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Article content Discussion of the proposed ferrochrome smelter for Sault Ste. Marie has gone quiet since the pandemic began, but those opposing it continue to lobby. Tom Vair, the Sault’s deputy CAO of community development and enterprise services, told Sault This Week Noront Resources hasn’t much to update. “Noront has committed to provincial and federal environmental assessment processes for the proposed ferrochrome production facility but it has not started either of them at this time,” Vair told Sault This Week. “Noront is focused on advancing the road to the Ring of Fire and,...

Article content Meaghan Kent is now an established local, full-time lifestyle photographer, six years after getting into photography as a hobby. Originally, she took photos as a way of improving her travel blog, The North Junction. “I had strong, written posts that were performing well online and getting great exposure, but I didn’t have strong, powerful photos to match the writing,” Kent told Sault This Week. “So after I bought my first DSLR in 2015, I turned to YouTube to learn how to use that camera. By July of 2016, I launched Meaghan Kent Photography because my then full-time ...

Article content St. Vincent Place has a new fundraising event aimed at bringing family and friends together in a COVID-safe way while raising donations for the organization. Billed as the Fight Hunger Games 2.0, the event will have two parts that participants can get involved in. The first will be a game-a-thon, in which teams will collect pledges for committing to playing any game for a set amount of time. The second part will be a virtual Fortnite tournament. “We had a Fight Hunger Games event in spring of 2019, but it was much different than this, which is why this one is ‘2.0,’”...

Article content Homer Foster was a Sault Star editor for more than 50 years and a long-time member of the Sault Ste. Marie Planning Board. He died last Wednesday. Foster was 96. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Foster was long-time Sault Star editor Back to video The Thessalon native started his journalism career when he was serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. He did newscasts over his base’s public address system. “Everybody figured I had a pretty good voice for it,” Foster said during an interview with...

Article content Community First Credit Union earlier this year named local woman Lara Stilin as its youngest ever Chief Financial Officer. Effective Jan. 18, Stilin, 32, moved into the CFO role. Your Neighbourhood Credit Union (YNCU), Community First’s parent organization, said in a media release on March 8 the position will allow Stilin to “be a strong role model for women in the organization, as well in the communities YNCU serves across the province.” “I truly respect and support this mission of YNCU/Community First,” Stilin told Sault This Week. “I’m ...