NEWS RELEASE
THE CHIPPEWA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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Due to a release of oil at Algoma Steel, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the Chippewa County Health Department had issued a no body contact advisory for Sugar Island’s North Shore Area, from West Shore Dr., north of 1 ½ Mile Rd., along Northshore Dr., and along E. Village Rd.
People had been advised to avoid body contact with surface waters in the above area.
Monitoring of the situation has determined that the oil has dissipated and body contact with the river water is no longer a threat.
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