wow, it's raining proper rain out there in #TheSoo right now. wild. #onwx #onstorm

back to the snow globe effect here in #TheSoo. seems like the warned snowsqualls have started up. #ONStorm

still heckin wimdy, but the snow is holding off just to the west of us, and the highways are slowly reopening from west to east. don't want to speak too soon but we might be through the worst of it here in #TheSoo

the wind is really starting to howl out there. also starting to see power outages due to fallen trees in the west end of town. #TheSoo #ONStorm

I'm usually up early (~5am), so on miserable weather days I often dig out the car and go have a look around before everybody else is out on the roads.

did not do that today. and given the battles other people are fighting to get out of their driveways, I'm glad I didn't. 🥶 #TheSoo #ONStorm

all city facilities, programs, & services closed/cancelled until further notice, including Sault Transit + garbage/recycling collection. #TheSoo #ONStorm

Weather radar screenshot from CASMR (Montreal River). A huge precipitation cloud covers basically all of Algoma, but a blob of yellow and orange—very unusual in winter—sits directly over Sault Ste Marie.

me: I wonder if the worst of the storm will pass us by

the worst of the storm: 🎯

#TheSoo #ONStorm

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with #Hwy17 being closed between Sault Ste Marie and Wawa, travellers are looking for creative ways to route around it

here's my guide to all the options and the challenges involved with each one

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#ONstorm #TheSoo

'They've just ruined 1,000 Christmases.' Sault Ste. Marie residents fear grim aftermath of Algoma Steel layoffs — Toronto Star Just weeks before Christmas, Algoma Steel said it would be laying off 1,000 workers, representing more than a third of the company's workforce.

"They do this after sitting on $900 million in government money? It's outrageous."

#NoStringsAttached #AlgomaSteel #TheSoo
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we didn't really get as much lake effect snow as we could have: maybe 15cm, and areas closer to the lake probably got 20. that said, it was followed this morning by a flash freeze to -17°C. most annoying of all possible winter weather combinations 😅 #TheSoo #onwx

we're at full on snowglobe levels of snowsquall here in #TheSoo right now.

Sault Ste. Marie still mill issues layoff notices to 1,000 workers | CBC News Algoma Steel says it has issued 1,000 layoff notices to workers at its plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

1,000 jobs is about half of Algoma’s workforce. This is brutal news for these families, the Sault and for Canada. #theSoo

Gateway BESS

well there's some good news I wasn't expecting 😅
Samsung & EDP pitching a 200MW, 1600MWh Battery Energy Storage System here in #TheSoo
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Flags at half-mast and book of condolence at Sault Ste. Marie city hall in honour of former MP, mayor, and city councillor Steve Butland. #thesoo #SaultSky

The Sault's current MP, Terry Sheehan gave a very nice statement in the House yesterday marking his Steve's passing. #theSoo #SaultSteMarie #cdnpoli

MPP Chris Scott must resign ‘for the betterment of our city’: Shoemaker 'The basis of his election pitch was that he would have the ability to open those doors in government,' Mayor Matthew Shoemaker said

Now the mayor. Voices are growing for Sault MPP to step down following assault charge. #onpoli #thesoo www.sootoday.com/local-news/m...

UPDATE: Sault MPP Chris Scott accused of assaulting wife with a high chair The premier's office informed the media this morning that the rookie Sault MPP is no longer a member of the governing caucus

“A media announcement planned for this afternoon with Scott at the Thrive Child Development Centre was cancelled.” #thesoo #onpoli

Customer support chat dialog. Agent: "There is an outage in the area. Issue has been reported already and is still in progress. We will have to wait for it to be resolved. We are sorry for the inconvenience" Me: "no worries, I totally understand!"

Shaw/Rogers cable internet outage currently affecting (at least) Sault Ste Marie; helpfully not listed on their outages page at www.rogers.com/support/outage #TheSoo #Shaw #Rogers

And of course, it is still my vacation from my vacations, vacation.

Trying out the local disc golf course Sault Ste. Marie has to offer.

#discgolf #SaultSteMarie #TheSoo

RadarScope screenshot from the Montreal River radar (CASMR). The area around Sault Ste Marie is covered with a massive blob of a storm, with the highest intensity areas off to the southwest.

round 5am this morning we finally got the thunderstorm we've been promised every day for the past week. 😅 #TheSoo #onwx

yeahhh, water is ponding on many streets here in #TheSoo. we're probably going to see at least some minor flash flooding effects in the region. #ONStorm

wow it's been a long time since we've had a thunderstorm powerful enough to get me outta bed in the middle of the night 😅⛈️ #TheSoo #onstorm

Oh come on, Globe and Mail. #theSoo

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., utility gets thanks for helping northern Michigan neighbours hit by storm

This is the Canada-US cross border relationship i grew up knowing. The guy in the White House wants Americans to be angry, but that’s not how Canadians roll. 🇨🇦 #elbowsup #theSoo

light freezing rain already falling in #TheSoo. someone needs to tell the weather it's ahead of schedule. 😅 #ONStorm

about 1.0-1.5mm of ice accretion last night in #TheSoo, plus a bunch of crusty granular snow. but the sun is out and things are pleasant at the moment 🌞 #ONStorm

light freezing rain + ice pellets starting up in the Sault. #ONstorm #TheSoo

Flooding closes Highway 552 in Goulais Closure was reported by the Ministry of Transportation late Saturday

welp, looks like spring is here! 😅🌊 #TheSoo #ONstorm
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Opinion: The view from the Sault on this tariff stupidity Sault Michigan is so close that if you stand on the boardwalk on the Canadian side and wave, someone on the American shore could probably see the greeting. These days, it’s more likely to be a one-fin...

Proudfood hits some nostalgic cues in this. I grew up watching WKBD more than the CBC. Her main point is also becoming increasingly clear: “it won’t be long before this absurd flex harms the only thing the President cares about, which is Donald Trump.” www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi... #thesoo