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Firefighters support North Shore Health Network
By Rosalind Russell – A contingent of firefighters have come through to assist the North Shore Health Network with funding for equipment. The firefighters donated $4,392.15 to the North Shore Health Network Auxiliary – Thessalon Site, to help purchase hospital … Continue reading
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Carol Hughes’ Column – Implementing Concrete Ways to Eliminate Poverty Should be a Priority
It’s difficult not to be struck by how hard it can be to make ends meet these days, especially for those already teetering on the brink. Inflation has caused a significant spike in food bank usage, driven renters from their … Continue reading
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Water fluoridation has resumed in Espanola
The optimization of fluoride levels in Espanola’s municipal water supply has resumed. Water fluoridation was temporarily paused at the Espanola Water Treatment Plant in May due to an equipment malfunction with the fluoride analyzer. Optimizing the levels of fluoride in … Continue reading
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Firefighters support MDC
By Rosalind Russell – Sables-Spanish Rivers Firefighters have lent their support to a national charity. On Tuesday, the contingent of volunteers gathered for some training but also to welcome Trevor McVey. They presented a cheque of $2089.94 to Muscular Dystrophy … Continue reading
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New book by Manitoulin Island author released in time for Truth and Reconciliation Day
By Rosalind Russell – A new book, Carl Beam: Life & Work, recounts the career of Manitoulin Island Ojibwe artist Carl Beam (1934–2005) and his resolve to create art for “thinking people.” A survivor of the residential school system, Beam was … Continue reading
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Cambrian mapping out next five years
By Rosalind Russell – Cambrian College is mapping out the next five years and wants the public’s help to do it. According to the release, as a college, the institution is setting a strategy to help shape where they grow … Continue reading
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Schedule set for Hockeyville
By Rosalind Russell – Game day is just around the corner so the schedule for the Kraft Hockeyville game on Sunday, September 29th is set especially for those having to travel to Greater Sudbury. The red carpet is open to … Continue reading
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Grand Opening of Sagamok Anishnawbek’s New Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik
By Rosalind Russell – A grand opening ceremony has been held in Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation to celebrate the opening of their new elementary school, Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik. Students were welcomed into the building on September 3rd for their first day … Continue reading
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Over $40,000 committed to supporting equipment at North Shore Health Network
By Rosalind Russell – The Richards Landing Site Committee of the North Shore Health Network (NSHN) Auxiliary recently committed over $40,000 towards purchasing essential equipment at the NSHN Richards Landing – Matthews Site. Acting Chair of the Site Committee, Joan … Continue reading
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Huge increase in food bank visits
By Rosalind Russell – Feed Ontario is releasing a new piece of record-breaking data: over 1 million people in Ontario visited a food bank in the last year. The organization also shared that food banks in the province were visited … Continue reading
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