By Rosalind Russell – The City of Elliot Lake hosted a groundbreaking yesterday to welcome a new A&W franchise to the city. EDO Steve Antunes says Mayor Andrew Wannan was on hand with the new owners and Beamish Construction, which … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Sault College is facing a $5.7-million deficit, so the president says steps are being taken to mitigate the loss including hiring and salary freezes and suspension of some programs.  College President, David Orazietti says the deficit … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Espanola & Area Epidemic Overdose Committee is in the final stages of organizing its third annual walk. Co-chair Linda Collins says a presentation will be made to Espanola council at its August 13th meeting to … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Elliot Lake’s St. Joseph’s General Hospital has appointed Leslie Sanders as the new Chief Nursing Executive and Vice President of Clinical Services.  As a proponent of patient-centred care, Sanders plans to implement a Seniors Friendly approach … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Laurentian University has received $2.17 million associated with Ontario’s Training Equipment and Renewal Fund.  The university states this is a matching funding program to help universities renew and buy modern, state-of-the-art equipment to enable high-quality hands-on … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The federal government says its new Canada Greener Homes Affordability program will help save Canadians money on their energy bills and cut pollution.   The 800-million-dollar program is geared toward low-to-median-income Canadians, including tenants, to help … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Today (Wed) is Tim Horton’s Camp Day. Officials say 100 per cent of the proceeds from every hot and iced coffee sold at Tim Hortons restaurants locally – and across Canada and in the U-S are … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Espanola Public Library is hosting a special guest this August and he is all about … dinosaurs The National Touring Museum is supporting a tour by dinosaur expert, Tim Jeffries and his lecture – “DISCOVERING DINOSAURS: … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Municipalities of the LaCloche Foothills have signage available for homeowners to put on their properties encouraging drivers to slow down. The brightly coloured signage which features ‘a child profile’ and the wording, “Watch for Us When Driving”, … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – A call for proposals is now open for municipalities and other groups – like Legions, Lions Clubs and recreation clubs – to deliver Seniors Active Living Centre programming.   The province is expanding access to services … Continue reading →