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Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory Chief focuses on new long-term care facility

By Rosalind Russell – Ogimaa Tim Ominika says the recently announced $45-million dollars coming to Wikwemkoong Unceded Territory for a new long-term care home has been a long time coming.He says the long-term care licence for the facility was set … Continue reading

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College strike over by full-time support workers

By Rosalind Russell – A tentative agreement has been reached between the union representing more than 10-thousand full-time college support staff and Ontario’s 24 colleges including Cambrian College, which has a main campus in Sudbury, and satellite campuses in Espanola … Continue reading

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Nogdawindamin Family and Community Services introduces new CEO

By Rosalind Russell – The Board of Directors of Nogdawindamin Family and Community Services has appointed Karen Kennedy as the new Chief Executive Officer.Board president Wendy Pakalski, says Kennedy, an Anishnaabe from Garden River First Nation, brings over 27 years … Continue reading

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Northern Ontario Agricultural Conference returns to Sudbury in February

By Rosalind Russell – After a one-year hiatus, a revamped Northern Ontario Agricultural Conference will return to Sudbury in February.Representatives from the farming communities on Manitoulin Island and the North Shore Corridor will be taking in the two-day conference on … Continue reading

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Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank hosting open house

By Rosalind Russell – The Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank is hosting an open house in early November. Volunteer Grant Lewis says the bank has been open for over 30 years and provides food and sundries to the wider community … Continue reading

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Postal union switches up to rotating strikes

By Rosalind Russell The union representing Canada Post employees has switched up from a countrywide strike to rotating ones. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says rotating strikes began on Saturday. The announcement came a day after the union met … Continue reading

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Inquest called into death of Wiikwemkoong man

By Rosalind Russell A coroner’s inquest has been called into the death of a Wiikwemkoong man. The Sudbury office announced Friday that a date has been set for the inquest into the death of Justin Alexander Trudeau of Wiikwemkoong Unceded … Continue reading

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New executive director heads up Manitoulin – North Shore Victims Services

By Rosalind Russell A new executive director has been appointed at Manitoulin- North Shore Victims Services. Cynthia (Cindy) Stewart will head up the organization that focuses on assisting victims of crimes and/or tragic circumstances. Stewart joined the organization earlier this … Continue reading

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Couple opens Espanola’s first Indigenous-Canadian restaurant

By Rosalind Russell – A First Nation couple hailing from Whitefish River First Nation has opened Espanola’s very first Indigenous-Canadian restaurant called Morningstar Catering.Leon and Nala Morningstar opened the new 60-seat restaurant in Espanola’s downtown earlier this week offering a … Continue reading

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New Swing Bridge for Manitoulin Island – Ford personally makes the announcement

By Rosalind Russell – The Ontario government has announced a $9-milllion dollar investment in replacing the Little Current Swing Bridge, the only land road connecting the mainland to Manitoulin Island by awarding a contract for the detailed design of a … Continue reading

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