• Sheehan announces funding for Indigenous food security and forest stewardship in Algoma

    Sheehan announces funding for Indigenous food security and forest stewardship in Algoma
    The federal government is providing $612,000 to fund Indigenous-led projects that will strengthen food security, advance sustainable forest management and support wildfire resilience in Mississauga First Nation and across the North Shore.Sault-Algoma MP Terry Sheehan said the funding is provided through Natural Resources Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada which will help communities build on Indigenous knowledge while creating lasting environmental, cultural and economic benefits.Missi
  • Another brick off the wall – PHOTO GALLERY

    Another brick off the wall – PHOTO GALLERY
    East-side portions of the former General Hospital on Queen Street East are dismantled Wednesday morning. Demolition, which began on the Lucy Street side of the building, is expected to continue until October. And all is going as planned, officials confirmed to The Sault Star this week. Two time capsules have been discovered within the former health-care facility, the first from 1963, found by demolition crews in early July, containing a Sault Daily Star newspaper, hospital pamphlets, meeting mi
  • Sault MPP's charges adjourned for 3 months

    Sault MPP's charges adjourned for 3 months
    Domestic-related charges faced by Sault Ste. Marie MPP Chris Scott are adjourned for three months as talks continue between the Crown and defence.Lawyer Marcela Ahumada, speaking on behalf of defence counsel Michael Lacy, told Ontario Court Justice Elaine Burton on Wednesday discussions between the lawyers “continue to be productive” and more talks are expected. “ It is going down a certain track and it is not a trial track,” said Ahumada. She said the adjournment was so

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