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Rainbow Schools Go Blue for Canada Water Week
This month, Rainbow District School Board invites students and staff to Go Blue in support of water awareness and conservation. This environmental challenge coincides with Canada Water Week, a national celebration of water that takes place from March 21st to 27th … Continue reading
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OFA steps into the fray expressing concerns over solar farm
By Rosalind Russell – A provincial organization has come forward expressing its concerns about a proposed solar farm in Massey. Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s Stephanie Vanthof says the local federation submitted comments to Sables-Spanish Rivers Township last year, opposing the … Continue reading
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School buses running in Espanola, Massey, Manitoulin Island – suspended in Sudbury
By Rosalind Russell – All school buses in the City of Greater Sudbury are suspended due to road conditions following the major storm last week. However, all school buses are running in Espanola, Massey, and across the Manitoulin and Algoma … Continue reading
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Funding for turnout gear for Manitoulin firefighters
By Rosalind Russell – A Manitoulin Island volunteer firefighters association will be outfitted with new gear this year. Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Bill Rosenberg met with Northeastern Manitoulin & The Islands Fire Chief Dwayne Deschamps last week to present a Fire Protection … Continue reading
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Egg Campaign for Easter Seals underway today – Buy an egg, help a child
By Rosalind Russell – An Espanola business is taking part in a fundraising campaign for Easter Seals. Easter Seals Program Manager for the local area, Carmen Bazinet, says the annual #UnstoppABLE® campaign (formerly the Paper Egg Campaign) is one of … Continue reading
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Rosenberg makes major funding announcements for Manitoulin
By Rosalind Russell – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Bill Rosenberg was on Manitoulin Island this week announcing major funding for three key projects. He met with Northeastern Manitoulin and the Island Mayor Al McNevin to present an over $1.5M cheque ($1,535,463) to … Continue reading
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Elliot Lake Vikings set to go for 2026-27 season
By Rosalind Russell – Fans of the Elliot Lake Vikings are coming together to welcome back the team this fall. Team president, Jef Jarmovitch says the return of the team represents more than just the return of Junior A hockey … Continue reading
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New collaboration for BMI GROUP in converting Espanola, and other, pulp & paper mills
By Rosalind Russell – BMI Group, the owners of the former Domtar pulp and paper mill in Espanola, has partnered with another company to prepare for conversion as a biorefinery. BMI Group CEO Paul Veidman says BMI’s Bioveld North project … Continue reading
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