Sault Ste. Marie news

• New Prince fire chief, deputy chief 'used to managing people’

  22-01-2026 21:57 via saultstar.com
  On July 1, the Prince Township Volunteer Fire Department will have a new fire chief and deputy chief.
    At council’s regular January meeting, Fire Chief Steve Hemsworth said that Ontario Regulation 343/33 sets July 1 as the deadline for members of municipal and territorial fire departments to obtain their certification as firefighters. 
    Unfortunately, Hemsworth has no documents to prove he was ever trained, despite his 10 years of volunteer service as a fire
  
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• New scholarship helps Algoma high school grad

  22-01-2026 19:42 via saultstar.com
  A graduating secondary student in Algoma District will be awarded a $2,500 scholarship by Algoma Family Services.Students must be graduating in June and be accepted into child and youth care, social services worker, bachelor of psychology or bachelor of social work program. Applicants must demonstrate involvement in areas such as mental health promotion, substance use or addictions awareness and online gambling awareness.The one-time award helps mark AFS’s 25th anniversary. “The scho
  
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• Bondar's space flight shared at Sault library branch

  22-01-2026 19:13 via saultstar.com
  Roberta Bondar’s space flight in 1992 will be highlighted at an upcoming event at Sault Ste. Marie Public Library’s North Branch.An oral history of Bondar’s accomplishment will be shared Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at 232C Northern Ave. E., a release says. Bondar will not be in attendance.Registration starts on Tuesday. Call 705-759-5248 or go to EventBrite online.
  
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• Algoma U grad receives Order of Canada

  22-01-2026 18:05 via saultstar.com
  Algoma University graduate John Willinsky is an Order of Canada recipient.He was recognized for his Public Knowledge Project dedicated to increasing public access to vetted research, a release says. Willinsky was one of 84 graduates at Algoma in 1974.His appointment to the Order of Canada “stands as a distinguished testament to the enduring influence of Algoma University’s academic community and its long-standing commitment to fostering intellectual curiosity, advancing scholarship,
  
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• PUC Services hiring at Sault job fair

  22-01-2026 16:29 via saultstar.com
  PUC Services hosts a job fair on Jan. 29. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at its head office at 500 Second Line E., a release says. Featured positions include supervisor, electrical engineering, electric system operator and GIS editor.Resumes will be accepted at the job fair, but all candidates must submit an online application.More information is available on PUC’s website.
  
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• Planting seeds for success at Sault board

  22-01-2026 15:46 via saultstar.com
  Chair Sandra Turco admires a plant given to her to mark Trustee Appreciation Day during a meeting of Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board trustees on Wednesday. Director of education Fil Lettieri thanked trustees for their “thoughtful governance.” BRIAN KELLY
  
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• Mountain View closes for today, some buses not running

  22-01-2026 13:57 via saultstar.com
  Press release: 
  Sault Ste Marie Area – including Batchawana, Goulais River, Searchmont & areaSchool Closure 
   
  Due to the Highway 17 North road closure, Mountain View Public School will be closed for today.Route Cancellations
   
  Due to the Highway 17 North road closure, the routes below will be cancelled today:S089 AM & PM S095 AM & PM S096 AM & PM S098 AM & PM S0B4 AM & PM S0F6 AM & PM S0F7 AM & PM S0G1 AM & PM S0G2 AM
  
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• Sault businessman man H.R. Lash dies in 1951

  22-01-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  Jan. 22, 2001 A total of five buildings making up Lyons Tim-Br Mart’s former retail area on Wellington Street West were torn down. A new $1.5 million, 35,000-square-foot store opened in late December. The business began as Lyons Fuel and Supplies in 1913.Jan. 22, 1976 Elta McLeod, chief librarian at Sir James Dunn Collegiate and Vocational School, has become the first woman chairman of the Sault Ste. Marie Area Planning Board. She succeeds H.W. Foster, who resigned from the board at the en
  
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