Members of United Steelworkers 2724 will continue to vote on Saturday on what was described as a ‘final offer’ from Essar Steel Algoma. The current contract for the 600 middle management and supervisory workers at Essar ends at midnight tonight. Voting started after each information meeting on Friday and will continue at the Days Inn from until 3:00 p.m. Members of USW 2251 voted in favour of a new three year contract earlier this week.

This a list of what will not be operating on Monday:

– Cemetery Office

– Jessie Irving and Maycourt children’s centres

– Civic Centre

– All branches of the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library

– Drop-In Centre and Steelton Seniors Centre

– Social Services, Social Housing, Ontario Works and Community Child Care

– Essar Centre Office and Box Office

– Transit Office

Here is what will be open:

– John Rhodes Arena (for scheduled events only)

– Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site (9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

– Bellevue Marina (9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.)

– Roberta Bondar Marina (9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.)

– John Rhodes Community Centre Pool (10:30 a.m. to 2:30 pm. for regular swim programs)

– Manzo Pool (1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

– Greco Pool (1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

– Garbage Collection (One day later than normal this week)

– City Transit (hourly, leaving the terminal at 15 minutes before the hour)

– Parabus (for service booked before 12:00 p.m. on July 30th)

OPP officers are out looking for aggressive drivers, drinking and driving and other situations that may lead to fatal accidents on highways and waterways. The Sault Ste. Marie, Superior East and Elliot Lake OPP detachments have some advice for drivers and boaters during this long weekend. Buckle your seat belt and wear a life jacket when out on the water. Pull over to the side if you feel sleepy behind the wheel. Most important of all, keep your focus on the road when driving and avoid unnecessary distractions, like noisy passengers and talking or texting on the phone.

The ProtoLaunch summer video game making competition winners were announced on Friday at Algoma University. Winners of 15 hundred dollar achievement scholarships were Joshua Cappelli, Teddy Leger, Will Lannigan and Joshua Collins. Two thousand dollar Algoma University scholarships were given to Collins, Samantha Luck, Matthew Lowe and Jordan Allard. Allard, Kang Wang, Lowe and Collins were the big winners of a trip to tour Ubisoft in Montreal. Luck was a Top Artist Award co-winner with Matthew Lowe — Collins won the Top Designer Award and Allard earned the Top Programmer Award. Twenty-four students competed over five weeks this summer to make the best video game for a chance to win.

Two Ontario students are cycling across Canada in a bid to raise funds for alzheimer research and promote awareness. Ian Whatley of Shallow Lake, Ontario and Ben Love from Chatsworth, Ontario are both 3rd year students at the University of Guelph. The pair arrived in Sault Ste. Marie on Friday ahead of schedule — their goal is to raise 25-thousand dollars for the Alzheimer Society Research Program and Whatley says they have managed to raise over 10-thousand dollars thus far.

The community of Hilton Beach on St. Joseph Island is having their annual Community Night Saturday night. The parade starts at 7 o’clock, but there are also games of chance turning the night into a carnival-like atmosphere. A cold plate supper will also be served Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock.

The 9th annual Connor Gorsuch Kids’ Fishing Day takes place on Saturday at Rotary Park in Sault, Michigan. The event is for kids 16 and under and goes from 9 until noon — it’s free with food, beverages and numerous prizes. The fishing begins with kids 8 and under casting from 9 to 10 a.m., children 9 to 16 years of age can fish from 10 to 11 and kids of all ages can fish from 11 a.m. to noon. The event is a favourite for hundreds of area kids and their families and is done in the memory of Connor, the late son of Angela and Gary Gorsuch and the Gorsuch family’s contributions to Kids Fishing Day over the years.

Motorists used to getting to these intersections to get their destination may have to use another route for a while because of construction. One intersection — White Oak Drive at John Street — will be closed for three weeks starting on Tuesday. The city’s Public Works and Transportation department also says that two other intersections — Central Street at Young Street and Alexandra at John Street — will be shut down for three months, effective August 3rd.

The next City Commission in Sault, Michigan goes on Monday night. There are a number of issues to be talked about — one of the more important topics will be uniform times for enforcing parking regulations for metered spaces and two hour free parking spaces in the downtown area. The time suggested would be from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., seven days a week. The authorization to apply for DNR snowmobile enforcement funds for the 2010-11 snowmobile season and a change to zoning involving small wind energy turbines will also be talked about.

Parks Canada is inviting people to learn about the many features of the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area this Civic Holiday weekend. There are five student visitor information officers stationed at information centres in Thunder Bay, Terrace Bay, Nipigon and Schreiber. The area offers visitors an opportunity to recognize and learn about how to conserve to protect marine environments. Visitors are also invited to see a Parks Canada exhibit featuring information and resources located in Rossport this long weekend.