Sault Ste. Marie news

• SAH posts year-end surplus

  21-10-2018 23:10 via saultstar.com
  Latest Sault Area Hospital operating results saw development in the dollars and other departments, and challenges elsewhere.
  The facility’s 2017/2018 year-end financial numbers posted a surplus of $831,000, a “significant” improvement from last year at this time, when the hospital was dogged with a $537,000 deficit. Also, at the end of August, the hospital’s surplus from operations was $392,000, some $140,000 higher than planned for at that point.
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• Women’s Thunderbirds finish season with one point

  21-10-2018 23:00
  They may have only finished the season with 1 point, but it was still their best season in their five years of being in the OUA. The Algoma University Thunderbirds women’s soccer team concluded their regular season on Sunday afternoon, finishing off with a record of 0 wins, 15 losses and 1 tie. On Sunday […]
  
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• CHEVRIER, Noëlla

  21-10-2018 22:58
  Passed away peacefully at the Lady Dunn Hospital in Wawa, Ontario on Sunday, October 14 at the age of 91. Cherished mother of Serge Chevrier, Daniel Chevrier and Nicole Abernethy. Special grandmother of Stéphanie Chevrier, Caitlin Chevrier, Derek Abernethy, and Glen Abernethy. At Noëlla’s request no services will be held. Memorial donations to The Canadian Red […]
  
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• Pays to Plan

  21-10-2018 22:29 via saultstar.com
  Monday, Oct. 22
  The Algoma Cambrian Bridge Club: holds duplicate bridge games Monday to Friday at the Senior Citizens Drop-In Centre. Nominal cost. For more information visit our website (www.bridgewebs.com/algoma) or call Ian McKay, 705-256-1571.
  2310 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps: meets at the Pine Street Armoury at 6:30 p.m. Full range of indoor and outdoor activities, including hiking, cross-country skiing, camping and meeting new friends all over the world.
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• Hunter ran down moose with truck

  21-10-2018 22:26 via saultstar.com
  An Azilda, Ont., man used a vehicle to track and run over and pin a bull moose, before dispatching the animal with an axe.
  Clint Geley pleaded guilty and was fined $4,000 for using his truck to kill a bull moose. He received a two-year probation order and is required to complete the Hunter Education Course within the next three months. The moose was forfeited to the Crown.
  Court heard that on Oct. 19, 2017, conservation officers with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry received inform
  
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• ‘Renewed’ academic strategies bear fruit: Board

  21-10-2018 22:21 via saultstar.com
  Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) students continue to approach scores of provincial standard on the annual Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) standardized tests.
  These assessments were conducted in the 2017-2018 school year in Grades 3, 6, 9 and 10 and assess reading, writing and mathematics.
  In the Grade 9 assessment of mathematics, the success rate for students in the applied course increased dramatically by 21 per cent, and was slightly above provincial s
  
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• Local Women Inspired To Bring Women Together

  21-10-2018 21:03
  In a world where women are oppressed and put down by not only social media, but even each other, where can they go to be uplifted and inspired? Charity Elliott answered that question for Sault Ste. Marie at Saturday’s first-ever Inspired: By Women, For Women conference. Elliott thought of this event a year ago and […]
  
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• RANDELL, Verley Jane

  21-10-2018 20:51
  Peacefully on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the age of 87. Dearly loved wife of the late Thomas Edward Randell. Loving mother of Nila (Charles), Ina (Tom), Thomas (Kim), Christopher (Mary) and Michael (Terri-Lynn).  Cherished grandma to Sara (Jim), Jake (Melissa), Justin (Patty), Warren (Sharine), Matthew (Amy), Jenna (Courtney), Nathan (Tifa), Jennifer, Dylan, Skyler, Dawson, […]
  
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• PETERS, Albert John

  21-10-2018 20:47
  It is with profound sadness that we announce Bert’s passing. Beloved husband and best friend of Nancy; father, mentor, and kindred spirit to Nick (Stacey) and Hilary; dear son of Ruth (late Jack) and brother to Ken (Luan), Susan, and Jack (Marisa). Treasured son-in-law to Vera Burgess (late Don). Brother-in-law and close friend to Donna, […]
  
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• Single-vehicle accident claims one

  21-10-2018 20:30 via saultstar.com
  One man is dead following a crash very early Sunday morning in they city’s west end.
  At approximately 12:30 a.m., Sault Ste. Marie Police Service responded to a single-vehicle motor vehicle collision near the intersection of Allens Side Road and Fourth Line.
  Police say a silver Dodge pick up truck was westbound on Fourth Line West when it failed to negotiate a curve in the road properly. The truck struck a guard rail and then continued on striking a parked vehicle.
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• Man dead after fiery crash in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. - The New Hamburg Independent

  21-10-2018 18:49 via newhamburgindependent.ca
  Man dead after fiery crash in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
  The New Hamburg Independent
  SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. — Police say a man has died after his pickup truck crashed and burst into flames in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Local police say the truck struck a guard rail while driving on a curved road on Sunday at about 12:30 a.m.. Police say ...and more »
  
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• One year to election: Trudeau Liberals gear up for tussles on climate, premiers

  21-10-2018 18:44
  OTTAWA — Twelve months from now, Canadians will pass judgment on the Trudeau government and decide whether its first mandate should be its last or if it deserves another four years. As the one-year countdown to the next federal election on Oct. 21, 2019 starts ticking, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals appear reasonably well positioned to win a second term. […]
  
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• Big city issues resonate across town lines in Ontario’s municipal elections

  21-10-2018 18:15
  Wendy Landry is worried about affordable housing, accessible public transit and infrastructure. Her checklist of issues, which reads like a snapshot of big-city newspaper headlines, encapsulates some of the challenges facing the small northern Ontario community of Shuniah, east of Thunder Bay, where she’s been acclaimed to a second term as mayor. Like most of […]
  
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• Man dead after fiery crash in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. - theifp.ca

  21-10-2018 18:00 via theifp.ca
  Man dead after fiery crash in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
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  SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. — Police say a man has died after his pickup truck crashed and burst into flames in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Local police say the truck struck a guard rail while driving on a curved road on Sunday at about 12:30 a.m.. Police say ...and more »
  
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• Man dead after fiery crash in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. - Cambridge Times

  21-10-2018 17:27 via cambridgetimes.ca
  Man dead after fiery crash in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
  Cambridge Times
  SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. — Police say a man has died after his pickup truck crashed and burst into flames in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Local police say the truck struck a guard rail while driving on a curved road on Sunday at about 12:30 a.m.. Police say ...
  
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• Man dead after fiery crash in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. - StCatharinesStandard.ca

  21-10-2018 17:04 via stcatharinesstandard.ca
  Man dead after fiery crash in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
  StCatharinesStandard.ca
  SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. — Police say a man has died after his pickup truck crashed and burst into flames in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Local police say the truck struck a guard rail while driving on a curved road on Sunday at about 12:30 a.m.. Police say ...
  
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• One Dead After Single Vehicle Rollover

  21-10-2018 16:54
  At approximately 12:30 a.m. officers with the Patrol Services Division of The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service responded to a single vehicle motor vehicle collision near the intersection of Allen’s Side Road and Fourth Line. It is known that a silver Dodge pick up truck was westbound on Fourth Line West when it failed to […]
  
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• ***Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision*** At approximately 12:30 a.m. officers with the Patrol Services Division of The… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-10-2018 16:22 via twitter.com
  ***Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision***At approximately 12:30 a.m. officers with the Patrol Services Division of The… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  21-10-2018 16:17 via twitter.com
  Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• Surge in online data turning used-vehicle sales into a buyer’s market

  21-10-2018 16:00
  TORONTO — The balance of power in the used car market is shifting towards shoppers as improved data and online offerings create more opportunities to push for the best price. A fast-evolving online marketplace is providing more intelligence on the fair value of cars, said Cliff Banks, a Detroit-based auto retail expert. “I don’t know that it can be any more transparent…they […]
  
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• How consumer tech is changing the way developers build condominiums

  21-10-2018 16:00
  TORONTO — When the future residents of Toronto’s Line 5 condo building order home delivery of groceries or a bite from Uber Eats or Foodora, there will be no need to rush home to ensure their food isn’t left at the front desk to get cold. Instead, the products will wait in designated hot and cold food storage rooms — just one of […]
  
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• Norgoma Breathes Life Into the Undead

  21-10-2018 15:44
  Saultites had the opportunity to join the undead on Saturday night thanks to the M.S. Norgoma. The 10th annual Soo Zombie Walk wouldn’t have been possible this year without the friendly ship. Lead event organizer Janna Goulay-Pond , who created this event 10 years ago, told SaultOnline that this year’s walk would have been canceled […]
  
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• Howdeshell’s hat trick leads Hounds past Bulldogs

  21-10-2018 05:56
  It was a game that Soo fans had circled on their calendars since the start of the 2018-2019 season. Soo Greyhounds vs Hamilton Bulldogs on Saturday, October 20th! Tonight’s game was the first time these two clubs met since the Bulldogs upset the Hounds in last season’s OHL Final. Heading into Saturday night’s contest, Hounds […]
  
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• Kiwanis Club of Sault Ste Marie Fall Pancake Breakfast is this weekend - SaultOnline.com

  21-10-2018 05:34 via saultonline.com
  SaultOnline.com
  Kiwanis Club of Sault Ste Marie Fall Pancake Breakfast is this weekend
  SaultOnline.com
  100% of proceeds are directed to Kiwanis Children's programs in SSM. We hope you are able to join us for this fun and delicious fundraising event. The Kiwanis Club of Sault Ste. Marie is comprised of over 25 men and women of all ages who are working ...
  
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• Nuts and bolts of balloting

  21-10-2018 01:25 via saultstar.com
  Monday is municipal election day.
  Saultites are encouraged to exercise their democratic right and get to the polls to select their next municipal council and school board trustees.
  Municipal council and school board trustees serve four-year terms.
  Each qualified electorate can cast one ballot for mayor and can select two ward councillors for the ward in which he or she resides or owns property.
  School board trustee ballots vary, depending on which school board the voter supports.
  Residents can e
  
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