set to take effect next summer. Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor testified at a Commons committee Tuesday night on the government’s proposed cannabis bill. […]
  
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• Home of the hornets - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-09-2017 13:37
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  Thinking the public might be interested in seeing the new addition to her garage, Beverly Tankersley contacted The Sault News to arrange a photo shoot of this hornets' nest. The 80-year-old resident of The Shallows said this is the largest nest she has ...and more »
  
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• Home of the hornets - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault ... - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  20-09-2017 13:37
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  Home of the hornets - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault ...
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  Thinking the public might be interested in seeing the new addition to her garage, Beverly Tankersley contacted The Sault News to arrange a photo shoot of this ...and more »
  
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• Great Northern at Fourth Line Closed for One Day

  20-09-2017 13:26
  Public Works and Engineering Services would like to advise residents that one north bound and one south bound lane of traffic on Great Northern Road at Fourth Line East will be closed for one day, beginning at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 20. The lane closures are necessary for sanitary sewer maintenance. The City of Sault […]
  
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• No reports of Cdn casualties in Mexico quake

  20-09-2017 04:48
  OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says there are no reports of Canadian casualties following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that killed dozens in Mexico. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centred near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 123 kilometres southeast of Mexico City. Tuesday’s earthquake came less than two weeks […]
  
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• Take Back the Night March

  20-09-2017 00:54 via saultstar.com
  
  Phoenix Rising Women’s Centre and community partners host Take Back the Night March, Thursday at 6:30 p.m., beginning at the centre, 596 Wellington St. E. The march will proceed from Wellington Street to Queen Street, then west to the Summit Church, corner of Bruce and Queen streets. The event will include guest speakers, drumming song, candlelight
  
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• SAHF fashion fundraiser

  20-09-2017 00:50 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Area Hospital Foundation presents a fashion fundraiser hosted by sisters Dr. Joanna Lamberts and Dr. Bridget Lamberts, featuring clothing from Sault Ste. Marie’s “finest closets” and curated by Daryl Wier, of 49th Apparel. Local “fashionistas” have cleaned their closets, allowing for the public to buy “great clothes without the high-end price
  
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• Sault Area Hospital chief of staff Dr. Silvana Spadafora says colleagues’ affirmative counsel helped prompt decision to take on new post

  20-09-2017 00:45 via saultstar.com
  
  It didn’t come down to doctor’s orders.But affirmative direction from colleagues did help prompt Dr. Silvana Spadafora’s decision to seek the Sault Area Hospital chief of staff post.Not to mention assurances from fellow Algoma District Cancer Program (ADCP) oncologists that service there wouldn’t suffer should the long-time cancer specialist opt fo
  
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