By Rosalind Russell – United Steelworkers Local 6500 in Sudbury is calling for Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board to engage in good-faith negotiations needed to bring an end to a month-long labour dispute with its 3,600 employees including local … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – After 18 months of negotiating, Canada Post and the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association have a new collective agreement. According to the release, the association is Canada Post’s second-largest bargaining agent and represents more than 8,500 … Continue reading →

Police led youth leadership experience for Manitoulin/North Shore youth By Rosalind Russell – The United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin is offering youth across Manitoulin Island and along the North Shore a unique summer opportunity. The UCCM Police led youth … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – East Algoma OPP is investigating a school bus collision in Blind River. Constable Bev Gauthier says around 8:30 a.m. yesterday morning, the police and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a school … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Premier Doug Ford is apologizing for comments condemned by First Nation leaders as offensive and racist.   Ford met with representatives of the Anishinabek Nation yesterday to address their concerns over Bill 5.   The first … Continue reading →

By Grant Lewis – From its humble beginnings in the old schoolhouse in Willisville in 1977, the La Cloche Art Show has become one of the outstanding juried art shows in the North. It attracts over 90 artists from Canada … Continue reading →

By Beth McVey Espanola Elks are pleased to be able to give back to students that helps with community with volunteer hours. This years recipient was Blaire Courtemanche. This young person came out to all our kids events and July … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Manitoulin OPP is ramping up its search for a missing Webbwood man. Police have been searching for 50-year-old Greg Grant of Webbwood who went missing this past weekend and the search has been intensified in … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The North Shore Anglers and Hunters Conservation Association is hosting a membership recruitment drive. Spokesperson Theresa Minten says the association is an organization which started in 1980 and is a local club affiliated with the Ontario … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Just in time for summer, an epic LEGO replica of the iconic Chi-Cheemaun ferry has docked in downtown Owen Sound. Created by local LEGO legend Ken Reid, the nine-foot-long masterpiece is made from 92,000+ bricks, includes … Continue reading →