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Lifetime Achievement Awards to be presented to Indigenous members
By Rosalind Russell – Many First Nation members hailing from Manitoulin Island and the North Shore Corridor are set to receive this year’s Anishinabek Lifetime Achievement Award this August. Every year the Anishinabek Nation 7th Generation Charity hosts a gala … Continue reading
Manitoulin Transport Awarded 2024 Northbridge Insurance Transportation Safety Award
By Rosalind Russell – A Manitoulin Island-based global transportation company has won a prestigious award for its road safety. Manitoulin Transport, headquartered in Gore Bay received the 2024 Transportation Safety Award from Northbridge Insurance late last month. The winning carrier … Continue reading
Possible loss of NHL pre-season game
By Rosalind Russell – If the repairs to Elliot Lake’s Centennial Arena are not done by early September, the city could lose out on its pre-season NHL game. The upcoming NHL preseason game between the Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins … Continue reading
Alain Simard named Dean of Graduate Studies and International at Laurentian University
By Rosalind Russell – Alain Simard has been named the Dean of Graduate Studies and International of Laurentian University. Simard says he believes the university offers students an ideal environment for advanced learning. He looks forward to working collaboratively with … Continue reading
Legislation expands alcoholic access
By Rosalind Russell – New alcoholic beverage options are coming sooner than expected to a grocery store near you. The province says it has bumped up the next step in its plan to give people in Ontario – quote — ‘more … Continue reading
Gore Bay beach gets major overhaul in time for upcoming Harbour Days
By Rosalind Russell – The Gore Bay Swim Beach has seen a major overhaul, just in time for the community’s annual Harbour Days. Mayor Ron Lane says the beach area has been enlarged, there is a longer dock, more play … Continue reading
Manitoulin Phragmites Project hopes to get some funding in August
By Rosalind Russell – The Manitoulin Phragmites Project is on hold at the moment since they got rejected for Ontario funding and delays are expected with the federal funding application. Project coordinator, Judith Jones, says they are concentrating on working … Continue reading
Giant Hogweed can be lif-changing – don’t touch it!
By Rosalind Russell – The City of Elliot Lake is warning its residents to keep an eye out for Giant Hogweed, an invasive plant that can cause major blisters and scarring if touched. According to the release, contact with the … Continue reading
Funding provided to reform First Nations Child and Family Services
By Rosalind Russell – The federal government will provide nearly 48 billion dollars in funding to reform the First Nations Child and Family Services program. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the announcement on Friday. She … Continue reading
Doctor shortage growing
By Rosalind Russell – The list of Ontarians without a family doctor continues to grow. The Ontario College of Family Physicians says that 2.5 million people in the province are now without one. The list grew by 160,000 people in … Continue reading
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