Sault Ste. Marie news

• A Bannister Year Has Come To an End

  13-05-2018 23:50
  All year this team was destined to go to the Memorial Cup, but couldn’t squeak out another win. Drew Bannister commented during today’s broadcast that the Hounds “simplified” things and that made for the most complete game of series in my opinion. The Greyhounds looked fresh, won faceoffs, took shots from all angles and every player made an […]
  
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• All for a Good Cause

  13-05-2018 22:58
  What would you do for a good cause? James Kerr Superior Heights, Elementary Vice Principal, and Secondary Vice Principal Steve Caruso thought Pedal for Possibilities was a great reason to participate in Entomica’s Cockroach Cranium. If you saw The Amazing Race Canada episode you are familiar with the challenge. The event was inspired by the […]
  
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• Entrepreneurs of all ages display latest wares

  13-05-2018 22:52 via saultstar.com
  
  Barter in Bruce — a.k.a. Spring Fling — has blossomed into a community-wide garage sale and more. Just ask Hannah Grace, 9, and Niomi Collins, 11, the weekend event’s youngest entrepreneurs. “I love crafts. I thought it would be fun,” said Niomi. Hannah echoed the sentiment. “It is fun to make things and sell them,” she said. At the other end of th
  
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• Less money from province, DSSAB (levy) increases

  13-05-2018 22:44 via saultstar.com
  
  Rising assessments and the cost of relining a 9-foot culvert on Walls Road have stymied council’s hope of keeping property taxes at last year’s level.Council has passed a budget based on a total levy of $1,222,000 – about $60,000 higher than last year’s.And after studying three drafts of the budget over a six-week period, Mayor Ken Lamming admitted
  
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• Tenhumaki, Onni

  13-05-2018 20:06
  Surrounded by his loved ones at Mauno Kaihla Koti, on May 11, 2018 at the age of 94. Onni was born on October 23, 1923 in Savonranta, Finland. Predeceased by his beloved wife, Aune. Loving father of Kirsti Watson (late Wayne), Marja-Liisa Voloshin, Pertti (Ginette), Ossi, Lea (Nick) Tassone, Tuula (Dan) Jodoin. Beloved grandfather of […]
  
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• Questions about G7’s future force Canada’s sherpa to face ‘6 plus 1’ scenario

  13-05-2018 19:00
  OTTAWA — Less than a month before Donald Trump sets foot on Canadian soil for the G7, Justin Trudeau’s chief summit organizer is being forced to defend the viability of the G7 itself. Trump’s potential to disrupt the summit — an international meeting in which the prime minister has invested significant political capital — is growing larger by the day as his […]
  
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• Highway 17 reopened

  13-05-2018 18:45 via saultstar.com
  
  A failed culvert closed Highway 17 north of Sault Ste. Marie for about 24 hours on the weekend.
  
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• Ten ridings to watch as Ontario heads for its spring election

  13-05-2018 17:00
  Ontario has 124 provincial ridings as it goes into a spring election. Here are 10 to watch:   DON VALLEY WEST Her Liberals are lagging in the polls, but can Premier Kathleen Wynne secure a victory in her own riding? The veteran politician snatched the seat from the Tories in 2003 as the Liberals formed government, but 15 years later […]
  
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• Saskatchewan father upset son’s hockey team not allowed to wear memorial patch

  13-05-2018 16:00
  NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — The father of a young Saskatchewan hockey player who committed suicide calls a decision to remove a memorial patch from his son’s team’s jerseys a slap in the face. Neil Lascelle’s son Ash took his own life in January and his Battlefords Barons teammates had been wearing a patch on their sweaters in his honour. […]
  
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• Rwanda’s 1st female neurosurgeon chose Canada to complete training: Toronto Western

  13-05-2018 16:00
  TORONTO — As a child growing up in Rwanda during the 1980s and ’90s, Claire Karekezi dreamed of becoming a doctor. But what she calls her “guiding star” has taken her far beyond that initial goal to join the ranks of what is perhaps medicine’s most demanding specialty. In early July, the 35-year-old will return home as the first and only […]
  
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• At a breaking point: Nunavut hamlet of Pangnirtung cries for help

  13-05-2018 16:00
  PANGNIRTUNG, Nunavut — Everyone thought things in the Nunavut community of Pangnirtung were finally looking up. The hamlet, which once had one of the highest suicide rates in the territory, hadn’t seen a single such tragedy in more than a year. A community group had drawn up a forward-looking, proactive plan to keep youth safe. People breathed easier. Then February came. […]
  
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• ‘Sky’s the Limit’: Basketball Tournament Fun for Kids (7 photos)

  13-05-2018 14:25
  This week, Algoma Family Services (AFS), Nogdawindamin, Algoma Public Health (APH), the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), and Child Care Algoma (CCA, partnered up for ‘Sky’s the Limit!’ This series of events was in celebration and promotion of children’s mental health. On Monday, the closing ceremonies will take place at AFS at 12pm. This weekend, […]
  
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• Choose… Rest (by Julie Hryniewicz)

  13-05-2018 14:08
  I happened to see several posts on the Internet this week about mothers and their greatest wish for Mother’s Day. It was something that I know most mothers need. It is something that has healing properties, is essential for our overall wellness, contributes to healthy metabolism and is necessary to keep our sanity. Yes, it […]
  
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• Do You Have a passion for Municipal Politics?

  13-05-2018 12:27
  The Sault Association of Ratepayers is currently looking for more volunteers with a passion for municipal politics. The goal of this local organization is to ensure that Sault Ste. Marie is represented by Councillors and School Board Trustees who provide good governance focusing on accountability and transparency, as per the Municipal and Education Acts. As […]
  
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• Canada Post Stamps Out Hunger in the Sault! (14 photos)

  13-05-2018 06:00
  Saturday May 12th, our local postal service workers hit the streets with friends and family to pick up food donations to help feed the less fortunate in our community. All proceeds from the drive went to our local Soup Kitchen. Citizens were asked to place non-perishable food donations in a bag, and attach the pink […]
  
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• Hammond is Inuvik's new fire chief

  13-05-2018 05:41 via saultstar.com
  
  Cynthia Hammond's firefighting resume started as a volunteer firefighter in Northwestern Ontario.
  
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• Music industry, Arkells salute Sault's Poitevin

  13-05-2018 04:00 via saultstar.com
  
  Former Sault Ste. Marie resident Ashley Poitevin is a winner at Canadian Music Week's Live Music Industry Awards.
  
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• Every Minute, Every Shift, Every Breath ; Full Urgency

  13-05-2018 02:30
  That’s what it boils down to folks; The Soo Greyhounds find themselves dangling for dear life and another effortless showing in Hamilton Sunday afternoon will surely have many people wondering why the wheels fell off a promising hockey club. Before continuing, I will point out that all in the media, fans, and to some extent analysts, […]
  
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• Doug Ford’s campaign defends ‘take care of our own’ comment on immigration

  13-05-2018 00:00
  TORONTO — Facing criticism for suggesting Ontario has to “take care of our own” before pushing for immigrants to move to northern Ontario, Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford repeatedly refused to explain his comments, instead saying he is supportive of new Canadians and immigration. At a news conference Saturday, Ford was asked four times to […]
  
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