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Espanola Minor Hockey moves AGM to next month
By Rosalind Russell – Espanola Minor Hockey will host a special general meeting on February 25th, at 6:30pm at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex to elect a new president and to pass changes to the constitution. The AGM had been … Continue reading

NOJHL mourns passing of Dan McCourt
By Rosalind Russell – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League is mourning the loss of longtime Greater Sudbury product, Dan McCourt, who passed away Monday following an extended illness.An honoured member of the Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame, McCourt had … Continue reading

E.H.S. Students Make Donation to Food Bank
For the first three weeks of December, over 50 students at E.H.S were involved in various activities and initiatives involving collecting food and raising funds for our local Food Bank. On December 10th, students and staff canvassed homes in Espanola, … Continue reading

Centre Street Dental Food Bank Donation
By Grant Lewis – Thanks to Doctors Raval and Vyas and their staff at the Centre Street Dental Clinic for their generous food donation to the Helping Hand Food Bank. As a result of their Holiday Giveaway held in December, … Continue reading

New CEO and President for Elliot Lake Hospital
By Rosalind Russell – St. Joseph’s General Hospital in Elliot Lake officially welcomed Kelli-Ann Lemieux as its new President and CEO, effective yesterday. Board Chair Elaine Johnston says with 26 years of healthcare experience, including 19 years in progressively senior … Continue reading

Death investigation on St Joseph Island
By Rosalind Russell – The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has confirmed the identity of the deceased person found on St. Joseph Island. Constable Bev Gauthier says back on afternoon of January sixth, officers responded to a … Continue reading

A SCHOOL BUS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 69
(SUDBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a collision involving a school bus and a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV). On January 20, 2025, shortly before 8:30 a.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the … Continue reading

North Shore Quilting & Stitchery Guild returns with its Community Quilts Day
The fingers were moving and the machines whirring this past Saturday at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex with sewing machines scattered throughout the arena lobby Members of the guild were on hand to not only work on a project but … Continue reading

EHS Spartan Junior boys are basketball champs
By Rosalind Russell – The Espanola High School Junior Boys Basketball Team is off to a great start in 2025. Last week, the team travelled to Sudbury for the Mitch Lalonde Memorial Basketball Tournament. They won their first two games … Continue reading

The Fellow in Yellow is on the move – should arrive in Espanola area this week
By Rosalind Russell – A Nova Scotia man is walking across Canada on Highway 17, our area, on his way west. Trevor Redmond is perhaps better known as the ‘Fellow in Yellow.’ He says his run is part of a personal … Continue reading