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• Weekend Outlook: The quiet between two storms - SooToday.com

  26-12-2025 14:51
  Weekend Outlook: The quiet between two storms  SooToday.com
  
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• Mayor warns of difficult year in 1976

  06-01-2026 06:01 via saultstar.com
  Jan. 6, 2001Mayor John Rowswell wants council to approve spending $5,000 to hear a presentation about a SMARTpark.Jan. 6, 1976 Mayor Nick Trbovich called on city council to cut deeply into its spending proposals for 1976 even if it means creating hardships and asking for sacrifices. The mayor’s inaugural address contained warnings that the city faces a difficult year and that council must approach it with caution and restraint.Hints that dropping enrolments and spending cutbacks could forc
  
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• Good plan — that council order driveway windrow clearance

  06-01-2026 04:52 via saultthisweek.com
  Windrows, the strips of snow, and often ice, city plows leave across the opening of driveways, have already been an unwelcome presence too often in the ugly winter we are experiencing. In some areas of the city they have risen more than two feet and on at least one instance plows, digging deep on second passes, have deposited in driveways icy chunks that defy the use of snowblowers. The blades on tractors or pickup trucks were the fastest way to clear them and those residents with contracts were
  
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• 2025 Sault Ste. Marie Medal of Merit recipients

  06-01-2026 04:45 via saultthisweek.com
  The 2025 recipients of the Sault Ste. Marie Medal of Merit are Clyde Healey, Morley Torgov, and Gary Trembinski (posthumously), selected by the mayor’s Medal of Merit committee. Clyde Healey Whether modernizing the local utility sector, serving Canada in uniform, supporting veterans and military families, or preserving the City’s history, Clyde Healey’s contributions to Sault Ste. Marie span more than five decades, says a media release from City of Sault Ste. Marie. Throughout
  
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• Sault's hellstrips under snow siege

  06-01-2026 04:21 via saultthisweek.com
  Another massive snowfall year is nothing new to the city of Sault Ste. Marie, a “winter-city” that experiences yearly snowfall accumulations of 12 feet or more. Last year’s 14, yes, 14 feet total snowfall accumulation was an unbelievable amount of snowfall, which many Saultites dubbed the snowmageddon year. Last year’s snowmageddon 2024-2025 was an unrelenting month after month of snowfall that tried even the most hardened Saultite to offload the fundamental Canadian life
  
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• Impaired, dangerous operation charges laid in Go-kart crash

  06-01-2026 04:07 via saultthisweek.com
  A Go-kart collision last week drew a raft of charges against its operator, Logan MacGillivray, 20. Sault Ste. Marie Police Service says in a media release the collision with a motor vehicle occurred shortly before 5:15 p.m. Dec. 27 in the area of Doncaster Road and Farwell Terrace. Upon speaking with the driver of the go-kart, officers developed grounds to believe their ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol. They were arrested. No physical injuries were reported. Multiple br
  
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• East Algoma OPP makes arrests in Peshu Lake area thefts

  06-01-2026 03:35 via saultthisweek.com
  Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two people and recovered stolen property from multiple break and enters during the fall in the Peshu Lake, Aubrey Falls, and Ranger Lake areas. Sault Ste. Marie OPP officers conducting proactive patrols Dec. 27 located an encampment with a large amount of stolen property in a bush area near the intersection of Highway 556 and Highway 129, says an OPP media release. These members were assisted by the North East Region Emergency Response Team and Sault
  
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• It’s for-sure — the list of recyclables has expanded

  06-01-2026 02:41 via saultthisweek.com
  A full week into a new recycling program, many local residents remain unsure about the changes. Ontario’s new extended producer responsibility recycling program came into effect on Jan. 1 and with it, unified recycling programs across the province. Sault Ste. Marie residents can now recycle far more than they could in the past, including foam, beverage cartons, flexible plastic packaging, and toothpaste tubes. As a result of the legislation creating these changes, the municipality no longe
  
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• Congregation Beth Jacob plays a starring role in new exhibit

  06-01-2026 02:37 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Museum will present an exhibition that recognizes and celebrates more than a century of Jewish life in the community and its contributions. Titled Rooted: 125+ Years of Jewish History in Sault Ste. Marie, the exhibit will open Wednesday, Jan. 14, closing on Saturday, Jan. 31. The exhibit will focus on the role played by Congregation Beth Jacob in the community, the congregation’s vibrancy throughout the years, and the contributions of local Jewish citizens. Developed in pa
  
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• Stabbing victim feared death during Sault boardwalk assault: WILL UPDATE

  05-01-2026 23:00 via saultstar.com
  A grocery store worker thought he was going to die when he was attacked by a stranger on the boardwalk, near Station Mall, in late summer 2023.Liam Frenette was having a snack on a bench near the downtown shopping centre when someone grabbed him from behind, court heard Monday on the first day of the trial of his alleged attacker.He said he told his assailant, “I don’t know you,” thinking the assault in the early afternoon of Sept. 7, 2023 was prompted by mistaken identity. &ld
  
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• Stabbing victim feared death during Sault boardwalk assault

  05-01-2026 23:00 via saultstar.com
  A grocery store worker thought he was going to die when he was attacked by a stranger on the boardwalk, near Station Mall, in late summer 2023.Liam Frenette was having a snack on a bench near the downtown shopping centre when someone grabbed him from behind, court heard Monday on the first day of the trial of his alleged attacker.He said he told his assailant, “I don’t know you,” thinking the assault in the early afternoon of Sept. 7, 2023 was prompted by mistaken identity. &ld
  
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• Sault security officer injured in business altercation

  05-01-2026 20:43 via saultstar.com
  City police have charged a 43-year-old man in connection with an altercation at a Queen Street business that resulted in a serious injury to a security officer.  Police say 911 operators received reports of an altercation in the 600 block of Queen Street at about 1 a.m. At that time, the accused was identified.
    On Jan. 3, a further investigation revealed the accused had assaulted the security officer, cause serious physical injury, a press release states.  Albert Lariviere, 43,
  
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• Two arrested, stolen property recovered from multiple B&E’s

  05-01-2026 19:46 via saultstar.com
  Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve arrested two people in connection with a number of break and enters in the Peshu Lake area.  Stolen property has also been recovered.Police say on Dec. 27, proactive patrols located an encampment with a large amount of stolen property in a bush area near Highway 556 and Highway 129.  With assistance from the North East Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Canine Unit,  two  People were arrested.&n
  
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• Fire services responds to carbon monoxide alarm

  05-01-2026 17:43 via saultstar.com
  A multi-residential home in the 600 block of Wellington Street East was evacuated after carbon monoxide was found in multiple units on Jan. 3.
    Fire services said residents were evacuated, and EMS and Enbridge Gas were called to the scene.  The cause of the carbon monoxide was determined to be from snow blocking the exterior vents of the building.
    One resident was taken to hospital for precautionary reasons. There were no other injuries reported.
     “Without the
  
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• Thessalon ER closes for 24 hours

  05-01-2026 14:24 via saultstar.com
  The emergency department at North Shore Health Network’s Thessalon site will be closed for 24 hours starting Monday morning.The closure, effective until Tuesday at 8 a.m., is due to physician shortages, a release says.
  
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• Irish Rovers bring party to Sault

  04-01-2026 04:43 via saultstar.com
  The Irish Rovers help start St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Sault Ste. Marie.The long-time Canadian band, with hits including The Unicorn, Wasn’t That a Party and The Black Velvet Band, rolls into Sault Community Theatre Centre on March 14 at 7 p.m., a release says. Tickets, $74.62 adults and $60.50 students, are on sale at Community Theatre Box Office at Station Mall or online at saultctc.ca. The 10-date tour of Manitoba and Ontario includes stops in Winnipeg, Thunder Bay and St.
  
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• Sault Star journalists pick their top stories of the past week

  04-01-2026 04:00 via saultstar.com
  From Jeffrey Ougler:Doctor shortages blamed for no New Year’s Eve emergency department coverage in Thessalon. 
  https://www.saultstar.com/news/no-new-years-eve-emergency-department-coverage-in-thessalonDebut live offering recorded in Sault Ste. Marie gives musician Mike Haggith much to cheer about.
  https://www.saultstar.com/entertainment/haggith-comes-alive-debut-live-offering-recorded-in-sault-gives-musician-much-to-cheer-aboutSault Ste. Marie winter storm suspends and/or cancels seve
  
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• Production up at Wawa gold mine

  03-01-2026 21:29 via saultstar.com
  Production shined bright at a Wawa-area gold mine during the third quarter.Wesdome’s Eagle River site produced 34,296 ounces between July and September, a release says.That’s up from 23,688 ounces during the same three-month span in 2024. The gain was largely due to a 17 per cent increase in average grade.Gold produced from January to September stands at 88,907 ounces, compared to 67,859 ounces during the first nine months of 2024.“Eagle River delivered another outstanding quar
  
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• ATV driver faces charges in Thessalon

  03-01-2026 19:59 via saultstar.com
  An all-terrain vehicle operator allegedly tried to evade police in Thessalon on Friday. He was stopped at Highway 17 and Highway 129, Ontario Provincial Police say. Shawn Turcotte, 41, of Thessalon, was charged with failure to comply with probation order, driving while under suspension, fail to drive in same direction as traffic, two counts drive non-passenger ATV with passenger and five counts operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code.He was to appear in bail court in Blind River on Sa
  
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• New Year's baby 'had a mission'

  03-01-2026 18:01 via saultstar.com
  Radley Devon MacMillan wasn’t going to wait around to make his debut. Sault Ste. Marie’s New Year’s baby for 2026 was born at Sault Area Hospital last Thursday at 3:45 a.m.He’s the fourth child of Jordan Bringleson and Tyler MacMillan. Mom and dad are natives of Desbarats. Radley, unlike his three older siblings, showed up before his due date. His older sister and two big brothers waited in the wings for more than a week past their respective expected arrival times.&ldquo
  
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• Block Parent Program launches in Sault in 1976

  03-01-2026 14:27 via saultstar.com
  Jan. 3, 2001 Jacob Michael Mancuso is Sault Ste. Marie’s 2001 New Year’s Baby. He was born at 5:48 p.m. at the General Hospital on Jan. 1.Gino Pino has a 20-year-old lemon tree that produces plenty of fruit right here in Sault Ste. Marie. He keeps his tree indoors at his Johnson Avenue home for the winter. It’s back outside when the warm summer months return.Jan. 3, 1976 All systems are go for the Block Parent Program in Sault Ste. Marie. It will start in the city’s east
  
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• No ticket wins Lotto Max's $46M jackpot

  03-01-2026 14:23 via saultstar.com
  Numbers drawn: 5, 9, 11, 22, 30, 41, 43 Bonus: 49
  
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• New precautions after rhinovirus confirmed in Blind River long-term care unit

  02-01-2026 22:40 via saultstar.com
  Rhinovirus has been confirmed in North Shore Health Network’s long-term care unit in Blind River, with Algoma Public Health (APH) declaring an outbreak.
    NSHN said Friday afternoon it is working “closely” with APH to keep workers, providers, residents and visitors, safe, which includes monitoring all residents for new symptoms and closing the unit to new admissions. 
    Rhinoviruses, also known as the common cold,
  
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• Sault residents invited to share family treasures

  02-01-2026 20:40 via saultstar.com
  Family treasures and interesting historical documents can be shared at Sault Ste. Marie Public Library’s North Branch on Jan. 20. Start time of the archive show and tell is 6 p.m., a release says.Registration starts Tuesday at 10 a.m. Call 705-759-5248.
  
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• Salvation Army tops kettle goal

  02-01-2026 20:17 via saultstar.com
  Donations – big and small – boosted Salvation Army’s kettle campaign in its last days and boosted the tally collected well past the $132,000 goal.Corps officer Maj. Sean Furey estimates about $152,000 was donated. The fundraising effort ended Dec. 23.The extra cash ensures a buffer for additional expenses during what’s expected to be another year of strong demand for food from Sault Ste. Marie residents.A anonymous benefactor brought a cheque for $50,000 to Salvation Army
  
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• Library launches reading club for kids

  02-01-2026 16:04 via saultstar.com
  A reading club for youngsters is underway at Sault Ste. Marie Public Library’s branches. Registration for Reading With My Gnomies is underway at James L. McIntyre Centennial Library and North Branch Library, a release says. Participants earn prize entries for every challenge completed.Call 705-759-5241 for more information.
  
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• 'Lots' of workers will return to Algoma Steel: Fedeli

  02-01-2026 15:48 via saultstar.com
  By Allison Jones and Liam Casey THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — In a year that began with the United States upending global trading relationships, Ontario’s economic development minister travelled the world in search of new ties and has zeroed in on the defence sector as a way to steady the ship into next year and beyond. The American-generated turmoil is far from over but Ontario, like the country, and like most of the rest of the world, is looking to distance itself from the seemingly
  
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• Algoma faces tough road to profitability - Take our poll

  02-01-2026 14:15 via saultstar.com
  The federal and Ontario governments have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars of financial loans and other support into Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-based Algoma Steel Inc., Canada’s only non-foreign-owned steel mill, and that may just be the start of things. Earlier this month, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly suggested the federal government may be willing to support Algoma if it built a structural beam plant. Similar comments have been made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. No one knows ho
  
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• Algoma faces tough road to profitability

  02-01-2026 14:15 via saultstar.com
  The federal and Ontario governments have pumped hundreds of millions of dollars of financial loans and other support into Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-based Algoma Steel Inc., Canada’s only non-foreign-owned steel mill, and that may just be the start of things. Earlier this month, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly suggested the federal government may be willing to support Algoma if it built a structural beam plant. Similar comments have been made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. No one knows ho
  
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• It's lights out for '6-7'

  02-01-2026 14:01 via saultstar.com
  Some unwanted words and phrases just won’t go away. Lake Superior State University’s 50th Banished Words List includes three nominees that weary wordsmiths already gave the heave-ho to – others include absolutely, at the end of the day and game changer – in years past.Using “gift” as a verb irked a nominee from Oklahoma. Gift was originally punted from use in 1994. “It will make me feel better to recommend that it be included once again,” said Jame
  
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