Sault Ste. Marie news

• ROBERTS, Georgina “Mae”

  03-10-2017 23:28
  Passed away peacefully at Thessalon Hospital on Monday, October 2, 2017 in her 90th year. Dear mother of the late Darryl Roberts.  Grandmother of Sean and Adam Bryant of Mississauga.  Predeceased by her parents John and Mabel Duguay and her siblings Harold, Bill, Albert (Gilda), Lorraine McEwen (Philip), Marie Saarimaki, Don (Mabel), Melvina James, Norman, […]
  
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• Broken watermain closes Queen Street East between Shannon and Drake

  03-10-2017 23:26
  The PUC would like to advise the public of a traffic restriction on Queen Street East. This traffic restriction is in place to facilitate the repair of a broken watermain. PUC crews have been dispatched and are working to repair the break. During the repair process, the section of Queen Street East in-between Shannon Road […]
  
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• Asima Vezina will juggle administrative duties with completing a PhD

  03-10-2017 22:48 via saultstar.com
  
  Algoma University is hardly foreign territory to Asima Vezina.The former Algoma District School Board superintendent of education most recently served three years as AU board of governors chair, as well as in other prime regional education posts, including provincial lead within the Ministry of Education’s student achievement division.Such affiliat
  
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• Organic recycling too costly, city reports

  03-10-2017 21:39 via saultstar.com
  
  It’s not economically feasible for the City of Sault Ste. Marie to establish a household organic waste collection process at this time, city staff says.
  
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• Conference examined demographic shift and economy

  03-10-2017 20:57 via saultstar.com
  
  The message portrayed at a first-of-its-kind Northern Policy Institute conference didn’t come as a surprise to Dan Hollingsworth.
  
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• Jamie Oliver urges restricting energy drinks to age 16 and older

  03-10-2017 20:44
  TORONTO — Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is urging a ban on selling energy drinks to children, and wants to see the products regulated like cigarettes. The British author and TV star says the caffeinated beverages carry a host of health risks for kids and teens, who he says use them to get “a legal high.” […]
  
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• Aunt confirms fourth Canadian dead in Las Vegas mass shooting

  03-10-2017 20:19
  A fourth Canadian has been confirmed dead in a mass shooting at a country music show in Las Vegas. Tara Roe Smith, who was 34 and lived in Okotoks, Alta., was there with her husband, Zach, for a weekend getaway. Her aunt, Val Rodgers, says Roe Smith died when a gunman open fire on the […]
  
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• Sault College Hosts Annual Open House and College Information Program

  03-10-2017 20:16
  Sault College is opening its doors to prospective students and their families as it hosts its annual Open House in partnership with the Ontario College Information Program (CIP) on Tuesday, October 10 from 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. in the Common Link. As part of the Open House, Sault College programs and services will be […]
  
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• ANNING, Donald Rodney (Rocker)

  03-10-2017 20:10
  Passed away on August 27, 2017 at his home. He was predeceased by his parents Maisie and Percy Anning and three siblings. Don will be lovingly remembered by his daughters Meagan and Alicia and his grandchildren Gabriel and Ella. According to his wishes, cremation has taken place. Arrangements entrusted to the Arthur Funeral Home – […]
  
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• Canadians affected by Las Vegas massacre

  03-10-2017 20:02
  A number of Canadians are among those killed and injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas. Here’s what we know about them, according to relatives, friends and their Facebook posts. CANADIANS KILLED Jessica Klymchuk, Valleyview, Alta. The mother of four was an educational assistant, librarian and bus driver for […]
  
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• What would YOU do if you were Mayor for a day? Contest ends this Friday! Details: saultstemarie.ca/mayorforaday https://t.co/mKYCxBNsGE

  03-10-2017 19:33 via twitter.com
  
  What would YOU do if you were Mayor for a day? Contest ends this Friday!Details: saultstemarie.ca/mayorforaday https://t.co/mKYCxBNsGE
  
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• Liberal 14 Year Election Anniversary: Scandals Highlight Reel Package

  03-10-2017 19:21
  On the 14th anniversary of this Liberal Government’s first election victory in 2003, the Ontario PCs have assembled a highlight reel of some of the worst Liberal scandals of their reign. In Question Period, the PCs raised 14 different scandals with 14 different questions. “The Liberals’ record raises key questions: do Ontarians want the same reckless […]
  
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• Premiers sit down with PM Trudeau to share concerns on cannabis, tax reform

  03-10-2017 18:43
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers are meeting today — and small business tax reform and the tight timeline for legalizing cannabis by next July are atop the agenda. B.C. Premier John Horgan said since there is already a number of marijuana dispensaries in his province, he thinks the retail infrastructure is […]
  
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• Life on earth began in small ponds, McMaster University research suggests

  03-10-2017 18:15
  A new paper by Canadian researchers suggests life on Earth began in warm little ponds about four billion years ago. A McMaster University professor and his graduate student say they have calculated for what’s believed to be the first time that meteorites brought the building blocks of life that accumulated in these warm ponds after […]
  
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• OPP to crack down this holiday weekend

  03-10-2017 17:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Ontario Provincial Police and police services across the country will be cracking down on drivers this weekend as part of Operation Impact.
  
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• MONTGOMERY, Wilda Sarah Ellen

  03-10-2017 17:30
  ∼August 19th 1932 – October 1st 2017∼ Wilda Montgomery in her 86th year passed away peacefully at the FJ Davey Home with her family by her side. Beloved wife of the late Leonard for 49 years. Cherished mother of Ruth Warnock (Orville) and Terry Montgomery (Kim) both of Sault Ste. Marie. Adored Grandma to Jaeson […]
  
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• It’s our pleasure to support @SOOntario #Soccer in #TheSoo today #SooSchoolChamps instagram.com/p/BZykL13AVy_/

  03-10-2017 16:59 via twitter.com
  It’s our pleasure to support @SOOntario #Soccer in #TheSoo today #SooSchoolChamps instagram.com/p/BZykL13AVy_/
  
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• ActiveSault - Get Out and Get Active youtu.be/fAeFQToLxq8 via @YouTube

  03-10-2017 16:55 via twitter.com
  ActiveSault - Get Out and Get Active youtu.be/fAeFQToLxq8 via @YouTube
  
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• Former SNL writer / actor to hold workshop in the Sault

  03-10-2017 16:24
  The Algoma Arts Festival Association is pleased to bring to Sault Ste. Marie, two incredible opportunities for acting growth and development! On Sunday, October 15, Robin Duke, former writer and performer on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and dress shop owner Wendy Kurtz in the hit Canadian television sitcom, Schitt’s Creek will provide what promises to […]
  
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• On Camera: Tap Theft & Fraud

  03-10-2017 16:06
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are looking for the public’s help in solving a fraud and theft. Between the 23rd and 24th of September, 2017 a vehicle was entered and a wallet containing a credit card was stolen. On the 24th of September at around 4:40 am an unknown female attended […]
  
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• Finance Minister Bill Morneau to talk tax reforms at first ministers’ meeting

  03-10-2017 15:58
  OTTAWA — The Liberal government has been fielding a lot of complaints about controversial proposed tax reforms — and now the premiers are poised for their turn as they gather in Ottawa to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The provincial and territorial leaders will get a chance Tuesday to hear Finance Minister Bill Morneau discuss […]
  
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• Mayor Provenzano congratulates new Algoma University President saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/Octob…

  03-10-2017 15:42 via twitter.com
  Mayor Provenzano congratulates new Algoma University President saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/Octob…
  
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• OPP report 239 Preventable Highway Deaths

  03-10-2017 15:30
  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting that 182 fatalities on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year included one or more of the Big Four causal factors in road deaths which are: Inattentive driving:                                     63 deaths Speeding:             &nbs
  
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• Ontario needs to address issue of strip searches in jails: report

  03-10-2017 15:26
  TORONTO — Ontario’s independent corrections adviser says the province is one of the only jurisdictions in Canada that doesn’t have a law limiting the use of strip searches in jails. Howard Sapers says the charter strictly limits the use of strip searches due to their degrading nature, but Ontario not only doesn’t have legislative provisions […]
  
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• Honouring Alternative Care families

  03-10-2017 14:07
  Nogdawindamin Family and Community Services is a designated Child Welfare agency servicing members of the 7 First Nations between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. Nogdawindamin provides foster care in the form of Alternative Care for the families and communities we support with a view to keeping families and communities connected. Alternative Care parents are an […]
  
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• City susceptible to tree-cover loss

  03-10-2017 04:23 via saultthisweek.com
  An expert on the loss of urban forests Canada encourages all Sault Ste. Marie residents, and city council, to protect trees year-round from potential threats.
  
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• Tourism 2017 'a very good year'

  03-10-2017 04:21 via saultthisweek.com
  Despite a cool, damp summer, the Sault’s tourism sector had “a solid year” overall, says Tourism Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• Sault's refugee705 'grown beyond its purpose'

  03-10-2017 04:20 via saultthisweek.com
  A local organization is working to support refugees who have settled here and to foster relationships between refugees and Canadians.
  
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• Coats for Kids drive begins

  03-10-2017 03:30 via saultthisweek.com
  The annual Coats for Kids campaign opened in Sault Ste. Marie in the past week.
  
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• Route 91 Harvest festival sold out when Sault native Debbie Reynolds Michaud’s group sought tickets

  03-10-2017 02:03 via saultstar.com
  
  Talk about timing.Debbie Reynolds Michaud and her group may well have been among the 22,000 taking in the Route 91 Harvest festival along the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night when a gunman opened fire on the crowd from a nearby hotel, killing at least 58 and injuring more than 500.But the show was sold out when they sought tickets. That fact may have s
  
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• Canadians returning from Las Vegas recount tales of panic, horror

  03-10-2017 01:16
  VANCOUVER — Canadians who were in Las Vegas during Sunday’s deadly mass shooting are returning home, bringing with them stories of chaos and terror. Toronto resident Ryan Bedrosian was in Nevada attending a country music festival with his sister and said they were passing through the festival’s main gates when the shooting began. Bedrosian, who […]
  
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• Man charged after pet dog shot during robbery

  03-10-2017 00:10
  TEULON, Man. — Police have charged an 18-year-old man following a robbery in rural Manitoba in which a family’s pet dog was shot and killed. RCMP say a suspect broke through a window at a home near Teulon on Sept. 26 and stole five guns and other property before encountering a French mastiff named Boomer. […]
  
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