Sault Ste. Marie news

• Bishop's statement on sex abuse highlights Catholic church 'brokenness'

  16-09-2018 22:10 via saultstar.com
  Amid international uproar about sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, Southwestern Ontario’s bishop is vowing reform and renewed action in a new diocese-wide statement to parishioners.
  Bishop Ronald Fabbro addresses the clergy sex-abuse scandal in Pennsylvania that has sent shock waves through the church and draws on his own experience meeting victims of sex abuse by clergy in his “Letter to the Faithful.”
  The letter was released to the news media on Friday.
  “The clergy
  
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• Prince homeowners’ insurance should cover cost of fighting structure fires: Chief 

  16-09-2018 21:25 via saultstar.com
  Fire Chief Ed Haley warned at the September council meeting that the cost of fire suppression in Prince could jump if the township’s volunteer firefighters need frequent backup from Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services.
  Haley reported that Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services had assisted in suppressing two fires in Prince within two months, whereas in previous years, “it happened (only) once or twice a year.”
  The first incident was a “random” vehicle fire, Haley said. City fir
  
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• More ‘venting’ — less opposition

  16-09-2018 21:18 via saultstar.com
  BRUCE MINES — A joint meeting recently held to discuss a proposal by Ontario Trap Rock (OTR) to close a portion of Trunk Road drew mixed emotions.
  The meeting was set up to allow OTR to hear public sentiment about the proposal before the company incurs the substantial expenses involved in studies. A number of residents voiced concerns, but mostly complaints about OTR’s relationship with its neighbours, not about the potential road closure.
  Located just outside the town of Bruce Mines
  
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• Liberals keen to pass bill to advance CPTPP amid NAFTA uncertainty

  16-09-2018 20:52
  OTTAWA — Parliamentarians will take their seats for the last house session in at least a decade in historic Centre Block when the house reopens for the fall sitting this week in Ottawa. It will mark the final sitting of Parliament before the Centre Block building closes for an estimated 10-year renovation. But it will also mark the beginning […]
  
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• Locals Walk for Cancer Research at 38th Annual Terry Fox Run

  16-09-2018 19:11
  Cancer survivors and supporters gathered at the Roberta Bondar Pavilion on Sunday morning for the 38th Annual Terry Fox run. Walkers had the option to walk, wheel or ride the 2-, 5- or 10-kilometre route along the St Mary’s River and Canal Lock. Event organizer Chanel Fall said, although they have no specific fundraising goal, […]
  
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• Universities Canada head visits

  16-09-2018 15:31 via saultstar.com
  The head of Universities Canada visits Algoma University on Monday.Paul Davidson’s itinerary includes touring the Shingwauk Residential Schools Archive and Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall exhibition with archive director Liz Edgar-Webkamigad and researcher/curator Krista McCracken.
  He’ll meet with president Asima Vezina, Pauline Danquah, president of Algoma University Students’ Union, and Quinn Meawasige, president of Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students’ Association, during lunch.In
  
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• Ontario government seeks to hold midnight sitting to debate council-cutting bill

  16-09-2018 13:51
  TORONTO — Ontario’s legislature will hold a rare midnight sitting as the government works to push through a bill that cuts the size of Toronto’s city council nearly in half. The Progressive Conservative government called for the midnight session Saturday after the opposition parties refused to pass the bill with unanimous consent. Government House Leader Todd Smith said the Tories will […]
  
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• Men’s Thunderbirds hard time in Guelph

  16-09-2018 01:41
  After dropping a 4-2 decision to the Windsor Lancers last Sunday at Superior Heights, the Algoma University Thunderbirds men’s soccer team was on the road on Saturday as they took on the Guelph Gryphons at the Guelph Soccer Complex. The Thunderbirds gave up four goals for the second consecutive game on Saturday afternoon in Guelph […]
  
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• Men’s Thunderbirds get blanked in Guelph

  16-09-2018 01:41
  After dropping a 4-2 decision to the Windsor Lancers last Sunday at Superior Heights, the Algoma University Thunderbirds men’s soccer team was on the road on Saturday as they took on the Guelph Gryphons at the Guelph Soccer Complex. The Thunderbirds gave up four goals for the second consecutive game on Saturday afternoon in Guelph […]
  
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• GHC considers Catch the Ace windfall options

  16-09-2018 00:15 via saultstar.com
  Group Health Centre brass are still deciding what medical equipment will be purchased with proceeds from Esquire Club’s Catch the Ace draw.The health care facility and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sault Ste. Marie are the designated charities to be helped by the club’s lottery that is entering its 50th week.Three envelopes remain. The winner of the weekly draw tries to pick the envelope holding the ace of spades.Last Thursday, the weekly jackpot stood at $78,213. The cumulative jackpo
  
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