Sault Ste. Marie news

• RUDNICKI, Stanley “Stan”

  14-01-2021 22:11 via saultonline.com
  It is with great sadness and much love that we announce the peaceful passing of Stan Rudnicki at the F.J. Davey Home on January 14, 2021, age 86. Stan leaves behind his loving wife Barbara, of 63 years. Proud and cherished father of his three daughters:  Shirley Broxterman (Tony), Janice Okum (Dale) and Cynthia Zalewski (Steve). […]
  
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• Fire on Albert street

  26-01-2021 10:56 via saultonline.com
  Sault fire services as well as police and paramedics are on scene of a fire in the 200 block of Albert St. west. please avoid area. Updates will be provided.
  
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• Provenzano asks province for help with opioid crisis

  26-01-2021 02:20 via saultonline.com
  During the council meeting Mayor Christian Provenzano asked the province once again for help. “We need help, we don’t have the resources or the infrastructure to address or deal with the opioid crisis that we’ve been dealing with for a number of years now,” said Provenzano. “As counsellor Dufor noted, to some degree we’ve gone […]
  
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• Algoma District drops back to a “Very Low Community Risk Level”

  25-01-2021 22:38 via saultonline.com
  In the latest report from #HowsMyFlattening?, a group led by University of Toronto members who publish analyses that provide further Ontario-specific insights as they monitor Ontario’s performance to flatten the curve, the Algoma District has receded back down to a “Very Low” community risk level for COVID-19 not seen since prior to the holidays. The […]
  
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• BIRCH, Gerald “Jerry”

  25-01-2021 21:52 via saultonline.com
  It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Gerry at the Sault Area Hospital on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the age of 79. Cherished husband and best friend of Shirley Lacoursiere for 26 years. Dear father of Pauline Terry (Jake) and Collette Lacoursiere “Jelly Bean”. Predeceased by his mother Noble Birch. […]
  
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• Algoma Public Health reports the region’s second COVID-19 related death

  25-01-2021 21:39 via saultonline.com
  The Algoma Public Health is reporting the Algoma District’s second death related to COVID-19. “It is with great sadness that today we are reporting the region’s second death related to COVID-19. Out of respect for the family, no further information is being shared.” stated the new release sent to SaultOnline. “I am deeply saddened that […]
  
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• Ontario Investing $200 Million in Local Infrastructure

  25-01-2021 20:37 via saultonline.com
  Funding helps communities build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater systems TORONTO – Today, the Honourable Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure, announced a $200-million investment in municipalities through the 2021 Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to help 424 small, rural and northern communities build and repair roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure. Ontario is […]
  
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• Freeland hints at potential hotel quarantines for returning travellers

  25-01-2021 20:07 via saultonline.com
  OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is “looking seriously” at tougher travel measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including mandatory hotel quarantines for air travellers returning from non-essential trips abroad. Freeland’s remarks build on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leaving the door open earlier this month to tighter restrictions, sparking questions […]
  
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• Ontario Adjusts Vaccination Plan in Response to Pfizer-BioNTech Shipment Delays

  25-01-2021 19:48 via saultonline.com
  Vaccinations for the Province’s Most Vulnerable to be Accelerated TORONTO — The Ontario government is accelerating the vaccination of residents in long-term care, high-risk retirement, and First Nations elder care homes by a new target date of February 5, 2021. To protect access to second doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those who have already […]
  
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• Climate Adaptation Summit ~ Join the World ~ Virtually

  25-01-2021 19:28 via saultonline.com
  Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021: Accelerating Adaptation Action, is underway. Our planet is getting warmer, which has a growing impact on our societies and economies. We need to adapt to a new, more extreme climate. In a video posted to twitter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “Young people understand that we must protect plant and […]
  
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• Ontario public health units beef up infection control as U.K. variant spreads

  25-01-2021 19:16 via saultonline.com
  TORONTO — Ontario public health units are taking extra infection control measures as a more contagious COVID-19 variant that emerged in the United Kingdom is detected across the province. Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Health has found a case of the variant and is advising anyone who has travelled or had visitors from outside […]
  
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• BERTOLO, Roy

  25-01-2021 18:50 via saultonline.com
  Passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, January 24, 2021 with his wife Paula (Vaillancourt) and his three canine friends by his bedside – just as he wished. Father of Sarah Bertolo (Terry Findley) of Virginia and Matthew Bertolo (Keri) of Pennsylvania. Grandfather of Rowen and Adele Findley. Son of the late Gino and […]
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Stolen Credit Card Used December 7, 2020

  25-01-2021 18:07 via saultonline.com
  
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are requesting your assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an incident of fraud. On December 7, 2020, at approximately 5:30 p.m., an unknown male used a stolen credit card at a business in the 200 block of Wellington Street West. It is believed that the […]
  
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• Lynn Beyak, who defended ‘good’ of residential schools, resigns from the Senate

  25-01-2021 17:48 via saultonline.com
  OTTAWA — Ontario Sen. Lynn Beyak is leaving the upper chamber three years before her mandatory retirement. Named to the Senate on the advice of Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper in 2013, she says she was committed to serving just eight years. That is the term limit that would have been imposed on senators under […]
  
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• UPDATE – Police still investigating MVC at Pine and Wellington

  25-01-2021 17:29 via saultonline.com
  The police are still looking for one individual who fled the scene of an accident Saturday night. According to Sault Police Services Communications Manager Lincoln Louttit, these are the events of the evening. “On Saturday a GMC Truck was westbound on Wellington Street East. A white Toyota sedan turned in front of the truck, and […]
  
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• An AGM Invitation from the Sault Symphony Orchestra

  25-01-2021 17:15 via saultonline.com
  SAULT STE. MARIE – The Sault Symphony Orchestra invites all those interested to join them for the 2021 Annual General Meeting on Tues. Jan. 26 at 7pm. As per current restrictions, the meeting will be entirely virtual. To receive the meeting link, just send an email to [email protected] with the request and it will be […]
  
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• Come North ~ A Comprehensive Plan to support Immigration

  25-01-2021 16:52 via saultonline.com
  The Northern Policy Institute recently released a report and action plan as a result of two conferences held just before the outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada. ‘Come North – Population Growth in Ontario’s Northern Regions’. The report states that the impacts of COVID-19 have underscored the societal challenges this document highlights. Inclusive, welcoming communities that […]
  
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• Have You Got a Nomination ready? ~ International Women’s Day Celebrating Local Women

  25-01-2021 16:34 via saultonline.com
  For over seventy years, the Business and Professional Women’s Club has worked to improve the status of women locally. We have and continue to encourage women to participate fully in all facets of business, professions and industry. Since 1988, it has been our pleasure to publicly recognize the contributions of Sault Ste. Marie and area […]
  
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• Today Marks the One Year Anniversary of the First COVID-19 Case in Ontario

  25-01-2021 16:13 via saultonline.com
  Government thanks those who stepped up, did their part, and showed the true Ontario spirit TORONTO — Today, Premier Doug Ford and Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, issued the following statement to mark significant milestones since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Ontario on January 25, 2020: “A year ago […]
  
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• Technology sector helps lift Toronto market in early trading, U.S. markets mixed

  25-01-2021 15:48 via saultonline.com
  TORONTO — Gains in the technology sector helped lift Canada’s main stock index even as the heavyweight energy and metals and mining sectors fell in early trading. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 11.80 points at 17,857.71. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 154.69 points at 30,842.29. The S&P 500 index […]
  
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• The Sault Ste Marie Police Service Requests help from Public

  25-01-2021 15:24 via saultonline.com
  The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in relation to a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred just after midnight on Saturday, June 27, 2020. The collision took place in the 1000 block of People’s Road. The collision involved a motor vehicle and a bicycle. Anyone who may have witnessed the […]
  
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• Fatal Snowmobile Collision Near Ranger Lake

  25-01-2021 15:23 via saultonline.com
  On January 24, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m. the Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a snowmobile collision on Highway 556 near Ranger Lake in Snow Township. A collision between a pick-up truck and snowmobile occurred.  The 40 year old snowmobile operator from Sault Ste Marie was pronounced deceased at the scene. […]
  
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• Garage Fire Leads to Extensive Damage

  25-01-2021 15:10 via saultonline.com
  The Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services are reporting an update to Friday night’s garage fire in the Sault’s central area. Fire crews responded to an address on Eagle Dr where a residential garage fire led to extensive damage. The investigation of the fire has been determined. Sault Fire Services stated that the fire was a […]
  
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• Great Canadian Gaming chief executive Rod Baker resigns from company

  25-01-2021 14:44 via saultonline.com
  TORONTO — Great Canadian Gaming Corp. says Rod Baker has stepped down as president and chief executive of the company. Baker has also resigned as a member of the company’s board of directors. Great Canadian says Terrance Doyle, president of strategic growth and chief compliance officer, has been appointed as interim chief executive. The company […]
  
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• Scientists launch social media campaign to counter COVID-19 misinformation

  25-01-2021 14:02 via saultonline.com
  TORONTO — Scientists and health experts are launching a nationwide campaign to counter misinformation about COVID-19 and related vaccines. The #ScienceUpFirst initiative is an awareness and engagement campaign that will use social media to debunk incorrect information and boost science-based content. The campaign team says in a news release that it emerged from conversations between […]
  
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• VIEWPOINT Supervised Drug Injection Sites Save Lives

  25-01-2021 13:54 via saultonline.com
  By Peter Chow The first supervised injection service opened 30 years ago in Switzerland. Today there are more than 90 supervised injection services worldwide, including in Europe, Australia and Canada. They save thousands of lives — people were revived from overdoses 2,275 times in Ontario’s 19 federally approved injection sites in 2018. In the first […]
  
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• Peter Chow: Supervised Drug Injection Sites Save Lives

  25-01-2021 13:54 via saultonline.com
  The first supervised injection service opened 30 years ago in Switzerland. Today there are more than 90 supervised injection services worldwide, including in Europe, Australia and Canada. They save thousands of lives — people were revived from overdoses 2,275 times in Ontario’s 19 federally approved injection sites in 2018. In the first three months of […]
  
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• Province says Safety of Schools Remains Priority Number One for Ontario

  25-01-2021 13:16 via saultonline.com
  More Than 100,000 Students Return To In-Person Learning With Enhanced Safety Measures to Protect Against COVID-19 TORONTO – Today, Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Education, issued the following statement to provide an update on the return to in-person learning for schools in seven Public Health Units: “Our priority throughout this pandemic has been to keep […]
  
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• Parliament set to resume with focus on COVID-19 vaccines, supports

  25-01-2021 10:00 via saultonline.com
  OTTAWA — The federal government’s handling of COVID-19 vaccination campaign is set to dominate the agenda when Parliament resumes today. Members of Parliament are expected to work together to again allow virtual attendance in the House of Commons as many provinces remain in lockdown during the second wave of the pandemic. They are also set […]
  
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• UPDATE – Special Investigations Unit looking into death

  24-01-2021 22:16 via saultonline.com
  Mississauga, ON (24 January, 2021) — The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 30-year-old man last night in Sault Ste. Marie. Preliminary information suggests the following: At approximately 7:30 p.m. on January 23, 2021, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officers were dispatched to an apartment building located at 725 […]
  
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