By Rosalind Russell – It’s nearly income tax time so the Canada Revenue Agency will be hosting a virtual seminar answering your questions and providing related tax information. The virtual presentation will be held at the Espanola Public Library where … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Elliot Lake and Area Rod & Gun Club met on Saturday at the Moose Lodge in Elliot Lake to update the public about their hatchery program and other initiatives. Chair Bill McNutt says they were … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Espanola’s youngest councillor is working with two peers to provide an online information session for youth interested in running for municipal office. Aidan Kallioinen will be joined by Natasha Salonen, the Mayor of the Township of … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – It was a full house at the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre late last week for the Relics Tour that is making its way across Northern Ontario. Bishop Thomas Dowd of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie officiated … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – A new homelessness and addiction hub has opened to serve communities along the North Shore. The Maamwesying Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hub has opened in Sault Ste. Marie and will also serve the Blind River … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Laurentian University communications say talks have failed and a strike action is expected today. According to the release, the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) has informed the university that its members plan to withhold their services … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – North Shore Search and Rescue held a training session last weekend getting in and out of the frozen waters of an Espanola lake. Search Coordinator, Adam Page, says the Ice Rescue Technician Course was held at … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The oldest quilt I have is 45 years old, which my grandmother, the late Stella Gionet, made for my daughter when she was born in 1979, grandma’s first great grandchild. Quilting is an art and an … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Bill Rosenberg has announced the province, through its 2025 budget, has increased funding for hospitals including several in the riding. Rosenberg says the Ontario government is providing an increase in funding across the hospital … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – A public meeting discussing the decommissioning of the Providence Bay Arena will be taking place next Wednesday (Jan. 21). Darren Dewar sits on the municipal Providence Bay Community Centre Board. He says the council of the … Continue reading →