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Espanola’s Game and Fish Club supports added improvements to local trails

By Rosalind Russell – Black-Creek Sno Shoe Trails will see more improvement thanks to landowners, the Espanola Game and Fish Club, giving permissions to host a $5,000 fundraiser. Trail volunteer Dennis Lendrum says the want to raise the funds to … Continue reading

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Espanola High School students participate in Eco Summit at Laurentian University

By Rosalind Russell – Students from Espanola High School participated in the First Annual Eco Summit hosted by Laurentian University. One student, Sofie Krann says the summit was a success with her and other students participating in many environmentally based … Continue reading

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Unique Gathering marks Historical Moment in Time: Ceremony celebrating Victory in Europe Day in 1945 held in Sudbury

By Rosalind Russell – The Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon held a ceremony on May 8, celebrating Victory in Europe Day. This memorial gathering which took place at the CSC Nouvelon board office commemorating the Victory of 1945 and the end … Continue reading

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Major child exploitation investigation leads to hundreds of charges

By Rosalind Russell – Sixty-four people, including two from Sault Ste. Marie and another from Greater Sudbury, face hundreds of charges in relation to a province-wide online child exploitation investigation that took place earlier this year. The Ontario Provincial Police … Continue reading

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Lobsterfest all set to go 

By Rosalind Russell – One of Espanola’s most popular events is nearly sold out.  Saturday, May 25th will be a shucking good time for the annual Espanola Lobsterfest.  It will be held at the Espanola Curling Club with this year’s … Continue reading

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Espanola Job fair taken in by students and the general public 

By Rosalind Russell – Well over 100 students from Espanola secondary schools took in a job fair yesterday.  Various industries were all on hand at the Espanola Regional Recreation Complex to meet with students to help them in their decision-making … Continue reading

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New drug help group forming in Espanola

By Rosalind Russell – Nar-Anon has come to Espanola to help those affected by addictions.  Kathy Martin with the Noojmowin Teg Health Centre says Nar-Anon is a worldwide organization offering a 12-step program to healthy living.  She says the new group … Continue reading

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Law firm donates $10,000 to help fix arena 

By Rosalind Russell – A former Elliot Laker has donated to the renovation costs of the local arena.  Moodie Mair Walker LLP is a Toronto law firm specializing in civil litigation and one partner, Ian Mair, grew up in Elliot … Continue reading

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Paper Kings’ Signoretti named finalist for CJHL MVP

CJHL MVP finalists announced TORONTO – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Tuesday its Most Valuable Player finalists for the 2023-24 campaign. Each of the five MVP hopefuls were determined through a voting process completed by the CJHL’s nine-member … Continue reading

CAMSAFE PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN ESPANOLA AND MANITOULIN AREA

Help to reduce time officers spend searching for footage and join us in creating a safer community!   (ESPANOLA, ON) – The Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has implemented the CAMSafe program. CAMSafe is a program aimed at creating a … Continue reading

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