Local News

EAST FIRE REGION SITUATION UPDATE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* One new fire Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre requests 12 crews from Ontario There is currently one active fire in the East Fire Region.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Bear sighting in Fenwick Twp near school yard FENWICK TWP, ON - OPP were called to Mountainview Public School yesterday morning around 8:45 a.m.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Tractor trailer collides with moose VANKOUGHNET TWP, ON - A tractor-trailer collided with a moose on Highway 17 on the Mile Hill in Vankoughnet Township yesterday evening around 11:50 p.m.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Open liquor seized VANKOUGHNET TWP, ON - An OPP officer stopped a vehicle on Highway 552 in Vankoughnet Township around 1:16 a.m.

NEWS RELEASE TOURISM SAULT STE. MARIE ************************* SAULT STE. MARIE, ON - (May 29, 2008) - To promote its Northern Explorer program, Tourism Sault Ste.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Volunteers treated to breakfast by police ELLIOT LAKE, ON - The East Algoma OPP hosted their 11th Annual Volunteer Appreciation Break yesterday at the Elliot Lake Moose Family Centre.

Staff and faculty at Algoma University College are downing generous amounts of champagne and orange juice this morning. And unless we're mistaken, the champagne is disappearing faster than the o.j.

NEWS RELEASE WIKWEMIKONG AGRICULTURAL GROUP ************************* WIKWEMIKONG, ON - (May 29) - On July 5, & 6, 2008, the Wikwemikong Agricultural Group will be hosting a rodeo at Thunderbird Park in Wikwemikong.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASES ***************************** Two males arrested on robbery charges Last night at approximately 11:15 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service was called to attend a residence on Gloucester Street regarding a robbery.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* At approximately 2 a.m. this morning the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services responded to a fire at the rear of the Market Mall, 275 Second Line West.