Sault Ste. Marie news

• Well-rounded Mitch Marner helping to pace Maple Leafs at both ends of the ice

  16-04-2019 22:36
  TORONTO — Mitch Marner blocked one shot off his leg. As he crumpled to the ice in pain, the winger usually known more for his speed and skill found himself nose-to-nose with another David Pastrnak one-timer that could have gone anywhere — including off his face. Marner didn’t flinch. The blast wound up hitting another body part a second before the final buzzer sounded […]
  
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• Researchers seek Lake Michigan dune pictures - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 22:20
  Researchers seek Lake Michigan dune pictures  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsHave any old photos of sand dunes collecting dust? A new citizen science project has popped up in Michigan, and the managers are calling on you to help out ...
  
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• Province plans to amalgamate ambulance services, effects on municipalities unknown

  16-04-2019 21:48
  Officials in Sault Ste. Marie were shocked to receive notice late Monday that the Ontario government plans to amalgamate 59 local ambulance services into 10.
  It’s the same feeling that has been expressed from communities across the province that learned late Monday of the Progressive Conservative plan to consolidate local paramedic services across Ontario.
  No details have been released to the municipality, to District Social Services Administration Boards or fire services other than to say
  
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• City adjusts operational hours to accommodate Easter holiday weekend

  16-04-2019 21:39
  A number of city facilities and services will operate holiday hours this weekend throughout the Easter period.
  Closed city operations From Good Friday, April 19, through Easter Monday, April 22 include: The cemetery office, Civic Centre, GFL Memorial Gardens administration office and the Transit office.
  Also closed is the city’s landfill and household hazardous waste depot, public works and engineering office and the Seniors Drop In Centre and the Northern Community Centre Serious 55+.
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• Canada Post forecasts continuing sector losses despite booming parcel deliveries

  16-04-2019 21:03
  OTTAWA — Canada Post says it will struggle to make a profit in coming years despite booming parcel delivery because of a continuing decline in letter mail, higher employee costs and billions in capital spending. In a corporate forecast quietly tabled in Parliament, the Crown corporation says it is expecting to achieve “modest” profits of between $10 million and […]
  
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• Northern Training and Post-Secondary See Benefit of Ontario Budget 2019

  16-04-2019 20:45
  Budget 2019 plans to make significant upgrades and improvements to training and post-secondary education across the province by working with Colleges and Universities to put incentives in place for postsecondary institutions to provide the education and training students need to ensure they are better equipped for the jobs of tomorrow. “Sault College has a long […]
  
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• NOGALO, Joseph Walter

  16-04-2019 20:32
  February 12, 1933 – April 12, 2019 It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Joe on April 12, 2019 at the age of 86. Adored husband of 62 years to Dolly Nogalo (nee Vena). Cherished father of Jo-ann Nogalo. Beloved grandfather and joy of his life, Ashley Jo Sicoly. […]
  
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• DINSMORE, Ernie

  16-04-2019 20:25
  With saddened hearts, we regret to announce the passing of Ernie at the F.J. Davey Home on Monday, April 15, 2019 in his 87 year. Predeceased by his parents William and Isabella. Beloved husband of the late Verdella Dinsmore. Dear father of Mark (Sandra), Brent (Wanda) and special father to Debbie (Tony) Principe. Loving grandfather […]
  
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• Students integrity honored during monthly ceremony - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 20:24
  Students integrity honored during monthly ceremony  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsJONESVILLE — The Jonesville Middle School administration recently handed out its Comets of Character awards for the month of March. During the month ...
  
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• Ontario looks at merging ambulance services; Ford says service will not go down

  16-04-2019 20:01
  TORONTO — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says it is looking at merging ambulance services. In its budget delivered last week, the government says it plans to streamline the way land ambulance dispatch services are delivered by integrating the 59 emergency health services operators and 22 dispatch centres. Health Minister Christine Elliott says it’s about providing quality care and making sure everyone […]
  
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• QUESNELLE, Myles

  16-04-2019 19:30
  Much loved son of Henry and Lorraine Quesnelle. Loving partner of Michele. Brother of Mark and André (Leslie). Uncle of Mitch (Melissa) and grandpa to Madi and Keira. Special nephew to all his aunts and uncles. Will be deeply missed by all of his cousins, many good friends and neighbours. Sadly missed by his fur […]
  
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• ITURREGUI, Juana (née Zuazua)

  16-04-2019 19:15
  ∼October 27th 1927 – April 14th 2019∼ It is with heavy hearts we announce the peaceful passing of Juana while surrounded by her loving family at the North Shore Health Network in Blind River. Predeceased by her husband Isidro Iturregui and her beloved daughter Jeanne Gabcan (Iturregui). Left to mourn are her cherished sons Joseph […]
  
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• Mattson, Mikus get nominations

  16-04-2019 19:14 via saultstar.com
  Two Sault Ste. Marie musicians and a coming-of-age film shot in the city are up for multiple Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards nominations.Giant Little Ones is nominated for outstanding feature and actor (Josh Wiggins).Jimmie Chiverelli (Bonsai Dream) and Vladimir Sokolskyy (The Last Wish) are nominated for outstanding short/mid-length film.Both filmmakers were recognized at Cinefest in Sudbury in 2018.Chiverelli won second place for his directing efforts. Sokolskyy won for best cinematogra
  
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• Council Approves Road Work and Funding Apps

  16-04-2019 18:56
  The City of Sault Ste. Marie hopes to tap into some federal funding dollars to rebuild , resurface and repair roads, identifying the stretch of Black road between Second Line and Third line as its main priority. City council gave city staff the approval to proceed with applications for the Rural and Northern Communities Funding […]
  
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• CUPE poll finds Nipissing and Sault Ste. Marie residents oppose healthcare changes - My West Nipissing Now

  16-04-2019 18:55
  CUPE poll finds Nipissing and Sault Ste. Marie residents oppose healthcare changes  My West Nipissing NowA poll by CUPE shows that in the provincial ridings of Nipissing and Sault Ste. Marie, which are both held by Progressive Conservatives, there is very little ...
  
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• CUPE poll finds Nipissing and Sault Ste. Marie residents oppose healthcare changes - My North Bay Now

  16-04-2019 18:51
  CUPE poll finds Nipissing and Sault Ste. Marie residents oppose healthcare changes  My North Bay NowA poll by CUPE shows that in the provincial ridings of Nipissing and Sault Ste. Marie, which are both held by Progressive Conservatives, there is very little ...
  
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• Batchewana First Nation gets cash to design new water treatment plant

  16-04-2019 18:49
  Clean drinking water is coming to Batchewana First Nation.
  Sault MP Terry Sheehan announced Tuesday that Indigenous Services Canada is providing $320,000 in grants for Batchewana First Nations to move forward to a design phase for a new water treatment plant.
  Once completed, the new plant will provide clean water to nearly 200 community members.
  The water treatment plant would serve members in Goulais Mission and decentralized water systems would be implemented in Obadjiwan, as well as support f
  
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• Premier Doug Ford tells teachers not to strike as contract talks near

  16-04-2019 18:42
  MARKHAM, Ont. — Premier Doug Ford is telling teachers not to strike, saying they have a good deal with three months of holidays and the best benefits and pensions in the country. Ontario could start bargaining at the end of this month with teachers and education workers, whose contracts expire at the end of August. Teachers’ […]
  
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• Alberta House announces Photography Show winners - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 18:13
  Alberta House announces Photography Show winners  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsAward winners for the 2019 Alberta House Photography Show were announced at the show's reception on April 7. Curator Otto Bacon had his eye on wildlife, ...
  
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• PRINCIPE, Anna

  16-04-2019 17:29
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Anna Principe at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, April 15, 2019 in her 82nd year. Best friend, wife and soul mate for 60 years to the late Francesco “Frank” Principe. Loving and devoted mother of Carmelina Valente (Mario), Sam Principe and Tony […]
  
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• Meijer donates to Rudyard Christian School - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 17:13
  Meijer donates to Rudyard Christian School  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsThe Rudyard Christian School recently received a $150 gift card from Meijer to support student literacy. In an effort to improve literacy skills and promote a love ...
  
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• Sheehan Announces Support for Clean Water Access

  16-04-2019 16:48
  Design phase underway for new water treatment plant in Batchewana First Nation Today, Terry Sheehan, MP for Sault Ste. Marie, together with Batchewana First Nation Chief Dean Sayers, announced on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, that the design phase is underway on a new water treatment plant for Batchewana First […]
  
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• ‘Battle of the Blades’ to return to CBC in the fall

  16-04-2019 16:48
  TORONTO — Stars of the hockey and figure-skating worlds are set to lace up once again for a revival of “Battle of the Blades.” Producers say a new season of the CBC competition series, in which hockey players and figure skaters pair up to perform on-ice dance routines for an audience and judges, will debut in the […]
  
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• New North Greenhouses Welcomes Spring!

  16-04-2019 16:20
  New North Greenhouses invites you to their opening event, HELLO SPRING: A Celebration of the Local Gardening Community on Saturday April 27th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 719 Airport Road, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Join us as we usher in spring for our 27th year in business here in the Sault! Garden Centre […]
  
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• Dr. Elaine Heffner: Tuned in - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 16:11
  Dr. Elaine Heffner: Tuned in  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsAn important factor in any relationship is the way one person reacts to the other's emotional needs and moods. In studies of mothers and infants, researchers ...
  
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• Environmental doc screened

  16-04-2019 16:10
  A documentary exploring how changes to the environment affect humans will be screened at Sault Ste. Marie Public Library’s James L. McIntyre Centennial branch.The Human Element will be shown April 24 at 6:30 p.m.A discussion follows the 80-minute film, a release says.
  
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• Steel City MMA Athletes Continue to Shine

  16-04-2019 15:57
  Steel City MMA has been busy lately. And Successful. On three consecutive weekends the local martial arts gym has had competitors in action, going undefeated over all three weekends. On March 30th, SCMMA competitor Raiden Oliver improved his MMA record to 2-0 with a first round TKO victory of Nicholas Thirlby of Midland, Michigan. The […]
  
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• Sound Syndrome is on fundraiser bill

  16-04-2019 15:52
  #Jam4Jam, an upcoming fundraiser for St. Vincent Place, features more than half-a-dozen musicians.Errol Lee, Shay, Conika, Sound Syndrome, Sawbe, Jacob Quarrell, Ginger Beats and Bold Noize are part of a National Youth Arts Week celebration at Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre on May 9.Doors open at 5 p.m. for a buffet presented by The Breakfast Pig.Admision is $25 and a jar of jam.Tickets are on sale at Scott Coffee Co., Shabby Motley and St. Vincent Place, a release says.Show only admission i
  
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• Tecumsehs Wagoner attracting MLB attention - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 15:44
  Tecumsehs Wagoner attracting MLB attention  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsLike a Hollywood starlet posing on a red carpet, Tecumseh senior Cameron Wagoner toed the rubber of the mound of the bullpen outside of the third base ...
  
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• Prep Baseball: Tecumseh takes two from rival Adrian - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 15:44
  Prep Baseball: Tecumseh takes two from rival Adrian  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsGreat pitching by Cameron Wagoner and Joe Kane lifted Tecumseh to a doubleheader sweep against Adrian Monday, 10-0 and 13-3. The Indians, ranked No.
  
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• Senior no longer 'considered' missing

  16-04-2019 15:40
  A Sault Ste. Marie senior is “no longer considered” missing.Daniel Edward McIntosh, 72, had been last seen leaving his home on Strand Avenue on Monday at 9 a.m. It was not known what direction he was heading, police say.Sault Ste. Marie Police Service released no other details Tuesday evening.
  
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• Senior is missing

  16-04-2019 15:40
  A Sault Ste. Marie senior is missing.Daniel Edward McIntosh, 72, was last seen leaving his home on Strand Avenue on Monday at 9 a.m. It’s not known what direction he was heading, police say.McIntosh is about five-foot-nine and 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and black fleece pyjama bottoms with a white vertical stripe.Anyone with information about McIntosh can call city police at 705-949-6300.
  
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• TVO Short Doc Contest 2019 calls for all Ontarians to share their stories

  16-04-2019 15:26
  TVO Short Doc Contest 2019 is calling all Ontarians to enter their short documentaries by July 15, 2019, for a chance to win great prizes and to have their work seen by a wider audience. Whether you want to take your filmmaking career to new heights or simply want to tell a story, all residents […]
  
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• Festival of Beer serves many samples

  16-04-2019 15:24
  Several dozen beers can be sampled at the eighth annual SSM Festival of Beer.Canadian Bushplane Heritage Museum hosts the LopLops event on May 11, a release says.Several breweries from Northern Ontario, including New Ontario, Lake of the Woods, Whisky Jacks and Sleeping Giant, will be featured.Beers can be sampled in two, four and eight ounce servings from 1 to 7 p.m.The Gasoline Gypsies perform at about 9 p.m.Day pass is $35. Evening performance is $20. VIP pass costs $45 and includes admission
  
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• McLeod was first woman to head planning board

  16-04-2019 15:00
  Elta McLeod was the first woman to be appointed to, and then lead, Sault Ste. Marie Area Planning Board.The native of Sterling, Ont., died a medically assisted death last Sunday. She was 95.McLeod was an English teacher, then librarian, at Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School from 1964 to 1985.She joined the planning board in 1973, became vice-chair in 1975 and chair in 1976.Mayor Ron Irwin made McLeod’s initial appointment to the board. He wanted more women to sit on boards. Mc
  
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• Statistics Canada reports Manufacturing sales fell 0.2% in February

  16-04-2019 14:48
  OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says manufacturing sales fell 0.2 per cent in February to $56.6 billion, hurt by a retreat in the motor vehicle assembly and wood products industries. Economists had expected no change for February, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon. The move lower followed an increase 0.8 per cent in January. Statistics Canada says sales […]
  
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• Festival of Beer – Part VIII “The Keg R8R”

  16-04-2019 14:48
  Loplops Gallery~Lounge, is excited to be teaming up with The Canadian Bushplane Museum again this year on Saturday May 11th, 2019. The eighth edition of the SSM Festival of Beer – The Keg R8R will be showcasing and highlighting a strong Northern Ontario presence as we have seen the craft industry take off over the […]
  
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• Kamp Kinross’ Nominations accepted starting now

  16-04-2019 14:41
  Fox Boyz Racing, promoters of the Kinross Speedpark, are excited and honored to announce their newest initiative for the upcoming summer at the track … ‘Kamp Kinross’. The unique, one-of-a-kind experience will provide an area youth (17 & Under) an unforgettable experience at the Kinross Speedpark and Chippewa County Fairgrounds during the summer of 2019. […]
  
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• Algoma players tops at chess tourney

  16-04-2019 14:19
  Chess players from Algoma District dominated a recent chess tournament for French students.Ecole Saint-Joseph, in Wawa, hosted the sixth annual Franco-Nord-Ouest Chess Tournament on April 11.More than 150 students from eight French-language schools participated, a release says.Top teams from Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma:Grades 3 and 4: Sylvain Humphries, Ty Gendron, Wesley Tait, Chance Smedts, Havana Thibodeau-Bello (first, Ecole Saint-Joseph, Wawa), Brock Brisson, Chanelle Gauthier, Alex Seguin-
  
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• SAHS will not require swimming through 2023 - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 13:19
  SAHS will not require swimming through 2023  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSault Area High School is making two small physical education-related alterations to its graduation requirements over the next few years. The Sault Area Public ...
  
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• Tax and licensing issues standing in the way of Indigenous cannabis entrepreneurs

  16-04-2019 10:00
  AKWESASNE, Ont. — Lewis Mitchell, a former police chief on the Mohawk territory of Akwesasne, chuckled when asked if he thought he would have trouble finding customers when his first batch of cannabis is ready for sale around summertime. “No, not at all,” the president of Seven Leaf said at his company’s production facility along the St. Lawrence River, about 130 […]
  
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• Poll: Most believe schools have become less safe - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 07:15
  Poll: Most believe schools have become less safe  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWASHINGTON — Twenty years after the Columbine High School shooting made practicing for armed intruders as routine as fire drills, many parents have only ...
  
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• Four jailed in robbery case - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 07:08
  Four jailed in robbery case  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsFour men remain in the St. Joseph County jail following their arrest late Sunday.
  
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• Helen E. Seitz notice to creditors - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 06:22
  Helen E. Seitz notice to creditors - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPAID PUBLIC NOTICE. STATE OF MICHIGAN. PROBATE COURT. COUNTY OF MONROE. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Decedent's Estate. FILE NO. 2018-0691- ...
  
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• David Louis Stranyak notice to creditors - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 06:20
  David Louis Stranyak notice to creditors - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPAID PUBLIC NOTICE. STATE OF MICHIGAN. PROBATE COURT. COUNTY OF MONROE. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Decedent's Estate. FILE NO. 2019-0159- ...
  
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• Some city services open during Easter holiday

  16-04-2019 06:19 via saultthisweek.com
  The following City facilities will be closed during the Easter holiday period – Good Friday, April 19 through Easter Monday, April 22:
  • Cemetery office
  • City Landfill and Household Hazardous Waste Depot
  • Civic Centre – 99 Foster Drive
  • GFL Memorial Gardens administration office
  • Public Works and Engineering office – 128 Sackville Road. For 24-hour emergency service requests, call 705-759-5201.
  • Sault Transit main office
  • Seniors Drop In
  
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• Cheryl Lynn Nowak notice of hearing - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 06:19
  Cheryl Lynn Nowak notice of hearing - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPAID PUBLIC NOTICE. STATE OF MICHIGAN. PROBATE COURT. COUNTY OF MONROE. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE. FILE NO. 2019-0122-DE. In the matter ...
  
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• Aric Lapp notice to creditors - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  16-04-2019 06:19
  Aric Lapp notice to creditors - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsPAID PUBLIC NOTICE. STATE OF MICHIGAN. PROBATE COURT. COUNTY OF MONROE. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Decedent's Estate. FILE NO. 2018-0681- ...
  
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• Project Entrepreneurship – Sweet Change

  16-04-2019 06:05 via saultthisweek.com
  A Grand Opening event for Sweet Change, a chocolate company, will be held at the Marconi Cultural Event Centre on Wednesday, May 8, from 7 to 10 p.m. Enjoy an evening of Sweet Change chocolate, with wine and cheese pairings. A cash bar will also be available.
  All proceeds will be used to support a training program by the Centre for Social Justice and Good Works — Project Entrepreneurship, a program addressing social and employment issues using a combination of training in life skills, busi
  
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• New group boosts war vets of all ages

  16-04-2019 05:46 via saultthisweek.com
  Algoma Veterans Association is available and ready to provide company and help to veterans of all ages in Sault Ste. Marie.
  The non-profit organization began about two years ago when two local veterans, Frank Iezzi and Joe Kelly, started meeting for coffee, eventually inviting more and more other vets.
  Now the group has become more formal, organizing into the AVA.“It’s a group of veterans who have come together to share stories and ask other vets for help,” Iezzi told Sault Thi
  
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