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The Heart of the Gutsy Walk
By Christopher Clark – Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to a group of lifelong conditions that cause chronic inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and in some cases indeterminate colitis. These diseases inflame the lining … Continue reading
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Charity BBQ
By Grant Lewis – The Espanola Lions club will be holding a “donation” BBQ at the Beer Store in aid of Leukemia Research. Sausages and Hot Dogs and drinks will be available. So donate your bottles and have lunch all … Continue reading
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Love moto-cross – the season begins locally this weekend
By Rosalind Russell – If you love moto-cross, rev up that engine, the season begins in the local area this weekend. The Massey Agricultural Society has opened up its moto-cross course at the fairgrounds with practices beginning this weekend. Anyone … Continue reading
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Boil water advisory removed at Webbwood housing following repairs
By Rosalind Russell – Water filtration has returned to normal at a Webbwood housing property, so a boil water advisory has been removed. Manitoulin-Sudbury District Social Services oversees the C.A. MacMillan property in Webbwood. The agency states they were informed … Continue reading
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Ontario lowers age for colorectal cancer screening
By Rosalind Russell – The Ontario government is lowering the age you can access publicly funded colorectal cancer screening. As of July 1, officials say the age will be lowered from 50 to 45, and to 40 for those at … Continue reading
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Espanola Fire Chief Mike Pichor is retiring at the end of the month
By Rosalind Russell – Espanola’s long-time Fire Chief Mike Pichor is retiring at the end of the month. Pichor, who has been involved in fire services for over 40 years, the last 20 or so as fire chief, will formally … Continue reading
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Espanola Regional Hospital Foundation receives $10,000 gift to support nurses
By Rosalind Russell – The Royal Bank of Canada and its foundation have donated $10,000 to the Espanola Regional Hospital & Health Centre Foundation to mark National Nursing Week. The bank made the donations yesterday (May 5) as part of … Continue reading
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Smile Cookie campaign a huge success across the region
By Rosalind Russell – The Smile Cookie campaign run by Tim Hortons outlets across the country has been successful in our local region. In Espanola, $20,700 was raised for the Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank while $17, 913 was raised … Continue reading
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Rainbow board hosts Third Annual Eco Summit
By Rosalind Russell – The Rainbow District School Board hosted the Third Annual Eco Summit on Monday, drawing together eco-leaders from Grades six to 12 to Sudbury’s Fraser Auditorium. Board education director Bruce Bourget says environmental education and sustainability is … Continue reading
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Smile cookies
By Grant Lewis – We all realize the importance of Food Banks in our country, province,cities and towns. Your local Helping Hand Food Bank is required to submit a quarterly report to Food Banks Canada with monthly updates. Like everywhere … Continue reading
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