Local News

NEWS RELEASE THE KIWANIS CLUB OF LAKESHORE ************************* (January 22) - The Kiwanis Club of Lakeshore hereby advises that the sale of tickets for the Bon Soo Trivia Night 50/50 Draw is halted.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced a big shake-up concerning their management. The Leafs will not be renewing the contract of John Ferguson, the team's current general manager, which expires in June.

SooToday.com has received the following note today from Isaac McKechnie, president of the Soo Michigan Hockey Association, responding to yesterday's letter to the editor from Tom Caswell of the Ontario Sault.

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* Highway closure may be another 24 hours BATCHAWANA BAY, ON - Sault Ste. Marie OPP are now advising that Highway 17 between Batchawana Bay and Wawa may be closed for at least another 24 hours.

The Bank of Canada has this morning cut its key lending rate by one-quarter of a percentage point. Earlier today, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board made an unexpected cut in a benchmark lending rate of three-quarters of a percentage point.

Three Canadians have just been nominated for Academy Awards. Halifax's Ellen Page has snagged a best-actress nomination for her role in Juno. Montreal's Jason Reitman is up for best director for his work on the same film.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* Members of the Joint Forces Drug Unit arrested two males on the 21st of January at 2:15 p.m. at a local bar.

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ************************* City police are asking for the assistance of the public regarding a motor vehicle collision they are investigating that occurred on Monday the 21st of January at 9:11 a.m. on Moss Road.

Group Health Centre will today launch an innovative electronic information project that allows patient information to be shared among pharmicists in the Sault and GHC physicians.

Environment Canada has issued the following snowsquall warning for Searchmont, Montreal River Harbour, Batchawana Bay, Agawa, and Lake Superior Park. The Environment Canada radar image is taken at 9:30 p.m.