By Grant Lewis – Mother Nature, once again, has not been kind or cooperative  to skiers and snowmobilers this winter…well so far anyway. However, there has been activity at the Ski Hill. The little hill is open now with lessons … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #39 is celebrating its centennial this year, as is the national organization. Legion member, Dan Kryzanowski, says they are hosting a design contest to celebrate the milestone and anyone and everyone … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – An Espanola grocer says they have had a successful launch to a program to assist them in producing zero food waste every week. Tanner Lafreniere, the owner of Your Independent Grocer in Espanola, says LOOP Resource … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – A Spanish area woman who has retired from palliative care is focusing her retirement on producing original gowns for preemies who have passed away and micro-wraps for neo-natal babies. Deb Sharp who is almost 70, says … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The City of Elliot Lake is seeking community members to be part of the Tourism Advisory Working Group and contribute as stakeholders in Elliot Lake. According to the release, the group will meet about six times … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The LaCloche Manitoulin Business Assistance Corporation, commonly called LAMBAC, has opened the doors to women to enter or expand their business in Northern Ontario. Based out of Manitoulin Island and assisted by FedNor, the goal of … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Thessalon’s Shilo Rousseau is set to make her Olympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026.  According to the release from Team Canada, she competed at her first senior IBU World Championships in 2025 as a member of … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – A draft of the renewed Ontario Invasive Species Strategic Plan is now posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario for environmentalists and organizations to review. The renewed Strategic Plan aims to address the increasing and complex … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Every five years Canadians provide Statistics Canada with invaluable information that helps shape the future growth of the country. The next Canada-wide census runs from May to July. Patrice Mathieu from Stats Can says the census … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – An Espanola ten-year-old is hosting a food drive in town once again to support the Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank. Aivah St. Amour’s mother, Rebeka, says her daughter is hosting her Second Annual Hopping for Hunger … Continue reading →