Due to the poor road conditions in the interest of safety, all school buses for the Algoma, Manitoulin and Sudbury districts are cancelled. This includes all of Manitoulin, the North Shore Corridor, Massey, and Espanola, Spanish, Elliot Lake and Blind … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Ontario government is launching a new Youth Wellness Hub to serve Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation and surrounding areas.   Chief Angus Toulouse says the new hub is one of the eight the government is adding to the 14 already created since … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The City of Elliot Lake’s Municipal Enforcement is planning an open house for the public to meet staff and understand the processes involved in municipal enforcement of bylaws.  Amanda Laurence, Deputy Clerk & Accessibility Coordinator, says residents … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says a new poll paints a worrying picture about the staffing crisis in Northern Ontario hospitals.   The union says 58 per cent of staff say they “dread going to … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell  – In late December, 65 Ontario paramedics including two from Manitoulin-Sudbury DSAB received their Governor General Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Service Medal bars for providing exemplary emergency medical services. The two local recipients are Dwayne Elliot and … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell  – It’s another step forward for the Robinson-Huron Treaty settlement agreement.   The $10 billion proposed settlement – involving 21 First Nations including Serpent River, Sagamok, Mississauga and those on Manitoulin Island – was reached with the provincial … Continue reading →

Over 200 people took in the Remembrance Day Ceremony this year in Espanola. Thank you to all those who attended. WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM! Photos by Rosalind Russell

McKerrow’s Agnes Michon aka Mrs. Santa Claus has been an inspiration to hundreds for the last three decades. Michon passed away yesterday. For the past 26 years through illness and good times, she has made, recycled, and bought over 10,000 … Continue reading →