Article content The federal government is providing $336,000 in funding to the District Social Services Administration Board of Sault Ste. Marie to operate a safe voluntary isolation site. The funding will be used for up to eight hotel/motel rooms to accommodate COVID positive individuals or those who may need to self-isolate and can’t do so in their existing residences. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Self-isolation support offered through federal government program Back to video “We know COVID-19 spreads easily when individuals can’t self-isolate,” said Sault MP Terry Sheehan during a virtual announcement Thursday on behalf of federal Minister of Health and MP Patty Hajdu.