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Over $40,000 committed to supporting equipment at North Shore Health Network
By Rosalind Russell – The Richards Landing Site Committee of the North Shore Health Network (NSHN) Auxiliary recently committed over $40,000 towards purchasing essential equipment at the NSHN Richards Landing – Matthews Site. Acting Chair of the Site Committee, Joan … Continue reading
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Huge increase in food bank visits
By Rosalind Russell – Feed Ontario is releasing a new piece of record-breaking data: over 1 million people in Ontario visited a food bank in the last year. The organization also shared that food banks in the province were visited … Continue reading
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Churchill portrait recovered – to be returned to Canada
By Rosalind Russell – A 1941 portrait of the late British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, stolen during the pandemic, has been found. CBC reports the photo by Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh has been located in Italy. It was originally … Continue reading
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Espanola Helping Hand Foodbank Receives Donation From The Remnant Call Church Of Espanola
The Espanola Helping Hand Foodbank was presented with a generous donation of $1000.00 from the Remnant Call Church of Espanola. The church was established in January of this year and meets for Sunday services at 10:30am at the Elks Hall. … Continue reading
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Flag-raising held in Espanola to mark Legion Week
By Rosalind Russell – Espanola Mayor, council members and municipal staff attended a flag raising at the Espanola municipal office yesterday morning to mark the start of National Legion Week. Espanola Royal Canadian Legion Branch #39 President Gary MacPherson says … Continue reading
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Cambrian College provides trade hands-on experience to Espanola students
By Rosalind Russell – A group of students completed a summer program in home improvement and maintenance course through Cambrian College’s Espanola site. Cambrian has specially outfitted trades trailers on site to teach students a variety of skills such as … Continue reading
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M’Chigeeng youth one of 14 recipients of the Lieutenant Governors’ Legacy Awards
By Rosalind Russell – As part of the annual Lieutenant Governors’ Legacy Awards Ceremony, 14 recipients including a youth from Manitoulin Island, are being recognized. The Bartleman award is given annually to Indigenous junior (12 years old and younger) and … Continue reading
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Algoma Public Health to release Algoma’s Community Health Profile
By Rosalind Russell – Algoma Public Health is set to release a comprehensive new report detailing the health status of communities in the district. According to the release, Algoma’s Community Health Profile provides an insightful snapshot of key health indicators … Continue reading
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Cheque presentation to Espanola Game and Fish
Photo and article by Grant Lewis – Once again Espanola Game and Fish was a part of the “Lions Share” in the last round of Catch the Ace. As a result, the Club was able to donate $5,500 to Game … Continue reading
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Espanola Lions Catch the Ace Winners
Photo & Article By Grant Lewis – And the winners are….drum roll please….Brianne Lacasse and Melissa Rochon. Yes, two winners! Melissa and Brianne have been buying tickets for years in the hope of a grand prize.and they did it…to the … Continue reading
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