By Rosalind Russell – An Espanola dentist is doing his part to help the Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank and the community.  Dr. Maninder Singh of Singh Dentistry will donate $500 per month for a year.  Food bank spokesperson, Grant … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Kraft Hockeyville push to have Elliot Lake win the grand prize of $250,000 for repairs to its arena is on.  Elliot Lake has been selected as one of the four finalists for the annual Kraft … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Public Health Sudbury & Districts has formally welcomed Dr. Mustafa Hirji as the new Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer.   Board Chair, René Lapierre, says the board and the staff officially welcomed Dr. Hirji at … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The bears are out early this year.  Just as recently as this weekend, bears have been spotted in Elliot Lake and Sagamok, so the public should be aware with the mild weather, they are hungry and … Continue reading →

Photo and article by Grant Lewis – Sometimes Mother Nature can be sweet and cooperative and other times she can be downright NASTY.  For the Executive, staff, and instructors at Boogie Mountain this winter she was most unmotherly. Instead of … Continue reading →

Photo and article by Grant Lewis – Rare diseases are not all that rare. One in twelve Canadian kids have a rare disease.  Remember, there are over 7,000 known rare diseases!! Good news however. Genome sequencing has made huge advances … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – In 1971, the Little Native Hockey League tournament was created by five people from Manitoulin Island, driven by the goal of providing a platform for First Nation Youth.   From its beginnings in Little Current, with just … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – It could be an egg-citing time to help those who need nutritional supports through the Second Annual Community Egg Fundraiser in Elliot Lake and area. Fundraising co-ordinator and local educator, Maddison Rheaume says the Harvest Kitchen … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Manitoulin Health Centre on Manitoulin Island is closing its testing centre for COVID. President and CEO Paula Fields says the last day for specimen collection at the Centre is this Friday, March 22nd. She says … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The body of Brian Mulroney will lie in state in Ottawa this week, ahead of the planned state funeral for Canada’s 18th Prime Minister.   He will lie-in-state at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa … Continue reading →