City council has given the OK to an advanced left-turn signal. It’s on MR 80 at Courtemanche St. This is the latest in a series of advanced left-turn signals to move forward. According to reports, there were 28 collisions at the intersection from 2020-25.
A new commercial air route linking North Bay directly with downtown Toronto has launched with the inaugural flight departing from the Jack Garland Airport. Propair, a Quebec-based regional carrier runs five days per week to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
A transformer will be moving down Schumacher streets starting tomorrow. Hydro One is moving a transformer from Hallnor Road to the transformer station on Brundy Avenue in Schumacher. The move is expected to start around 9 a.m. tomorrow.
Sault Ste. Marie police are advising the public that the Collision Reporting Centre, located at 180 Brock Street, will be temporarily closed starting this morning. While the reason for the closure is immediately clear, it will reopen at 12 p.m. today.
The Algoma District School Board Thessalon Public School is closed following a series of leaks on a large area of the roof. That is the primary building which houses two classrooms and the Child Care Algoma daycare. Students are relocating.
Several local skiers with the NEOAA cross country skiing program have qualified for an event at the end of the month. Provincials in Orillia. Extra snowy conditions are said to have been quite helpful in the Process. Provincials are February 24-26
Capreol is putting the final touches on the prep work to host a returning festival. The fifth annual Capreol Winter Carnival set to run from Feb. 27 to March 1. The event is a boost for the local economy and comes with the creation of a number of jobs.
The Callander Bay Heritage Museum is holding a meeting on new strategic plan. It slated for next week. It goes March 4th and comes with a proposal more focus on logging, water, and rail history. It’s all an 18-page document outlying on purpose and future.
A watermain break on Diane Crescent in Elliot Lake has forced road closures in the area. Roads are closed from Diane Crescent from Hart Street to Hart Street as repairs get underway. Repairs are expected, currently, to be completed by 8 p.m. tonight.
Temperatures in Ontario are dipping just in time for a new ice climbing festival this weekend. The first-ever Ice Fest in Sault Ste Marie will bring together climbers of all levels to a pair of locations just outside of the Sault: the Gros Cap Bluffs and the Searchmont Ice Wall.
The city says, at least, required repairs at the community pool are now complete. Families are being thanked for their patience, as the facility says they are excited to open Monday, March 9. Updates to scheduling are also expected shortly.
Employment Opportunities continue to crop up in the area of Temiskaming Shores. This time a post for a Temporary Cemetery worker has gone up. The position is good for 40 hours per week at $25.88 per hour. The positions has a submission date that runs out March 13th.
