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Animals · Sault Ste. MarieIf you ask the average person which animal they associate with Easter, very likely the first one on the list will be the rabbit or hare. But there’s another, even more closely tied to Easter, and that is the lamb. In fact, lambs have been associated with Easter since – well, since before Easter was Easter.See the Story
CREITH: The ‘shear’ truth about lambs and Easter
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · Sault Ste. MarieFinancial fine points of a proposed merger between Algoma Public Health and Public Health Sudbury and Districts raised a lot of red flags, a board member said. The Ontario government has said that mergers of smaller health units are a key strategy to strengthen public health units as well as slice duplicate services.See the Story
‘We were going to lose power’: Algoma Board of Health echoes merger opposition to ministry
Housing · Sault Ste. MarieSocial Services CEO Mike Nadeau fears that the federal and provincial government dispute will easily spill over and affect municipalities and social service agencies. The federal government is threatening to withhold $357 million from the Ontario government until it shows progress has been made on its 2018 bilateral agreement to create 19,660 new affordable housing units.See the Story
DSSAB capital projects on ice until federal-provincial funding dispute gets resolved
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · Sault Ste. MarieThe U.S. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service reported late Thursday morning it has closed the St. Mary's River, from Nine Mile Point to Point Aux Frenes, until an immobile vessel can be safely moved from the channel. At approximately 1 a.m. Thursday, the American Mariner, a 714-foot bulk cargo ship, struck the Mud Lake Junction Buoy with its bow.See the Story
U.S. Coast Guard closes portion of St. Mary's River to remove vessel that struck buoy
Andrew Scheer · Sault Ste. MarieConservative MP Andrew Scheer took the 'axe the tax' message to Sault MP Terry Sheehan's constituency office on Thursday morning. Conservatives argue that the 23 per cent carbon tax hike will make life even more unaffordable for Canadians, especially farmers and seniors. The Liberal government counters that Canadians who qualify will receive a quarterly carbon tax rebate and those rebates will increase as the carbon tax increases.See the Story
Conservatives make last ditch effort to 'axe' the carbon tax
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · Sault Ste. MarieAlgoma Public Health reported earlier it is sending out some 6,000 letters to Algoma parents and guardians to inform them APH's immunization record for their child is not up to date. Students will not be suspended if parents/guardians inform APH that they have a plan in place for an immunization appointment.See the Story