People are gathering in Wiarton, Ont., Friday morning for the annual Groundhog Day festivities. Wiarton Willie, an albino groundhog, is expected to make his prediction about whether there will be an early spring or six more weeks of winter at … Continue reading →

The Town of Espanola Council has appointed Joseph Burke as the Chief Administrative Officer  – Clerk for Corporation of the Town of Espanola. Following the recent resignation of CAO-Treasurer Allan Hewitt, Council reorganized administrative leadership responsibilities including the appointment of … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Cambrian College is introducing training that will allow registered nurses to prescribe some medications.   Janice Clarke, Cambrian’s Vice-President Academic, says the Registered Nurse Prescribing Program is for nurses currently working in the profession, who are in … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – More than one-hundred-million dollars of provincial funding is set to train more than thirty-two-thousand new personal support workers over the next three years.   That from provincial officials, who say ninety-four-point-five million will go towards a program … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Algoma Public Health has declared the end of two viral outbreaks at Elliot Lake institutions.  St. Joseph’s Hospital CEO Jeremy Stevenson says the health unit has declared two outbreaks over, one at the hospital, the other … Continue reading →

SUDBURY, ONTARIO: Verv Technologies (Verv) today announced it has received $100,000 from the Canadian Medtech Alliance (CAMEDA) to accelerate its path towards product completion in 2024. “We are grateful and truly appreciative of this financial support,” said Martin Gurbin, Verv … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – If ice fishing is your thing, then you will be all set with the Manitoulin Ice Showdown, a major tourism event set for next month. Wikwemikong Tourism is heading up one of Ontario’s largest fish derbies, which … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Greater Sudbury Police continue to ask for the public’s assistance in locating the missing person, 62-year-old, Michael Vagnini who was last seen driving a black 2021 Ram 1500 truck with Ontario license plate BK22178. There … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Town of Blind River is being seen as a leader in accessibility following the Rural Ontario Municipality Association conference. Last year Ontario funded Blind River’s Assigned Seats Are Not Our Style: Sit Anywhere That Makes You Smile … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The provincial New Democrats say the time is now for the province to make northern highways safer.   This after a recent survey by the Ontario Trucking Association, which garnered about 680 replies.   Drivers were asked to … Continue reading →