Sault Ste. Marie news

• City issues RFP for bike share pilot program

  26-09-2018 21:48 via saultstar.com
  Bicycles may become more readily available to borrow in Sault Ste. Marie in the future.
  City council passed a resolution giving the nod to city staff to issue a request for proposal process to determine if it is feasible to establish a bike sharing program in the city.
  The pilot program is expected to run for six months.
  Bike share programs are being more popular in municipalities across Ontario. They allow individuals to ‘share’ or use bikes for a short term basis through a rental s
  
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• Buses not running north of Sault

  24-02-2026 13:54 via saultstar.com
  Press release:AHSTS – Transportation Cancellation – Weather Related – February 24, 2026Northern Area – including Wawa, White River & DubreuilvilleDue to the impending inclement weather, and visibility concerns forecasted for today, all school-related transportation will be cancelled for students attending schools in Wawa & White River.Schools will remain open, however no transportation will be provided.Note – all
  
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• It's legal but the optics are bad in Chris Scott case

  24-02-2026 06:10 via saultthisweek.com
  You hear at times stories where it is said everything is probably on the up and up but the optics are bad. That is pretty well how I consider the case in court of our MPP, Chris Scott, who is there accused of assault for allegedly striking his wife with a high chair. I was approached by a reader who suggested that Ontario Court Justice Heather Mendes, who recently granted Scott an adjournment of his case until May 20, appeared to be in a conflict of interest. His reasoning: Mendes is the wife of
  
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• ‘Bon voyage’ with SAHF travel raffle

  24-02-2026 06:06 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Area Hospital Foundation’s ‘Around the World’ Trip Draw tickets are almost gone, and sales close on Friday, Feb. 27. One ticket offers 16 chances to win, with trips to 12 destinations and four cash prizes. Each vacation also offers a travel voucher alternative to choose your own vacation, says an SAHF media release. Tickets are $150 each and could land multiple dream getaways. Funds raised through this trip draw help fund critical medical equipment at Sault Area Hospital.
  
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• Appeal court upholds acquittal of Metis hunters in 2001

  24-02-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  Feb. 24, 2001 The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld the acquittal of Metis hunters Steve Powley and Roddy Powley and their aboriginal right to hunt.Feb. 24, 1976 Recent heavy snowfall coupled with continuous mild weather has made it difficult for city board of works crews to maintain snow removal on Sault Ste. Marie’s streets.Feb. 24, 1951 Msgr. T.J. Crowley will officiate at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new Catholic church on MacDonald Avenue on Feb. 25. The foundation and mos
  
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• Don’t Stop Now

  24-02-2026 05:47 via saultthisweek.com
  Deaths outweigh births in almost every region of Northern Ontario. Without the recent population increase driven by both immigration and an increase in temporary residents, Northern Ontario would be demographically and economically unsustainable. These are the findings presented in Northern Policy Institute’s most recent Briefing Note on population change. “While the population of Canada and Ontario doubled over the last 50 years, the story in the regions of Northern Ontario is very
  
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• Sault police urges citizens to stay off the river

  24-02-2026 05:35 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Police Service reminds community members to stay off the ice on the St. Marys River. Sault Police have recently received multiple reports of people walking on the ice atop the St. Mary’s River and even creating holes for cold plunging far from shore. This is extremely dangerous, says a media release. River ice is unpredictable because the water beneath it is constantly moving. Ice thickness can change quickly, and what appears solid may not be strong enough to support a pe
  
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• OPP warns of trend in police impersonation scams

  24-02-2026 05:17 via saultthisweek.com
  Ontario Provincial Police warns residents across North East Ontario about an emerging scam trend in which suspects pose as police officers in order to defraud victims of significant amounts of money. Recent incidents in other parts of Ontario have involved fraudsters contacting victims by phone and falsely claiming to be members of the OPP. In each case, the suspects used fabricated names, ranks, and badge numbers to appear legitimate, says an OPP media release. Victims were instructed to withdr
  
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• Algoma University Hunger Freeze exceeds food security goal

  24-02-2026 04:49 via saultthisweek.com
  As part of the 63rd Annual Bon Soo Winter Carnival, Algoma University’s Hunger Freeze brought together more than 265 participants, with 62 Algoma U. students, staff, and faculty joining in an act of solidarity to raise awareness and funds in the fight against food insecurity. The initiative surpassed its fundraising goal, raising well over $2,000 and more than 5,000 food items in support of the Algoma University Students’ Union Food Pantry, which provides critical support to students
  
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• Seedy Saturday announces possibility of spring

  24-02-2026 04:43 via saultthisweek.com
  Forget the groundhog seeing its shadow. Sault Ste. Marie Horticultural Society’s annually-occurring Seedy Saturday means that spring is officially approaching. “For many gardeners, Seedy Saturday marks the true beginning of the growing season,” says Rod G. Morrison, president of the Horticultural Society. “It’s the first event of the year that really gets people thinking about spring and what they want to plant.” After two very difficult winters for Saultites,
  
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• Federal funding allows Sault wellness bus to operate for two years

  24-02-2026 02:30 via saultstar.com
  A little more than $3.5 million of funding to operate the community outreach and wellness response team 24-7 is welcome news to the City of Sault Ste. Marie.  Sault-Algoma MP Terry Sheehanformally announced the funding as part of an $11 million the federal government’s Emergency Treatment Fund is making into eight projects across Northern Ontario.
    Of that total, the city and Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services collectively received $7.1 million.
    The city&rs
  
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• Sault city council calls on province to ensure Sudbury lab remains open

  24-02-2026 01:49 via saultstar.com
  Elaine Della-Mattia 
      City council unanimously passed a resolution calling on the Ontario government and the Ministry of Health to ensure that essential medical laboratory services remain accessible in Northern Ontario, including a laboratory processing centre in Sudbury.  Ward 1 Coun. Sandra Hollingsworth told city council that LifeLabs plans on closing its Sudbury processing laboratory, something that could have detrimental effects on Sault Ste. Marie residents who
  
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• Health care on menu at retired steelworkers’ March meeting

  23-02-2026 21:27 via saultstar.com
  Proposed health-care changes in Ontario and Canada will be the hot topic March 10 when Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 6-17 meets next.
    Guest speaker Albert Dupuis, chairperson of the Algoma Chapter of the Ontario Health Coalition, will speak following lunch. 
    OHC, which advocates for publicly funded health care, argues that all medical services ought to be provided without user fees, among other things. It strongly oppos
  
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• Getting Sault Area Hospital parking policy straight - Take our poll

  23-02-2026 16:13 via saultstar.com
  Few are neutral when asked about having to pay for Sault Area Hospital – or any hospital – parking. So, whenever Sault Ste. Marie’s principal health-care facility opts to raise the cost for parking at its Great Northern Road facility – as it did late last year- chatter is bound to abound. Especially in this curious age of social media when many shoot from the hip despite having little gra
  
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• EXPLAINER: Getting Sault Area Hospital parking policy straight - Take our poll

  23-02-2026 16:13 via saultstar.com
  Few are neutral when asked about having to pay for Sault Area Hospital – or any hospital – parking. So, whenever Sault Ste. Marie’s principal health-care facility opts to raise the cost for parking at its Great Northern Road facility – as it did late last year- chatter is bound to abound. Especially in this curious age of social media when many shoot from the hip despite having little gra
  
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• EXPLAINER: Getting Sault Area Hospital parking policy straight

  23-02-2026 16:13 via saultstar.com
  Few are neutral when asked about having to pay for Sault Area Hospital – or any hospital – parking. So, whenever Sault Ste. Marie’s principal health-care facility opts to raise the cost for parking at its Great Northern Road facility – as it did late last year- chatter is bound to abound. Especially in this curious age of social media when many shoot from the hip despite having little gra
  
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• Pine Street retail plaza listed for $9.5 million

  23-02-2026 00:38 via saultstar.com
  A fully leased Pine Street shopping plaza anchored by Food Basics has been put up for sale with an asking price of $9.5 million. The 42,455-square-foot retail property sits on just over four acres at the corner of Pine Street and McNabb Street. According to the listing, the plaza is 100 per cent occupied and positioned as a “daily-needs” destination serving the surrounding neighbourhood. In addition to the grocery store anchor, the plaza includes a mix of retail, service and food ten
  
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• McDougall Energy acquires Cochrane-based fuel, logistics companies

  23-02-2026 00:24 via saultstar.com
  Sault Ste. Marie–based McDougall Energy has expanded its Northern Ontario footprint with the acquisition of two Cochrane companies. McDougall Energy Inc. and McDougall Transportation Inc. finalized the purchase of Meridian Fuels and Northern Freight & Logistics on Feb. 10. The deal brings the family-owned businesses under the McDougall banner, adding fuel distribution and freight services in the Cochrane region. The companies serve commercial, industrial, mining and residential custome
  
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• Trade-In & Upgrade Event - Limited Time! - SooToday.com

  22-02-2026 18:50 via news.google.com
  Trade-In & Upgrade Event - Limited Time!  SooToday.com
  
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• Overtime hockey heartbreak closes Milan Cortina Olympics for Canada - SooToday.com

  22-02-2026 17:30 via news.google.com
  Overtime hockey heartbreak closes Milan Cortina Olympics for Canada  SooToday.com
  
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• AMSOIL Synthetic Oils & Performance Products - SooToday.com

  22-02-2026 16:00 via news.google.com
  AMSOIL Synthetic Oils & Performance Products  SooToday.com
  
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• SULLIVAN, James (Sully) McEwen - SooToday.com

  22-02-2026 15:50 via news.google.com
  SULLIVAN, James (Sully) McEwen  SooToday.com
  
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• Producers 'really optimistic' about future of northern farming - SooToday.com

  22-02-2026 13:05 via news.google.com
  Producers 'really optimistic' about future of northern farming  SooToday.com
  
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• Sault mom returns for another plunge

  22-02-2026 05:59 via saultstar.com
  Leanne Savage is back in the swim of things at Bon Soo Winter Carnival.After a 47-year break, the mother of five returned to the Polar Bear Swim.Savage was just 12 in 1971 when she took her first frosty dip – then based at a slip near what became the Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre a few years later. She did the swim until she was 18. The chance to take the plunge again – this time with her daughter, Rebecca – brought Savage to the swim’s new home at Canadian Bushplane Herit
  
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• Maguire Stands Tall as Thunderbirds Hold Off Voodoos in Sault Ste Marie - Saultsports.com

  22-02-2026 04:49 via news.google.com
  Maguire Stands Tall as Thunderbirds Hold Off Voodoos in Sault Ste Marie  Saultsports.com
  
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• Sault mom hurt in fatal crash out of critical care

  22-02-2026 04:31 via saultstar.com
  A Sault Ste. Marie woman badly hurt in a fatal crash that claimed her young son in early January is out of critical care at a Toronto hospital.Wendy Hinan is now in a private room at St. Michael’s Hospital.She had an “assortment of surgeries” after suffering multiple broken bones in the Jan 7 crash on Black Road. A van crossed the centre line and hit the SUV driven by Hinan. Her two-year-old son, Devereaux, died of his injuries at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Hina
  
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• UPDATED: Sunday Thessalon emergency department closure averted

  22-02-2026 00:06 via saultstar.com
  Thessalon’s emergency departmenthas ducked a weekend shutdown. After being shuttered from 8 a.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday, the site, east of Sault Ste. Marie, was to be closed from 8 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, North Shore Health Network said in a release Saturday. However, a doctor was secured to staff the shift. This is following a 
  24-hour shutdown earlier this week
  , which began Tuesday and extended into early Wednesday morning.
    Unlike the most recent shut
  
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• Thessalon emergency department hit again

  22-02-2026 00:06 via saultstar.com
  Thessalon’s emergency departmentwill shoulder another weekend shutdown. After being shuttered from 8 a.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday, the site, east of Sault Ste. Marie, will be closed from 8 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, North Shore Health Network said in a release Saturday. This is following a 
  24-hour shutdown earlier this week
  , which began Tuesday and extended into early Wednesday morning.
    Unlike the most recent shutdown, no nurse practitioner will be availab
  
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• O'TOOLE, Ruthann Isabell - SooToday.com

  21-02-2026 20:57 via news.google.com
  O'TOOLE, Ruthann Isabell  SooToday.com
  
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• SICOLI, David 'Zig' - SooToday.com

  21-02-2026 20:34 via news.google.com
  SICOLI, David 'Zig'  SooToday.com
  
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