By Rosalind Russell – The Espanola Regional Hospital and Health Centre and its foundation have both unveiled new five-year strategic plans. Officials say the plans were developed through consultation with staff, stakeholders, patients, and community members and outline priorities and … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Conseil scolaire du Grand Nord has appointed Carl Dussault as Director of Education and Secretary of the Board. Board chair Francine Vaillancourt says Dussault has 25 years of experience in education, including several years in … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The City of Elliot Lake will be hosting a simulated emergency scenario. Officials say it’s happening next Tuesday (May 13), and stakeholders will host the simulation from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. as a training opportunity … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers expect to hear from Prime Minister Mark Carney today, following his meeting yesterday with U-S President Donald Trump.  Carney says the session went well, calling it “constructive” and “wide-ranging.”  He added … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Schools will mark Education Week with various activities including registration for kindergarten, a focus on academics, extra-curricular activities and sportsDirector of Education Bruce Bourget says they opened up their slate of activities yesterday with Music Monday.AB … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – More than 250 municipal leaders from across the north are in North Bay this week (May 5-7) for the annual Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities conference (FONOM).Officials say this year’s theme is “The Next 100 Years” and … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – As members of the College of Cardinals met yesterday, all 133 cardinals who plan to enter the conclave to elect a new pope had arrived in Rome, the Vatican press office said.Locally, Bishop Thomas Dowd of … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Espanola council held a special meeting last Friday to fill a vacancy.Town CAO, Clerk Joseph Burke says the council has appointed Lora Wahamaa to fill the vacancy left by former Councillor Sandra Hayden.He says she … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – A local school board is suing several social media giants for disrupting student learning with what they call ‘addictive’ platforms.The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board accuses the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat of … Continue reading →