Sault Ste. Marie news

• Parents mum on student travel in U.S.

  15-09-2020 23:15 via saultstar.com
  
  Two siblings were sent home from St. Mary’s French Immersion last week after their parents didn’t tell the school the pair was in the United States less than two weeks before the academic year started.Read More
  
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• Sudbury and area records 99th positive case of COVID-19

  15-09-2020 22:28 via saultstar.com
  
  It isn’t known how the latest person to test positive for COVID-19 in Sudbury and area was exposed to the coronavirus, Public Health Sudbury and Districts said. Read More
  
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• Missing Wawa teen may be in Sault Ste. Marie area (update: located) - SooToday

  15-09-2020 21:51
  
  Missing Wawa teen may be in Sault Ste. Marie area (update: located)  SooToday
  
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• Drive-in features two flicks

  15-09-2020 21:31 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Theatre Workshop screens two films in its Studio Theatre parking lot on Saturday.Read More
  
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• West-end housing development gets the nod from council

  15-09-2020 20:49 via saultstar.com
  
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• Options needed after government denies funding for McMeeken replacement

  15-09-2020 20:40
  
  The City council has asked for staff to come back with options for funding the replacement of the W.J. McMeeken arena. During the council meeting on September 14, 2020 council members expressed their disappointment and discussed the arena in depth. The discussion revolved around the deteriorating condition of the arena and the provincial decision not […]
  
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• ‘It’s going to be a really good day’

  15-09-2020 19:51 via saultstar.com
  
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• Opinion: COVID-19 Vaccine and Transverse Myelitis

  15-09-2020 19:39
  
  By Peter Chow The participant who triggered a global shutdown of AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trials was a woman in the United Kingdom who experienced neurological symptoms consistent with a rare but serious spinal inflammatory disorder called transverse myelitis, the drug maker’s chief executive, Pascal Soriot, said during a private conference call with investors. […]
  
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• Bulldogs look to take next step - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-09-2020 19:24
  Bulldogs look to take next step  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Injuries to test resourcefulness of Packers offensive line - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-09-2020 19:18
  Injuries to test resourcefulness of Packers offensive line  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Blue Devils fall against Rams - Sports - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-09-2020 19:18
  Blue Devils fall against Rams - Sports  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Senior lashes out in dispute

  15-09-2020 19:02 via saultstar.com
  
  An Elliot Lake senior allegedly blocked a neighbour backing out of a driveway with his own automobile, got out and started striking the other vehicle.Read More
  
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• Sault Ste. Marie building dedicated to former mayor - CTV Toronto

  15-09-2020 18:25
  
  Sault Ste. Marie building dedicated to former mayor  CTV Toronto
  
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• Ontario Investing in Hospital Upgrades and Repairs

  15-09-2020 17:30
  
  Maintaining Hospital Infrastructure to Ensure a Safe Environment for Patients In some hospital news, the Ford Government unveiled plans to invest $175 million into 129 hospitals throughout the province. Money will be used for repairs and maintenance among other things. The full release follows below: MISSISSAUGA — The Ontario government is investing $175 million this […]
  
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• City purchases Studio 10 property to allow exceptional zoning to expire

  15-09-2020 17:26 via saultstar.com
  
  City council will purchase the former Studio 10 property but has no definitive plans on what to do with it. Read More
  
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• Ontario reports 251 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths in past 24 hours

  15-09-2020 16:51
  
  TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 251 new cases of COVID-19 today, and four new deaths from the virus. There were also 117 cases newly marked as resolved over the past 24 hours. The total number of cases in Ontario now stands at 45,068, which includes 2,820 deaths and 40,091 cases classified as resolved. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 24 public […]
  
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• ONNtv Weather Minute – Sept 15

  15-09-2020 16:32
  
  Make sure to subscribe to our Sault Online/ONNtv YouTube channel by clicking here. Watch Special Report Monday to Friday at 8am & 1pm with Chris Oldcorn and Weather with Daniel Laprade. You can also catch Daniel throughout the day with your ONNtv Weather Minute, as well as on the 5pm Evening News. Send in your Weather […]
  
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• Happening This Saturday!

  15-09-2020 16:31
  
  This Saturday, St. Vincent Place is holding their tenth annual Big Blue Box Food Drive and they would love to see the streets completely lined with donations. To donate, all you need to do is put your non-perishable goods in any box or bag at your curb by 10:00 am on Saturday. That’s it! The […]
  
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• Gibson's death not suspicous: OPP

  15-09-2020 16:13 via saultstar.com
  
  Foul play is not a factor in Sally Gibson’s death, Ontario Provincial Police say. Read More
  
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• Special Report AM – Sept 15

  15-09-2020 16:03
  
  Here is today’s Special Report 8AM Edition, where you can watch on demand! Join Christopher Oldcorn and Daniel Laprade on weekdays at 8 AM and 1 PM for Special Report. Make sure to interact live during the show on the Sault Online Facebook page, where you can send in a birthday or anniversary shout out and […]
  
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• COVID-19 testing sites see demand surge as cases rise, kids return to school

  15-09-2020 15:33
  
  OTTAWA — Provinces are looking to expand COVID-19 testing as Canadians in many provinces wait long hours to be swabbed or can’t get in for testing at all. Demand for testing surged in much of the country in recent days, as schools and universities reopened and the number of positive cases began to surge, raising […]
  
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• The Smile Cookie Challenge is on SSM!

  15-09-2020 15:24
  
  Between September 14-20, 2020 you can help support ARCH Hospice and The Twinkie Foundation with a purchase of a smile cookie! This year, ARCH Hospice and The Twinkie Foundation have been selected to share proceeds from the campaign. This means $0.50 from each Smile Cookie will be donated to each organization. ARCH and The Twinkie […]
  
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• How Sault Ste. Marie became one of the first cities to hold a Terry Fox Run - SooToday

  15-09-2020 15:00
  
  How Sault Ste. Marie became one of the first cities to hold a Terry Fox Run  SooToday
  
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• Lake State scrubs homecoming

  15-09-2020 14:41 via saultstar.com
  
  Lake Superior State University is scrubbing its homecoming celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More
  
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• Fraudsters try PUC phone scam

  15-09-2020 14:17 via saultstar.com
  
  Bogus phone calls supposedly from PUC Services are threatening cutting off hydro service to Sault Ste. Marie residents unless payment is made immediately for outstanding cash owed to the utility. Read More
  
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• Police train in Echo Bay

  15-09-2020 14:04 via saultstar.com
  
  Ontario Provincial Police are training in the Echo Bay area.Read More
  
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• Windows banged on, man charged

  15-09-2020 13:54 via saultstar.com
  
  An intoxicated man banged on windows trying to get inside an apartment building in Elliot Lake, police say. Read More
  
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• Victim out $5,000, female suspect sought

  15-09-2020 13:49 via saultstar.com
  
  Bank cards taken from a stolen wallet were used to withdraw $5,000 from the victim’s account.Read More
  
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• Millroy: “Do I have to quarantine my child?”

  15-09-2020 13:35
  
  Parents worried about sending their kids to school because of Covid-19 got a little more to worry about last week when CTV reported that two students – one in Grade 2 and one in Grade 5 — had been removed from St. Mary’s French Immersion school in Sault Ste. Marie because they had been outside […]
  
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• Council goes to bat for Sault Airport

  15-09-2020 13:30
  
  Sault Ste. Marie city council passed a resolution asking different levels of government for help funding the airport. According to Terry Bos, the president and CEO of the Sault Ste. Marie Airport and Development Corporation, the proposal comes as a result of efforts made by the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities and the Association of […]
  
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• Your Morning Weather Watcher Photo!

  15-09-2020 12:20
  
  Good morning Sault Ste. Marie & Algoma! Send in your Weather Watcher photos/videos to [email protected] with your name and location. Like Weather Daniel on Facebook Follow Weather Daniel on Twitter & Instagram Subscribe on YouTube Connect on LinkedIN
  
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• Letter: Piece on climate change thought-provoking - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-09-2020 06:17
  Letter: Piece on climate change thought-provoking - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• LWVHA holding annual election kickoff event Thursday - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-09-2020 05:48
  LWVHA holding annual election kickoff event Thursday  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• Hope, GVSU update COVID numbers - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-09-2020 05:48
  Hope, GVSU update COVID numbers  Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
  
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• NORDIK program to help women develop social enterprises

  15-09-2020 04:37 via saultthisweek.com
  
  NORDIK Institute’s Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship program (SEE) offers a two-part program to support women in developing community-change ideas into social enterprises.
  Part 1, Idea Development to Action Plan, draws out peoples ’passion for addressing a social, cultural or environmental concern, and shaping it into a business idea, says a media release from the institute.
  The program is online, tailored to women’s needs, and with opportunities for networking and discuss
  
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• Rhodes Centre offers modified swim lesson programs

  15-09-2020 04:27 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Registration is underway for modified swim lesson programming at John Rhodes Community Centre. Lessons begin Saturday, Sept. 19 and continue to Monday, Nov. 9.
  Health and safety will take top priority in response to COVID-19 restrictions and physical distancing requirements, says a media release from the City of Sault Ste. Marie.
  Following modifications will take effect in compliance with provincial guidelines and in consultation with Algoma Public Health:
  • Swim lessons will run once a wee
  
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• More Areas North of Sault Now Under Frost Advisory Tonight

  15-09-2020 04:16
  
  Since the original alert this morning, more areas north of Sault Ste. Marie are now included in a frost advisory tonight. It is recommended to cover plants and trees that are sensitive to frost. The full alert from Environment Canada follows: Frost advisory in effect for: Agawa – Lake Superior Park Searchmont – Montreal River […]
  
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• With fall in the air, it’s time to plant spring in the ground

  15-09-2020 04:09 via saultthisweek.com
  
  As soon the calendar turns to September and fall is in the air, I start thinking about the next gardening season.
  I have finished renovating most of the gardens on my to-do list and I know there are some open spots where I can plant fall bulbs. After a long northern winter, I really look forward to the happy faces of spring flowering bulbs.
  I know it is too early to plant bulbs, but it’s certainly time to plan for spring colour and buy while the selection is good. Spring blooming bulbs sho
  
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• If schools are deemed safe, why not trick or treating?

  15-09-2020 04:07 via saultthisweek.com
  
  I feel like I’ve been getting confused a lot lately. Maybe you can help me make sense of something.
  Schools are open now. Many classrooms have 30+ children in them; all schools have hundreds of kids in the buildings, all at once.
  But Doug Ford has said that the idea of Halloween makes him “nervous.”
  Now I’m pretty good at understanding others’ points of view, even if I don’t agree with them. I can usually figure out the logic and at least get why people do the
  
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• Violation of back-to-school rule needs consequences

  15-09-2020 04:06 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Parents worried about sending their kids to school because of COVID-19 got a little more to worry about last week when CTV reported that two students – one in Grade 2 and one in Grade 5 – had been removed from St. Mary’s French Immersion school in Sault Ste. Marie because they had been outside of the country in the two weeks prior.
  This leads, of course, to the question, are these isolated instances or are there others?
  Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board was reported
  
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• Bay Street work nears an end

  15-09-2020 03:54 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Construction on Bay Street is well on its way to completion, despite a setback that turned the work from a one-year job to a two-year job.
  Carl Rumiel, the city’s manager of design and transportation engineering, said the work on Bay St. was supposed to be completed last year, but delays receiving locates of underground infrastructure led the city to phase the construction over two years.
  Traffic lights on Bay Street remain inactive, but the all-way stops in place work well, with some mode
  
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• Sault Symphony opens Patreon page in bid to stay solvent

  15-09-2020 03:44 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Sault Symphony Orchestra will postpone the start of its 2020-2021 season until at least January, despite already being in a tough financial position.
  Louis St. Pierre, chair of the SSO board of directors, told Sault This Week, “Until we get past this pandemic, it will be very difficult for us to safely gather a large group of musicians together in order to prepare properly for the kind of quality concert that we are accustomed to giving.
  “Then on top of that, how does the audience ge
  
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• Councillors disappointed twin-pad arena plan nixed by province

  15-09-2020 03:07 via saultstar.com
  
  City council expressed its disappointment in the provincial government Monday for not approving the city’s application that could have resulted in significant funding to build a new twin-pad arena. Read More
  
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• ONNtv Local 5pm News – Sept 14

  15-09-2020 02:43
  
  Here is your 5pm local news and weather report for September 14th, 2020. You can tune into ONNtv for all your local news, weather and sports throughout the day. Make sure to visit the Sault Online/ONNtv website by clicking here. Like Sault Online on Facebook and click on the live video alerts to stay on top of all live shows […]
  
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• Special Report PM – Sept 14

  15-09-2020 02:32
  
  Here is today’s Special Report 1PM Edition, where you can watch on demand! Join Christopher Oldcorn and Daniel Laprade on weekdays at 8 AM and 1 PM for Special Report. Make sure to interact live during the show on the Sault Online Facebook page, where you can send in a birthday or anniversary shout out and join […]
  
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• Premier talks about the economy with Northern Ontario businesses

  15-09-2020 00:47 via saultstar.com
  
  Northern Ontario chamber of commerce members heard directly from Premier Doug Ford Monday on how his government plans to help the region restart the economy after COVID-19. Read More
  
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