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• Northern Michigan From Above: Kayaking in Sault Ste. Marie - 9 & 10 News - 9&10 News

  14-07-2020 23:04
  
  Northern Michigan From Above: Kayaking in Sault Ste. Marie - 9 & 10 News  9&10 News
  
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• Bears breaking into camps north of Sault Ste. Marie - CBC.ca

  14-07-2020 23:03
  
  Bears breaking into camps north of Sault Ste. Marie  CBC.ca
  
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• PIERMAN, James Kenneth “Jim”

  14-07-2020 20:45
  
  Peacefully passed away with family by his side at the Sault Area Hospital on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at the age of 62. Husband of the late Brenda and partner of Theresa Smith. Devoted father of Michael (Ainslie), Craig (Katrina) and Jaimie (Ryan). Step-father of Brandon Smith (Sandy), Vanessa McAulay (Jamie) and the late Stohrie […]
  
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• Feds and Prov Invests In Better Highways in the North and Other Parts

  14-07-2020 19:42
  
  MARKSTAY-WARREN —The governments of Canada and Ontario recognize the different ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted smaller and rural communities across the province. Both governments are making strategic investments in infrastructure to meet the specific needs of rural and northern Ontario municipalities and help them strengthen their local economies. Today, Marc G. Serré, Member […]
  
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• Griffin leads Munoscong Senior Golf League - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-07-2020 19:37
  Griffin leads Munoscong Senior Golf League - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Province Supports Development of Made-in-Ontario N95 Respirators

  14-07-2020 19:34
  
  CAMBRIDGE ― The Ontario government is providing Cambridge-based Eclipse Innovations Inc. with $1,408,475 from the Ontario Together Fund to scale up its operations to manufacture made-in-Ontario N95 masks. These masks are an essential piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) used to protect workers in healthcare and industrial settings. This investment is part of the government’s […]
  
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• U.P. Football All-Star Game canceled - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-07-2020 19:32
  U.P. Football All-Star Game canceled  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Thessalon wants to create more buzz

  14-07-2020 19:24 via saultstar.com
  
  Thessalon’s Economic Development Committee and in the town’s horticultural society have started a three-year plan to revitalize and develop pollination gardens at Sunset Lookout. Read More
  
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• Local artists freshen up downtown Sault crosswalks - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-07-2020 19:22
  Local artists freshen up downtown Sault crosswalks  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Chase through Monroe ends in crash - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-07-2020 16:42
  Chase through Monroe ends in crash  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Two Charged with Trafficking

  14-07-2020 16:40
  
  On July 13, 2020 officers with the Crime Suppression Unit and Drug Enforcement Unit arrested 28-year-old Dylan Marshall and 34-year-old Krystle Nadon for possession of a controlled substance for purpose of trafficking. At 12:43 p.m. officers conducted a traffic stop on King Street of a vehicle with two different licence plates. Mr. Marshall was in […]
  
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• Council Urges Feds To Keep Border Closed

  14-07-2020 15:35
  
  City council says it wants the federal government to keep the border between Canada and the United States closed until American COVID-19 infection rates match that of Canada. Mayor Christian Provenzano, said “Canada has flattened the curve and slowed the spread of this virus and that hasn’t happened yet in the United States.” “The United […]
  
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• Canada/USA Border Closure: What’s the debate?

  14-07-2020 15:21
  
  At last night’s City Council Meeting, the councillors discussed keeping the Canada/USA border closed. Last week, local media reported comments made by Cllr Shoemaker. Forcing Cllr Shoemaker to issue a press release about his comments at the previous City Council Meeting. Cllr Shoemaker does not support a quick border reopening and felt his comments were […]
  
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• Sault Councillor Rips President Trump On Border Issue

  14-07-2020 14:51
  
  Sault Ste. Marie City Council have no power to close or open the International border, however they do endorse the Federal Governments decision to keep the border closed for the time being. With COVID-19 soaring in the U.S. , with numbers now reaching 70,000 new cases daily, the U.S. President, Donald Trump is pushing to […]
  
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• ATKINSON, Denise Marie (nee Lavallée)

  14-07-2020 14:27
  
  We regret to announce the passing of Denise, surrounded by her loving family, aged 74. She will be greatly missed by her life long partner Bernard Bolduc. Mother of Linda Francoeur (Alfred), Joanne Atkinson, Ben Atkinson (Sandra), Brian Atkinson (Carolyn) and Nancy Atkinson. Grandmother of Amanda Atkinson (Jorge), Jacky Atkinson (Chad), Candice Lawson (Rob), Carley-Ann […]
  
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• Millroy: Mandatory Masks, Not Enforceable ?

  14-07-2020 13:37
  
  The agenda for city council’s Monday meeting released last week indicated council was to receive an update on the Corona-19 virus from Dr. Jennifer Loo, associate medical officer of health with Algoma Public Health. As you won’t be reading this until after the meeting, I am hopeful that council will have gone a step further, […]
  
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• Ramsey column: Examining the debt snowball - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-07-2020 08:29
  Ramsey column: Examining the debt snowball  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Dear Monty column: Timing your real estate transaction - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-07-2020 08:29
  Dear Monty column: Timing your real estate transaction  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• City police warn of phone fraud

  14-07-2020 06:31 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Over the last several weeks’ members of the public have been reporting calls from individuals claiming to represent the Canada Revenue Agency and/or financial institutions. On these calls, complainants say the callers claim their Social Insurance Numbers have been compromised.
  Some of the calls have been described as messages to call back another number, while some have a person on the phone.
  We wish to remind members of the public to be cautious about who they share personal information w
  
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• Chickpeas a powerful pantry staple - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  14-07-2020 06:26
  Chickpeas a powerful pantry staple  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• City landfill to open Saturdays

  14-07-2020 06:19 via saultthisweek.com
  
  City of Sault Ste. Marie’s Household Hazardous Waste Depot, 402 Fifth Line E., opened for the season on Monday, July 13.Additionally, the city landfill will remain open on Saturdays starting this weekend, July 18.
  Hours of operation are Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., July 13 to Oct. 24. Closing date is tentative, says a media release.
  At the HHW, Items such as paint, varnishes, pesticides, pool chemicals, drain cleaners, motor oil, antifreeze, propane cylinders and electron
  
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• Keep an eye out for garden pests

  14-07-2020 06:03 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Inspiration for today’s article has come from the numerous inquiries about pest problems. In my own garden, I have notice less of an issue compared to other years. This may be because I really made a point of staying on top of pest problems as soon as I noticed them in the last few gardening seasons.
  I had an insect problem on my Annabelle Hydrangea for several years. The new leaves looked glued together and balloon shaped. When I pulled the leaves apart, I found a small green caterpillar
  
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• Facemasks suck, but wear it anyway

  14-07-2020 06:02 via saultthisweek.com
  
  You know what sucks? Wearing a facemask. They’re hot and muggy, scratch your ears… I hate wearing facemasks.
  But do you know what sucks even more? 
  Having your lungs fill with fluid and pus. Having your liver shut down. Permanent heart damage. Requiring dialysis treatments for the rest of your life. Forming painful blood clots.
  And I can think of some things that suck even more than those.
  Being responsible for somebody’s 80-year-old mother developing acute respiratory fa
  
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• APH mask order toothless without city bylaw

  14-07-2020 06:00 via saultthisweek.com
  
  The agenda for city council’s Monday meeting released last week indicated council was to receive an update on the COVID-19 virus from Dr. Jennifer Loo, associate medical officer of health with Algoma Public Health.
  As you won’t be reading this until after the meeting, I am hopeful that council will have gone a step further, that rather than simply hearing the update that it will at least have had some discussion regarding the mandatory use of face masks in this community.
  APH announc
  
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• Sault Transit moves into Stage 2

  14-07-2020 05:58 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Passengers resumed front entry on city buses as of Monday.
  City of Sault Ste. Marie Transit Service has implemented further changes to support physical distancing efforts recommended by Algoma Public Health and the provincial and federal governments, says a media release.
  Shields are installed on all buses.
  Brent Lamming, director of Community Services, says, “The shields provide a protective barrier for both the driver and passenger in alignment with recommended social distancing guidelin
  
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• School board, province, unsure yet what’s to happen in fall

  14-07-2020 05:50 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Ontario Education Minister of Education Stephen Lecce has said the government prefers to see students return to full-time in-classroom learning in September, but school boards are expected to continue working on three different scenarios for potentially reopening plans.
  Those scenarios are full-time in-classroom learning, alternating in-class and at-home learning, and full-time at-home learning.
  Alexandra Adamo, spokesperson for Minister Lecce, told Sault This Week the province is taking these s
  
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• E-Learning program triples summer-school enrolment

  14-07-2020 05:47 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Algoma District School Board is running its summer learning program for the eighth year, only this time with an enrolment of nearly 280 elementary students, nearly three times as many as last year.
  ADSB’s Summer Learning program, July 6 to 24, offers struggling students over 30 hours of small group instruction to improve literacy and math skills. Students will receive, on top of that, an additional two to three one-on-one sessions a week with their homeroom teachers.
  Kim Mihell, a teacher
  
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• Norgoma makes move to Tobermory

  14-07-2020 04:15 via saultstar.com
  
  A new home in the Bruce Peninsula beckons for the museum ship Norgoma.Read More
  
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• Norgoma makes move to old haunts

  14-07-2020 04:15 via saultstar.com
  
  A new home in the Bruce Peninsula beckons for the museum ship Norgoma.Read More
  
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• Face mask directive 'positive step:' MAYOR

  14-07-2020 03:23 via saultstar.com
  
  Even if wearing non-medical face coverings are only “moderately effective,” if enough Sault Ste. Marie residents start wearing them the spread of COVID-19 can be reduced, Algoma Public Health’s associate medical officer of health told city council Monday.Read More
  
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• Keep border closed, council tells feds

  14-07-2020 02:28 via saultstar.com
  
  City council is urging the federal government to keep the border between Canada and the United States closed until American COVID-19 infection rates lessen and match the spread of the virus in this country.Read More
  
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• City will get marketing strategy

  14-07-2020 01:36 via saultstar.com
  
  A Toronto-based communications and design firm will create a destination marketing strategy for the city.Read More
  
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• Arena gets LED lights

  14-07-2020 01:33 via saultstar.com
  
  S&T Electical will supply LED lighting upgrades for GFL Memorial Gardens’ arena bowl.Read More
  
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