The Sault Star

Walter Chikoski turns 95 in November and family plans bash at Windsor Place Retirement Residence •   • Walter Chikoski’s family encourages him to enjoy Windsor Place Retirement Residence, which includes getting fresh air outside on Queen Street. Walter Chikoski is set to turn 95 in November. And his son, Michael, is stoked about seeing his dad reach that milestone. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team.

• File Press release: The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has received reports of intermittent 9-1-1 outages across the province. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team.

•   • Sept. 17, 2001 Tianna Gregorchuk wrote a letter to God asking Him to prevent a major war following a series of terrorist attacks in the United States. “Please make all this fighting stop,” said the Grade 3 student at Tarentorus Public School in her correspondence. “If it goes on the whole world will be gone.” We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

The city's economic development department and the Chamber of Commerce have added tariff resources pages to their websites to help businesses with government programs. •   • The City of Sault Ste. Marie’s Tariff Resources page includes government programs, services, and supports that may help businesses face tariff-related challenges. The latest round of U.S. tariffs will, no doubt, have impact on local businesses, says the head of the city’s economic development department.

•   • File A little extra room was made for up-and-coming talent at this year’s Sylvan Circle Tour. Six emerging artists will join more experienced talent such as Lucy Boston, Susan Coventry, Mary Stevenson and Konrad Wojcik at eight venues between Echo Bay and Bruce Mines on Saturday. The sale runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sale locations include Bruce Station Hall, Echo Bay Elks Lodge and Bruce Mines Hall. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

•   • A coalition of six Algoma District environmental and conservation groups has released a survey that has been distributed to 140 council candidates in 15 municipalities across Algoma. Municipal election candidates in Sault Ste. Marie and across the district are being asked where they stand on environmental sustainability issues.

Advertisement oop Skip to Content Then along came Mrs. Thompson, who stood proud on principle, skill and compassion to help a little girl develop the courage to pursue the right to be equal •   • Patricia Baker, 8, at her family’s home in Hilton Beach, St. Joseph Island. They moved later to Sault Ste. Marie where Baker attended a large school. This was a difficult journey. There has been a lot of discussion lately about how to deal with a bully.

• Louise Bradford and Maya McKibbin teamed up to create Sage and the Snowshoe Express for young readers. The story is based on Bradford's great-great grandfather, Raymond Miron. Rain and snow weren’t the only headaches Raymond Miron battled when delivering the mail. The Sault Ste. Marie native, who carried correspondence to points east in the 1870s, also had to contend with falling through the ice, blinding blizzards and bitter temperatures during his winter treks to Killarney.

• Exterior of provincial courthouse on Queen Street East on Saturday, May 27, 2023 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. BRIAN KELLY/ POSTMEDIA NETWORK jpg, EL, apsmc Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the Crown attorney and accused. A man will serve house arrest for assaulting his partner and damaging her property. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team.

•   • Mitchell Harris is leading efforts by Sault Ste. Marie Museum to collect maps of the community to help public research.. Sault Ste. Marie residents can help efforts to bolster a database of maps documenting the city that stretches back hundreds of years. Sault Ste. Marie Museum’s Repository for Cartography and Planning has collected nearly 1,000 maps featuring the community dating back to the 1600s over the last two summers. We apologize, but this video has failed to load.