By Rosalind Russell – Premier Doug Ford is threatening to cut off the power for the five American states it provides energy to, over U-S plans to increase import tariffs.   Canada and the provinces are preparing retaliatory tariffs over … Continue reading →

QUEEN’S PARK – Today during Question Period, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha raised the need for better winter maintenance on Northern Ontario highways. “Northern Ontario has been getting snow for the last three weeks and since the first snowfall we’ve experienced … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Santa does need some help at times, and Espanola has some of the best “Santa Helpers” around. The Agnes Michon Lions Toy Drive is in full swing, the toys, toques, mitts collected and now its time … Continue reading →

By Grant Lewis – Many thanks to the staff and students from Sacred Heart and A.B. Ellis for fundraising and shopping in aid of the Agnes Michon Lions Toy Drive.  What better way is there to make sure that gifts … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The City of Elliot Lake is preparing to reopen the Ruben Yli-Juuti Pool, which has been closed for retrofits for the last two years.  City Director of Recreation and Culture Kari Kluke says the pool can … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Dr. Isabelle Côté, a Laurentian University professor as well as the Associate Professor at the School of Social Work has launched the PEVC Institute (Protecting Children Against Domestic Violence) with her research partner, Simon Lapierre, a … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Public Health Sudbury & Districts say there are two new forms of potent fentanyl now on the streets in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts.  According to the release, potent fentanyl analogs including fluoro-fentanyl and methylfentanyl-related drugs … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Serpent River First Nation is continuing its remediation efforts for the Cutler Acid Plant Site, which opened in 1955 to produce sulphuric acid for the uranium mines in Elliot Lake. The plant shut down in 1963, … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Manitoulin Health Centre is launching a fundraising campaign to acquire advanced smart infusion pumps, medical devices designed to improve the accuracy and safety of medication delivery.   President and CEO Paula Fields says the hospital wants … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The annual ‘Give to Win’ fundraiser for the Blind River Emergency Food Bank is underway. Blind River Home Hardware has sponsored two tables of prizes including a sportsman’s package and a kitchen package with two tickets … Continue reading →