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• Trump: Not looking to reinstate family separation policy - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 23:39
  Trump: Not looking to reinstate family separation policy  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWASHINGTON — Facing bipartisan pushback on his immigration shake-up, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's not looking to revive the much-criticized ...
  
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• Stocks in Toronto lower as heavyweight sectors fall, U.S. stocks also down

  09-04-2019 23:23
  TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index fell in late-morning trading as the Toronto stock market saw the key energy, financial, industrials and materials sectors all move lower. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 87.25 points 16,320.04. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 157.8 points at 26,183.22. The S&P 500 index was […]
  
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• Ontario considers scrapping front licence plates, no decisions reached

  09-04-2019 23:15
  TORONTO — Ontario is considering eliminating front licence plates on vehicles across the province. Premier Doug Ford’s office says the idea is under review but no decisions have been made. A spokesman for the premier says removing front licence plates will not be included in plans for redesigned commercial and regular plates that are expected to be detailed […]
  
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• Free dental care for low-income seniors to be announced in budget

  09-04-2019 22:49
  TORONTO — The Canadian Press has learned that Ontario will be announcing free dental care for low-income seniors in Thursday’s budget. Senior government sources say anyone 65 and over in the province making under $19,300 — or $32,300 for couples — would qualify. The service could be accessed through public health units, community health centres […]
  
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• Audit of Sault Ste. Marie health agency’s hiring of ex-con should be public, court rules - Toronto Star

  09-04-2019 22:34
  Audit of Sault Ste. Marie health agency’s hiring of ex-con should be public, court rules  Toronto StarThe case arose in 2013, when the public health unit based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., hired Shaun Rothberg as its interim CFO for six months. Rothberg turned out ...
  
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• Audit of Algoma Public Health hiring of ex-con should be public, court rules - Toronto Star

  09-04-2019 22:34
  Audit of Algoma Public Health hiring of ex-con should be public, court rules  Toronto StarThe case arose in 2013, when the public health unit based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., hired Shaun Rothberg as its interim CFO for six months. Rothberg turned out ...
  
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• Sault College Annual Spring Open House Happening This Weekend

  09-04-2019 22:12
  Join us for a chance to win $2,500 towards your tuition* and participate in our Spring Hockey Prospect Skate (Sault Ste. Marie, ON April 9, 2019) – There is no better time to discover all of the amazing things Sault College has to offer than at its annual spring Open House! You’re invited to join […]
  
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• Ottawa moves to lift alcohol trade restrictions, urges provinces to do the same

  09-04-2019 22:04
  OTTAWA — The federal government has introduced legislation that it says will remove a final federal barrier to the easier flow of beer, wine and spirits across provincial and territorial boundaries. Now, it says, it’s up to the provinces and territories to enact changes of their own that would allow for direct-to-consumer sales of alcohol […]
  
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• Algoma University Musicians-in-Residence Invited To Perform at Kraków Philharmonic

  09-04-2019 22:04
  Duo Turgeon will also hold Masterclasses while in Poland (SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – April 9, 2019): World-renowned pianists and Algoma University’s Musicians-in-Residence, Duo Turgeon, have been invited to perform at the Kraków Philharmonic Concert Hall in Poland later this month. Born in Montreal and Toronto respectively, Canadian pianists Drs. Anne Louise-Turgeon and Edward Turgeon […]
  
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• Outrage over plans to restructure health care

  09-04-2019 21:49 via saultstar.com
  TIMMINS — The prospect of the Ontario Conservatives ramming through legislation in order to introduce privatized health care in Ontario was a grave concern to those who attended a town hall style meeting at the Timmins Museum Saturday.
  The meeting, which was attended by about 50 people, was hosted by the Ontario Health Coalition.
  “We are holding scores of meetings across the province … There’s tremendous anger and concern about Bill 74 and what it will do to health care,
  
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• Canada still enjoys old NAFTA benefits as new deal awaits ratification: Freeland

  09-04-2019 21:45
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has kept its privileged access to the U.S. market even as the new North American trade deal hangs in the balance. That was Canada’s core goal all along as it sat down with the United States and Mexico to renegotiate NAFTA in August 2017, she said […]
  
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• ‘Poisoned from the inside out’  

  09-04-2019 21:42 via saultstar.com
  SUDBURY — This coming Easter will mark two years since Patricia Thompson reached her literal breaking point.
  The Markstay resident was hosting her parents, who travelled from their home — and her birthplace — in Sault Ste. Marie to join her for the holiday.
  At that point she had been living with breast implants for 11 years — aperiod that coincided with a series of mysterious and debilitating health issues that she was beginning to suspect might be related
  
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• A 1% annual spending reduction would balance Ontario’s budget in two years

  09-04-2019 21:41
  TORONTO, April 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – The Ontario government can balance its budget in just two years with a modest one per cent spending reduction from 2018 levels, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “In this week’s provincial budget, the government can make […]
  
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• Global tech firm establishing operation in SSM with Job Opportunities

  09-04-2019 21:33
  A global tech and consulting firm, CX Solutions, is establishing a Technology Centre of Excellence in Sault Ste. Marie. The company is looking for energetic and talented individuals to join its growing team with skills in technical support and customer success. Further expansion is expected later this year. CX Solutions, which provides business processing services […]
  
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• Audit of Algoma Public Health hiring of ex-con should be public, court rules

  09-04-2019 21:33
  TORONTO — The public interest in how a health unit in Ontario hired a convicted fraudster to serve as its chief financial officer outweighs the privacy interests of the former medical officer of health who recommended his hiring, the province’s top court affirmed on Tuesday. The ruling, which upheld a decision by the privacy commissioner, […]
  
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• LORENZO, Lola Georgina (Miller)

  09-04-2019 21:17
  Passed away peacefully at the F. J. Davey Home on Saturday, April 6, 2019 in her 87th year after a short battle with Alzheimer Disease. Beloved wife of 66 years to Gerald “Jerry”.  Loving and special Mom of Debbie (Paul), Tom (Ann), Steven (Carol), and Gerri-Lynn (Chuck). Proud grandmother of 11 and great grandmother of 17. […]
  
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• JBS Plainwell, Inc. recalls ground beef products - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 21:15
  JBS Plainwell, Inc. recalls ground beef products  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsJBS Plainwell, Inc., a Plainwell, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 43292 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with ...
  
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• PAGOT, Roger

  09-04-2019 21:14
  We regret to announce the sudden passing of Roger on Monday, April 8, 2019 at home. Loving son of Maria and the late Giovanni. Cherished father of Adam (Cora) and Amy (Jake). Nonno of Caitlin, Lukas and Jordan. Dearest best friend of Ann. Nephew of Elida (late Luigi) and cousin of Rick and Danny. Roger […]
  
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• GREGORY, Gordon James

  09-04-2019 21:12
  September 28, 1930 – April 8, 2019 ~ Peacefully at Algoma Manor with loving family by his side. Dad has joined his beloved wife Edith, whom he missed so much. Loving father of Linda Darmogray (late Nick) of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Gord (Linda) of Thessalon. Special grandfather to Tom (Jennifer), Alana Zavoral (Vinny) […]
  
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• LIVESEY, Lavine

  09-04-2019 21:09
  Lavine passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Matthews Memorial Hospital in Richards Landing, aged 81, in the presence of a dear friend. Predeceased by her husband Fred, Lavine is survived by her daughter Anne (Larry), and sons John (Alice), Mike, and Dave (Theresa). She cherished her four grandchildren and a new great-grand-daughter, whom she […]
  
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• Chamber hopes provincial budget doesn't risk long-term economic growth

  09-04-2019 21:09 via saultstar.com
  Paying down Ontario’s debt should not come at the risk of long-term economic growth.
  That’s the message the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce is giving in its most recent report, Accounting for Ontario’s Debt.
  The report, released last week, is geared towards ensuring Thursday’s provincial budget – the first to be released by Premier Doug Ford and his Tory government – does not impact the economic growth of Ontario or muc
  
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• LEMCKE, John Gordon

  09-04-2019 21:06
  Passed away peacefully at ARCH on April 7, 2019 in his 72nd year. Beloved husband of Sheila. Loving father of Jennifer and Jason. Dear brother of Doris Bertolo (Leo), Donelda McCabe, Sheila, Anita Predinchuk (Jack), Don Lemcke (Renee) and the late Noreen Brooks (late Ted), Bobby and Del. Beloved son of the late Reta and […]
  
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• BROWNLEE, Robert (Bob)

  09-04-2019 21:04
  Unexpectedly at home on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the age of 72. Loving husband of Carol (nee Lay). Proud and caring father of Lisa Moore (Randy), Rob Brownlee (Jocelyn Kerr) and Liz Brownlee (Kevin Coburn). Devoted and cherished grandfather of Ashley, Victoria, Amy, Alex, Emily, Liam, Evan and Jack. Dear brother of Sandra Hansen […]
  
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• BIOCCHI, Barry Amelio

  09-04-2019 20:59
  Peacefully on Thursday April 4, 2019 at ARCH, with his wife Tammy by his side. Barry will be lovingly remembered by his daughter Amanda Pitt (Cal) and his son Nikko. Nonno of Parker and Hunter Pitt and Owen and the late Ariel Emily Biocchi. Dear brother of Rosanne Biocchi, Alba Cardiff (Pat) and Donnalyn Sproule […]
  
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• ARMSTRONG, Randy “Dusty”

  09-04-2019 20:56
  Suddenly on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at the age of 61. Beloved husband of Cindy for 25 years. Loving father of the late Jennifer Jean, Jessica Armstrong, Nicholas Armstrong and Lacy Belleau (Josh). Most adored Papa of Blake, Kyra, Aaliyah, Jack and Jackson. Predeceased by his parents Leslie and Dorothy Armstrong, by his two brothers […]
  
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• Duo Turgeon plays Polish date

  09-04-2019 20:34 via saultstar.com
  Duo Turgeon will perform with Krakow Philharmonic in Poland.Ed and Anne Louise-Turgeon are the artists-in-residence at Algoma University.
  The piano pair play music by Brahms, Gavrilin and Ravel on April 24 at Krakow Philharmonic Concert Hall, a release says. The concert also features two European premieres – Derek Clarke’s Drift and Anne Louise-Turgeon’s Winter at Gros Cap.The Turgeons will give masterclasses at International Festival Duettissimo while in Poland.
  
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• Debut novel launched

  09-04-2019 20:16 via saultstar.com
  Former Sault Ste. Marie resident Rosanna Micelotta Battigelli celebrates the launch of her debut novel at James L. McIntyre Centennial Library.Micelotta Battigelli reads from La Brigantessa at the East Street branch on April 25 at 7 p.m.Copies can be purchased for $22.95, a release says.La Brigantessa is based on true events following Italy’s 1861 unification.Now based in Sudbury, Micelotta Battigelli’s work appears in a dozen Canadian anthologies including 150 Years Up North and Mor
  
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• Exhibit celebrates National Poetry Month - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 20:10
  Exhibit celebrates National Poetry Month  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsEric Endress slips out of the cold and into the warmth of LSSU's Shouldice library gallery for an April 2 reception that kicked off National Poetry Month at Lake ...
  
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• Hospital volunteers raise $123,000

  09-04-2019 19:51 via saultstar.com
  Sault Area Hospital volunteers raised $123,000 to support cardiac stenting at the health care facility.That’s nearly half the $250,000 Sault Area Hospital Volunteeer Association pledged to raise to support the procedure more than 170 patients have undergone since its launch last August.The cash is raised through events, lotteries and gift shop sales, a release says.“Each volunteer that was involved in these fundraisers is so proud of what they are supporting because we know the impac
  
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• Letter: The Volunteer Factor – Lifting Communities”

  09-04-2019 19:48
  Across the country this week we celebrate National Volunteer Week recognizing Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers – amounting to almost 2 billion volunteer hours each and every year! This year’s theme is “The Volunteer Factor – Lifting Communities”. What is the volunteer factor you may ask?! I define it to be a relentless passion and commitment […]
  
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• Businesses tell city not to sell off Steelton parking lot

  09-04-2019 19:34 via saultstar.com
  What should the City of Sault Ste. Marie do with a parking lot across from the former Steelton Senior’s Centre?
  Including it in part of the package with the building could make the purchase of the Wellington Street West building more attractive.
  But that could come at the detriment of area businesses who told city staff at a recent public open house that their customers use the parking lot regularly.
  Neighbourhood input was gathered at a public open house last week to help the city determi
  
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• Bridge traffic dip eases

  09-04-2019 19:30 via saultstar.com
  Traffic crossing the International Bridge continued to slide in March, but the decrease was the smallest in 2019.One-way crossings between the Twin Saults stood at 104,733 last month. That’s down 10.1 per cent from 115,367 in March 2018.Total volume slumped 11.3 per cent in January and 18.5 per cent in February.Full-fare passenger cars fell 12.8 per cent to 38,344.Commuter fares dipped 9.2 per cent to 55,170.Commercial trucks decreased 4 per cent to 8,043.Total one-way crossings from Janua
  
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• Dave Ramsey: Be intentional with your time - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 19:14
  Dave Ramsey: Be intentional with your time  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDear Dave,As a business owner, how do you find a life balance between work and home? I have my own small business, and sometimes I feel like I'm putting in ...
  
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• Downtown fire's cause can't be pinpointed: OFM

  09-04-2019 19:04 via saultstar.com
  A major downtown fire in late January started on the second floor of a building, but arson isn’t suspected, an Ontario Fire Marshal investigator says.The blaze began in the early morning of Jan. 31 at 224 Queen St. E. The fire started in the middle section of the building’s second storey. There was “quite a few rooms upstairs,” said OFM investigator James Allen. He couldn’t pinpoint the specific location, or the cause, due to the severe fire damage.The fire is not b
  
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• Trio advances to provincial competition

  09-04-2019 18:31 via saultstar.com
  Three Algoma District School Board students will compete at Skills Ontario in Toronto in early May following a recent regional event.Nakita Johnson and Brianna Burnatchez, Grade 12 students at White Pines Collegiate and Vocational School, placed first in television and video production at a qualifying competition last Saturday in North Bay.Tasha Powley, a Grade 12 student at Superior Heights Collegiate and Vocational School, earned a third-place finish in the carpentry-individual competition in
  
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• Pickford Lions plan fundraiser for Peggy Hill - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 18:12
  Pickford Lions plan fundraiser for Peggy Hill  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Pickford Lions Club is inviting community members to have some spaghetti and help one of their neighbors this weekend. The Lions will host a benefit ...
  
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• White Pines Students Take First In TV/Video Skilled Trades Competition

  09-04-2019 18:08
  ADSB students perform well in several Skills Trades competitions in North Bay Eight students from Korah, Superior Heights and White Pines spent this past Saturday at Canadore College in North Bay competing in a Skills Ontario Qualifying Competition (https://www.skillsontario.com) as they looked to move on to the provincial competition in May. Students competed in Individual […]
  
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• Sault Area Hospital Volunteer Association Makes Significant Pledge to Cardiac Care Program

  09-04-2019 17:59
  Through their incredible fundraising efforts this year, the Sault Area Hospital Volunteer Association (SAHVA) was proud to present a $123,000 donation to Sault Area Hospital Foundation last month. This donation represents almost half of their $250,000 pledge to support the expansion of cardiac care services here at Sault Area Hospital (SAH). The SAHVA raises funds […]
  
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• Lake State endowment fund meeting investment expectations - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 17:18
  Lake State endowment fund meeting investment expectations  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsLake Superior State University's endowment fund has been generating solid investment returns, according the institution's top financial official. Vice-President for ...
  
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• College students give back to local causes - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 17:06
  College students give back to local causes  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHILLSDALE — More than 280 Hillsdale College students participated in the first-ever local “Day of *Service*,” a community outreach event that saw the student ...
  
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• Coldwater approves patio for Broadway Grille - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 17:06
  Coldwater approves patio for Broadway Grille  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsColdwater City Council approved an agreement to move the outdoor patio for Broadway Grille in Coldwater from Chandler parking lot to Monroe Street amid ...
  
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• Anniversary celebration draws community - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 17:06
  Anniversary celebration draws community  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHILLSDALE – A facility that meets the needs of the community's growing senior population celebrated a milestone anniversary Friday in Hillsdale. The Perennial ...
  
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• Dr. Elaine Heffner: Angels in childhood - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 16:14
  Dr. Elaine Heffner: Angels in childhood  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSelma Fraiberg, author of a famous book, “The Magic Years,” wrote a paper called “Ghosts in the Nursery,” in which she described how negative experiences in ...
  
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• Rudyard receives school safety grant - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 16:10
  Rudyard receives school safety grant  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsRUDYARD — The Michigan State Police (MSP) Grants and Community Services Division, has selected Rudyard Jr/Sr High School's request for funding for the ...
  
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• Kind acts done at SMC

  09-04-2019 15:46 via saultstar.com
  Forrest Berry started a wave of kind deeds at St. Mary’s College.The Grade 10 student helped a staff member clear a thick layer of snow and ice from their vehicle.Berry’s classmates in a religion class responded to his actions by creating a random acts of kindness team. Students and staff were given a daily act of kindness challenge. Kindness quotes were shared, a release says.A random acts of kindness tree went up in the Catholic high school’s front lobby. Heart-shaped ornamen
  
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• West Ottawa teen guilty of gun charges - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 15:44
  West Ottawa teen guilty of gun charges  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsGRAND HAVEN — West Ottawa High School teen Davian Weston pleaded guilty Monday, April 8, to bringing a stolen gun to school with him last September.
  
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• Fuel spill cleanup in progress on I-75 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 15:44
  Fuel spill cleanup in progress on I-75  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe incident was reported about 7:30 a.m.; involving a truck in the southbound lanes near Exit 11.
  
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• Board discusses legal opinion on school codes - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 15:44
  Board discusses legal opinion on school codes - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDuring its work session Monday, the Centreville school board had an hour-long closed session to discuss a legal opinion regarding the discrepancy between ...
  
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• 1 arrested in Sunday pursuit - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  09-04-2019 15:44
  1 arrested in Sunday pursuit  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHILLSDALE — A Hillsdale man who led police on a pursuit Sunday is facing nine felony charges stemming from the incident. Jason Lape, 37, was arraigned in ...
  
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• Two Chances This Week For a Return To Winter

  09-04-2019 15:27
  We’re finally seeing the snow melt, the icy grips of winter loosening and we’re looking forward to seeing more grass than snow. It’s too good to be true right? Looking ahead on the short range forecast, there is two weather events that will likely drop as much as 5 to 10cm of snow by Thursday […]
  
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