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• 'Limited opportunities to participate’

  14-08-2018 23:47 via saultstar.com
  At the tail end of July, the provincial government announced it would slash the planned increase to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) in half.
  ODSP recipients were to set to receive a three per cent increase to their financial support starting this fall. This would have added up to approximately $35 more per month, or $420 per year.
  After the Progressive Conservative’s cut, those on ODSP will lose approximately $17.50 each month.
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  14-08-2018 23:35 via twitter.com
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  14-08-2018 23:32 via twitter.com
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• Police chiefs call for stricter controls on pill presses to fight opioids

  14-08-2018 23:26
  OTTAWA — Canada’s police chiefs are urging Ottawa to beef up its fight against the scourge of opioids by more closely vetting people who import pill presses. In a resolution passed at its annual conference in Halifax, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police said the federal government did not go far enough when it introduced changes that made […]
  
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• Toronto police to deliver books of condolences to families of Fredericton officers killed

  14-08-2018 23:09
  Toronto police said members of the public can sign books of condolences at the force’s headquarters for the families of two officers killed in Fredericton last week. Spokeswoman Meaghan Gray said the books will be privately delivered to the families of Const. Robb Costello and Const. Sara Burns when a group of Toronto officers attend their funerals […]
  
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• Ontario govt caps off summer session by passing bill to cut Toronto council size

  14-08-2018 23:05
  TORONTO — The Ontario government passed a controversial bill to slash the size of Toronto city council on Tuesday, capping off a rare and tumultuous summer legislative sitting that saw the newly elected Progressive Conservatives forge ahead on several key campaign promises. The legislation, one of two bills passed during the month-long sitting, was announced unexpectedly in […]
  
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• Up The Arts Still has Plenty of Fun in the Tank

  14-08-2018 22:54
  The Up The Arts August artstravaganza resumes Wednesday with a full lineup of theatre, music, art, kids fringe, busking, food, drink and fun. Up The Arts kicked off in downtown Sault Ste. Marie Aug. 9 and wraps up Sunday, Aug. 19. It’s a joint project of the Arts Council of Algoma and the Fringe North […]
  
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• Join us and our partners The City of Sault Ste. Marie StartUP Sault Ste. Marie Sault Area Arts Council Sault Commun… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 22:42 via twitter.com
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• Fly High and Proud. Captain Steve Mullins receives a very special Medal.

  14-08-2018 22:31
  Captain Steven Mullins received recognition Monday night at City Council for his over 30 years of service to the community. Mullins was one of two people who received The Governor General’s Sovereign Medal for Volunteers on August 13th, 2018. Mayor Provenzano facilitated the honour on behalf of the Government of Canada. “This is one of […]
  
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• Saudi Arabia spat affecting Canadians embarking on hajj, community members say

  14-08-2018 22:17
  TORONTO — Members of Canada’s Muslim community say recent tensions between Ottawa and Saudi Arabia are affecting some people’s ability to perform what’s seen in the faith as a fundamental religious right. They say many currently embarking on hajj, a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, are anxious about their travel arrangements in light of […]
  
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• WHITE, Paul Alexander

  14-08-2018 21:41
  October 4, 1973 – August 10, 2018 It is with profound sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved son, brother and uncle, Paul White, in Toronto on August 10, 2018. Paul was the devoted youngest son of Barbara and the late Rev. Donald White. Loving brother of Malcolm (Donna) and Peter (Kim). […]
  
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• There’s Relief at the Pumps – And Then There Wasn’t!

  14-08-2018 21:40
  *UPDATE AS OF 3:18PM AUGUST 14TH* Uhm…we spoke a little too soon. Gas has jumped Back up. It now sits at $1.35 in the city, 2 cents higher than yesterday’s prices. The staff at SaultOnline.com hopes you were quick to jump on the low prices. *ORIGINAL STORY* Prices at most local gas stations yesterday were […]
  
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• Pesticides linked to bee deaths will be phased out in Canada, sources say

  14-08-2018 21:26
  OTTAWA — The federal government is taking steps to phase out the use of nicotine-based pesticides, linked to a rising number of honey bee deaths, starting in 2021. Sources close to the decision confirmed to The Canadian Press that the Pest Management Regulatory Agency of Canada will announce Wednesday a three-year phaseout of two of the three main neonicotinoid pesticides […]
  
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• Uncertainty looms over Canada’s cannabis tourism, but ambitions are high

  14-08-2018 21:10
  TORONTO — Longtime marijuana advocate Neev Tapiero is ready for the cannabis-driven tourists to come, and he’s not waiting for legalization to roll out the welcome mat. The former dispensary owner anticipates an influx of visitors eager to try Canadian weed once recreational use is legalized Oct. 17, and is already courting foreign travellers through his […]
  
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• VARCOE, Jimmy Rockford

  14-08-2018 21:00
  It is with great sadness that the family of Jimmy announces his passing on Friday, August 10, 2018. Jimmy will be lovingly remembered by his mother and dad, Katherine and Myles Thibault, and predeceased by his Father, James Rowden Varcoe. Jimmy will forever be remembered and survived by his wife, Shawna and two beautiful boys […]
  
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• The Roberta Bondar Parking Lot was Full of Art This Past Weekend

  14-08-2018 20:49
  The Fringe Festival continued this past weekend with the Art in The Parking Lot at Roberta Bondar Park, where people gathered to watch various acts such as singing and busking, as well as to check out local artists, musicians and craft-makers. Karl has been busking for about two to three years, juggling flaming torches almost […]
  
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• Council approves transient accommodation tax

  14-08-2018 20:41 via saultstar.com
  A new accommodation tax is coming to Sault Ste. Marie in 2019 and the revenue will be used to promote regional tourism.
  While a similar tax – where hotel participation has been voluntary — has been in place for years in Sault Ste. Marie, the provincial government has passed legislation that enables municipalities to implement a transient accommodate tax for stays under 30 days at all hotels. The tax will now be mandatory and include all accommodation sites except colleges and univers
  
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• Special thanks to @saultshoe for taking our #youthinpolicing students on a tour of @cityssm City Hall and teaching… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 20:40 via twitter.com
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• J.J Hilsinger encourages City Council not to Snub the Hub

  14-08-2018 20:13
  In particular, he is referring to the proposed motion put forth to construct a 350-metre sidewalk on the south side of Second Line East between Old Garden River Road and Great Northern Road. The July 16th motion approved a plan that would see a sidewalk created along the Second Line perimeter of the Water Tower […]
  
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• Government Takes Steps to Prevent Import of Cheap Steel Products

  14-08-2018 19:54
  In an attempt to protect Canada’s steel industry from import surges that may harm Canadian producers, Finance Minister Bill Morneau launched a public consultation process today on possible safeguard action on imports of a number of steel products. “The Government will always stand up for Canadian workers and Canadian businesses, and that means taking action […]
  
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• Jody Wilson to Open New Restaurant at John Rhodes Location

  14-08-2018 19:37
  Last night, City Council gave former Chilly Willy’s Sports Bar and Grill operator Jody Wilson the go ahead to run a new restaurant in the same space on the second floor of the John Rhodes Community Centre. Wilson ran Chilly Willy’s from 2011 to 2014, before he was pushed out by Sudbury-based Centro Sports Bar […]
  
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• Trudeau to hold retreat with newly shuffled cabinet in Nanaimo, B.C.

  14-08-2018 19:10
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will hole up with his newly shuffled cabinet for three days next week in Nanaimo, B.C. The retreat, scheduled for Aug. 21-23, marks the first meeting of Trudeau’s cabinet since he added five fresh faces and rearranged the portfolios of six other ministers in a substantial, pre-election shuffle last month. During the retreat, the Prime […]
  
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• MacDonald's art featured

  14-08-2018 18:58 via saultstar.com
  Works by a Group of Seven artist are on display at a Toronto art gallery.J.E.H. MacDonald: Up Close will be exhibited until Sept. 16.“Among MacDonald’s most accomplished works are rugged landscapes of the Algoma, Ontario region,” reads a release from McMichael Canadian Art Collection.MacDonald’s works include Algoma Waterfall 1920.Gallery executive director Ian Dejardin recently led a Group of Seven road trip that included stops at Art Gallery of Algoma, Wawa, Pukaskwa Na
  
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• Meyer, Eleonora Maria (nee Wenzel)

  14-08-2018 18:29
  Passed peacefully at Golden Birches Terrace in Blind River, on August 9, 2018. Daughter of the late Maria and Michael Wenzel. Beloved wife of the late Herbert Meyer. Dear sister of Hilde Markuschovsky, the late Rosa Kowalenko, Emma Weigel and Wilma Knobloch. Loving mother of Rainer Wenzel (Janice) of Chelmsford, Thomas Meyer of Blind River, […]
  
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• Event Street Closure - Wednesday, August 15 10 am to 3 pm - Albion St (South side off Chapple Ave) These temporary… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 17:52 via twitter.com
  Event Street Closure - Wednesday, August 15 10 am to 3 pm - Albion St (South side off Chapple Ave) These temporary… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• DECLAVASIO, Ottaviano “Otto”

  14-08-2018 17:39
  Passed away peacefully at Extendicare Mapleview on Sunday, August 12, 2018 at the age of 92. Beloved husband of the late Dialina DeClavasio. Cherished father of the late Clara Theriault, Lucio DeClavasio (Lilly) of Oakville, Ermano DeClavasio (Valerie) of Hamilton and Tina Light (Bob). Proud grandpa of Jeff Theriault (Jenn), Mike Theriault (Lori), Lucas DeClavasio […]
  
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• You’re Invited to a Street Party

  14-08-2018 17:32
  Social Services in conjunction with numerous community partners will once again be hosting the Game On Neighbourhood Street Party on Albion Street (across from Rosedale School) on Wednesday, August 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Game On is a street party that’s welcomes and encourages all community members to come out and enjoy a […]
  
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• Your Invited to a Street Party

  14-08-2018 17:32
  Social Services in conjunction with numerous community partners will once again be hosting the Game On Neighbourhood Street Party on Albion Street (across from Rosedale School) on Wednesday, August 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Game On is a street party that’s welcomes and encourages all community members to come out and enjoy a […]
  
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• Canadian train travellers narrowly avoid deadly Italian bridge collapse

  14-08-2018 17:30
  TORONTO — A pair of Canadian student travellers bemoaning what appeared to be a routine delay aboard their train through Italy instead learned they were just minutes from a disastrous bridge collapse that killed at least 20 people on Tuesday. Speaking from the train shortly after the tragedy, Tamar Bresge, 23, said she and her […]
  
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• There’s Relief at the Pumps – Finally!

  14-08-2018 17:09
  Sault Ste. Marie motorists were greeted with a pleasant surprise Tuesday morning. Regular unleaded fuel dropped 11 cents overnight, one of the biggest drops in the price for well over a year. Prices at most local gas stations yesterday were selling unleaded fuel at $1.33.1 a litre yesterday , this morning, all stations were selling […]
  
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• Fleury speaks in Sault

  14-08-2018 16:23 via saultstar.com
  Former NHL star Theo Fleury will speak in Sault Ste. Marie this fall.John Howard Society of Sault Ste. Marie presents the Olympic gold medalist and Stanley Cup champion at Marconi Hall on Nov. 1.Fleury, 50, is the author of Playing with Fire. His autobiography details the sexual abuse he suffered from Western Hockey League coach Graham James.Fleury played more than 1,000 games in the NHL for several teams including Calgary Flames and New York Rangers.Dinner and speech is $45. Tickets can be purc
  
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• Woman dies in rollover

  14-08-2018 16:03 via saultstar.com
  A Hilton Beach woman died in a single-vehicle collision in the village on St. Joseph Island on Monday.A car, eastbound on Hilton Road, went on the shoulder and swerved back on to the road at about 2:30 p.m., Ontario Provincial Police say. The driver over-corrected, the car swerved again, entered a ditch and rolled twice.Karol Hopper, 58, was dead at the scene. She was wearing a seatbelt.A post-morterm will be done at a date to be announced in Sault Ste. Marie.
  
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• Woman Killed in Collision

  14-08-2018 16:02
  A single vehicle collision claimed the life of a woman yesterday in Hilton Beach. OPP report the collision occurred shortly after 2:30pm, August 13th on Hilton Rd. Members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP’s Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) and Algoma Paramedic Services attended the site. Investigation determined the car was […]
  
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• Northern Ontario a Great Place to Visit

  14-08-2018 15:16
  Despite a busy forest fire season, Tourism Northern Ontario is reminding visitors that it is business as usual for tourism operators in Northern Ontario. Although the affected areas in Northeastern Ontario only make up for one percent of the region’s geography, tourism operators have noted challenges as a result of the perceived danger of the […]
  
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• 1000+ Followers on @Twitter ! Thank you for the support! Looking forward to the next 1000+. #FireSafeSault… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  14-08-2018 15:07 via twitter.com
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• Beware West Nile Virus

  14-08-2018 14:30
  Mosquitos taken from a trap in Sault Ste. Marie have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNv). In 2018 there have been five reported cases of human West Nile virus in Ontario; none of which were from the Algoma district. “Algoma Public Health is monitoring mosquito populations and types,” says Nicole Lindahl, a Public Health […]
  
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• Hydro One names new board of directors after en masse resignation

  14-08-2018 14:20
  TORONTO — A new board of directors has been appointed to Hydro One Ltd. just over a month after its chief executive retired and the entire board resigned en masse. Ten new board members were named as replacements for Hydro One’s previous 14-member board, which resigned last month. The power utility says former CIBC executive Tom Woods will serve as […]
  
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• Boyer lands aviation award

  14-08-2018 13:58 via saultstar.com
  Clarence Boyer is flying high after winning an award at the Nipissing Miniature Aircraft’s 40th anniversary celebrations last weekend.The long-time member of Soo Modellers RC Model Aircraft Club was named Zone Pilot of the year.Boyer, 85, is the Sault Ste. Marie club’s oldest active member. He joined in 1980.“It allows you to break away from the rigours of day-to-day work,” he said of the hobby’s attraction. “There’s a whole lot of avenues and discipline
  
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• Weed’s want ads longer, marijuana job searches up as industry grows: study

  14-08-2018 10:30
  OTTAWA — The growth of Canada’s soon-to-be-legal recreational pot industry is starting to create a small buzz among job hunters. The job website Indeed has released new numbers that show cannabis-related searches, while still small, were more than four times higher last month compared to the year before. The data say weed-related searches increased to 26 out of every 10,000 searches, up from six. Employers, the data&nbs
  
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• Feds to launch talks on safeguards to keep steel from flooding into Canada

  14-08-2018 10:00
  OTTAWA — The federal government will announce the start of consultations today on how best to address concerns that cheaper foreign steel is entering the Canadian market, industry representatives say. Jesse Goldman, a lawyer representing the Canadian Coalition for Construction Steel, says the group has been informed by federal officials that Finance Minister Bill Morneau […]
  
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• Lived-in downtown key to the vibe

  14-08-2018 06:14 via saultthisweek.com
  The city hopes — as part of its revitalization effort —to add to the already 3,400 people living in the downtown.
  It is doing so primarily through a municipal tax rebate program “which provides a partial refund of the increase in taxes resulting from new development over the first few years,” Don McConnell, director of planning and enterprise services, told Sault This Week.
  Participants of the rebate program to date have included the condominium building at 719 Bay St., t
  
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• Guide to healthy eating: Sault gets a new service

  14-08-2018 06:02 via saultthisweek.com
  Those interested in learning more about starting a whole-foods, plant-based diet and how to do it soon can take classes with a trained instructor.
  Nicole Lamoureux is a diabetic foot care nurse with a passion for preventative health care.
  She recently travelled to Washington, D.C. where she completed the Food For Life instructor course to become the third-ever instructor in Ontario and the first in Northern Ontario.The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine hosts the course and
  
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• Superior Media wins third straight game

  14-08-2018 03:33
  After defeating Verdi Lodge by a score of 4-2 last Wednesday and extending their winning streak to two straight games, the Superior Media U18 girls soccer team was back in action on Monday as they took on Mystic Rains at Strathclair Park. Superior Media scored four times for the fourth consecutive game on Wednesday as […]
  
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• LSSU bids contingent a Shaoxing Farewell

  14-08-2018 03:30
  Medical students and faculty from Shaoxing University, Lake Superior State University’s partner university in China, have finished a four-week summer program in Sault Ste. Marie that offered glimpses into American health services and culture. Shaoxing University, located 100 miles south of Shanghai on China’s east coast, is a four-year university with 23,000 full-time students enrolled […]
  
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• Council wants report comparing sidewalk and trail on Second Line East

  14-08-2018 02:42 via saultstar.com
  City council has made a move to ensure it is not Snubbing the Hub, as Algoma’s Water Tower Inn proprietor J.J. Hilsinger alleges.City council backtracked on a July motion and agreed to reconsider a motion that would see, among other things, a 350 metre sidewalk constructed on the south side of Second Line east between Old Garden River Road and Great Northern Road.Instead, they’re asking staff for another report so they can complete their due diligence and compare costing options for
  
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• Public Notice in Aweres. Imporant Services Board Election Meeting

  14-08-2018 01:22
  Local Services Board of Aweres Election Meeting. Aweres Township. Heyden, Ontario Meeting will take place at J.R.’s Pizza Plus -(Heyden Restaurant) at 770 Highway 17 N. at the corner of Hwy 556 and Hwy 17N. Election of 5 Board Members for the Term October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019. Vote to be by Secret […]
  
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• CLA blasts social assistance cuts

  14-08-2018 01:17 via saultstar.com
  Community Living Algoma’s executive director said he is disappointed in provincial government cuts to social assistance programs, including a 50 per cent slash to the planned increase to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
  “It certainly was an unexpected decision and we hope this is not a sign of what we can continue to see happen within the developmental services sector,” said John Policicchio.
  When the three per cent increase to ODSP was announced, there was a sens
  
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• Salute to Sault hockey legends served up

  14-08-2018 01:01 via saultstar.com
  It will have a new name but an old face.
  Jody Wilson has been given the nod by city council to lease and operate the John Rhodes Community Centre restaurant.
  He plans on renaming the second floor facility Icebreakers Sports Bar and Grill.
  Wilson, the former operator of Chilly Willy’s Sports Bar and Grill between 2011-2014, was pushed out of the facility when a new Request for Proposal was issued in 2015 and a Sudbury proponent scored the high marks.
  But earlier this spring, Centro’s
  
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• Ontario pauses opening three overdose-prevention sites as it conducts review

  14-08-2018 00:44
  TORONTO — Ontario has paused plans to open three new temporary overdose-prevention sites as it conducts a review to determine if such facilities will continue to operate in the province. Health Minister Christine Elliott said the Progressive Conservative government will make a decision on the sites, as well as more permanent facilities aimed at fighting the […]
  
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• Do you own a quad or side by side? #Support #SOO2019 #CharityRide twitter.com/letr_ssm/statu…

  14-08-2018 00:41 via twitter.com
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