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• Sault soldier Davie missing in 1916: IN OTHER YEARS

  23-06-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  
  June 23, 2001Organizers of the first Relay for Life to benefit Canadian Cancer Society expected to raise $80,000. June 23, 1976Four of Bawating’s top female athletes, Laurie Jago, Jacquie Fairbrother, Sandi Lukenda and Helen Vukovich were recognized at a special awards dinner at the Canadian Motor Hotel. June 23, 1951Miss Violet Petrie is retiring after a 40-year career as a school teacher. Petrie came to Sault Ste. Marie 38 years ago and has spent 32 years as a teacher at Campbell school
  
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• ‘We have grown’: Personnel costs sap Sault Area Hospital coffers

  23-06-2026 04:14 via saultstar.com
  
  Paydays continue to hit Sault Area Hospital’s pocketbook hard. In fact, personnel costs are branded to be the hospital’s largest expense, accounting for 59 per cent of total expenses, SAH’s annual general meeting heard Monday afternoon.Costs hiked by $13.1 million for the prior year at the region’s principal health-care facility, which posted a $9.4-million deficit for the year ending March 31, 2026. Beyond its role as a health-care provider, SAH has emerged as the large
  
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• ‘We have grown’: Personnel costs sap Sault Area Hospital bottom line

  23-06-2026 04:14 via saultstar.com
  
  Paydays continue to hit Sault Area Hospital’s pocketbook hard. In fact, personnel costs are branded to be the hospital’s largest expense, accounting for 59 per cent of total expenses, SAH’s annual general meeting heard Monday afternoon.Costs hiked by $13.1 million for the prior year at the region’s principal health-care facility, which posted a $9.4-million deficit for the year ending March 31, 2026. Beyond its role as a health-care provider, SAH has emerged as the large
  
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• ‘We have grown’: Personnel costs painful for Sault Area Hospital bottom line

  23-06-2026 04:14 via saultstar.com
  
  Paydays continue to hit Sault Area Hospital’s pocketbook hard. In fact, personnel costs are branded to be the hospital’s largest expense, accounting for 59 per cent of total expenses, SAH’s annual general meeting heard Monday afternoon.Costs hiked by $13.1 million for the prior year at the region’s principal health-care facility, which posted a $9.4-million deficit for the year ending March 31, 2026. Beyond its role as a health-care provider, SAH has emerged as the large
  
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• ‘We have grown’: Personnel costs dent Sault Area Hospital coffers

  23-06-2026 04:14 via saultstar.com
  
  Paydays continue to hit Sault Area Hospital’s pocketbook hard. In fact, personnel costs are branded to be the hospital’s largest expense, accounting for 59 per cent of total expenses, SAH’s annual general meeting heard Monday afternoon.Costs rose by $13.1 million for the prior year at the region’s principal health-care facility, which posted a $9.4-million deficit for the year ending March 31, 2026. Beyond its role as a health-care provider, SAH has emerged as the larges
  
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• Potholes, ice cream and kindness: Meet Sault's Mayor for Day winner

  23-06-2026 04:01 via saultstar.com
  
  If Adelynn Somme was about eight years older, she could officially file her nomination papers for the fall municipal election.But the Grade 5 Holy Cross Catholic School student was happy enough to open Monday’s city council meeting and be formally introduced as this year’s winner of the Mayor for a Day contest.Her video submission outlining her priorities are complete with video theatrics and modern technology she admits her father “helped” with the editing.Somme’s
  
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• Sault council rejects bid to review tourism tax funding agreement

  23-06-2026 03:30 via saultstar.com
  
  A city councillor failed in his bid seeking a report that could ultimately change a Memorandum of Understanding with the city’s tourism sector. Ward 4 Coun. Stephan Kinach wanted staff to pen a report on the impact of allocating city council’s share of the Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) towards priority community investments such as physician recruitment and retention, accessibility upgrades to municipal roads and sidewalks and park equipment, among others. The MAT is a mandatory
  
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• Sault council explores youth conference to tackle issues facing youth

  23-06-2026 02:34 via saultstar.com
  
  City council has set the wheels in motion to host a youth conference to discuss real issues affecting young people in Sault Ste. Marie. But before the planning begins, council wants to know how much a conference would cost and where the money would come from.That report is expected by July 13. Ward 2 Coun. Lisa Vezeau-Allen and Luke Dufour penned the motion, calling on the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council and city staff to plan and host a conference to incorporate all local youth groups.Vez
  
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