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Those rumours that plans for the new hospital's radiation bunker have been nuked are absolutely false, says Sault Area Hospital's chief of staff, Dr. Alan McLean. The radiation bunker is definitely moving forward, McLean told SooToday.

Sault Ste. Marie City Council voted tonight to ask Sault MPP David Orazietti to convene a joint meeting of City councillors with the board of Sault Area Hospital and representation from the Northeastern Local Health Integration Network.

NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD ************************* Ontario Energy Board issues rate adjustment for Union Gas Limited TORONTO - (December 15) - Today the Ontario Energy Board approved changes to natural gas commodity and delivery rates charge

SooToday.com has received this photo from loyal reader Jim Macdonald, showing the weather in Mamainse Harbour in Batchawana Bay. "Not a nice day at Mamainse," Macdonald tells us. Check out the photo gallery below to see some more shots he took today.

OPP NEWS RELEASES ************************* 6:35 p.m. update OPP advise that Highway 17 North from Batchewana to Wawa is open to traffic again, in all directions, as of 6:15 p.m. today. ************************* 10:20 a.m.

City Council tonight approved paying $29,750 to the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre to map three years of data on local youth crime.

The following cancellation and closure announcements have been received by SooToday.com. We are functioning on the assumption that most local businesses, organizations and services are operating as usual.

NEWS RELEASE DAVID ORAZIETTI, MPP ************************* Orazietti announces Sault Ste. Marie to receive a benefit of $30,683,400 from McGuinty government in 2009 Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund supports and strengthens communities SAULT STE.

Environment Canada has updated its snowsquall warning for Searchmont - Montreal River Harbour - Batchawana Bay - Agawa - Lake Superior Park. A similar earlier warning has ended for Sault Ste. Marie and St.

Caroline Kennedy is officially seeking Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate seat, U.S. networks report. Clinton must vacate her senate seat once her appointment to secretary of state in President-Elect Barack Obama's incoming administration is accepted.