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Expanding Ornge with two new, very fast planes
By Rosalind Russell – The province is expanding Ornge Air Ambulance’s fleet by adding two larger, high-speed fixed-wing aircraft. It’s part of a 93-million-dollar funding announcement that the province says will better connect people in northern and rural communities to … Continue reading
Canada Post: Back to work, but slowly
By Rosalind Russell – Mail is set to begin moving again today after a month-long strike by Canada Post employees comes to a close, even as the union representing postal workers challenges the intervention in the labour dispute. Canada Post … Continue reading
Agnew Lake Tailings Management Area update – transportation halted
By Rosalind Russell – Plans to transport uranium tailings and niobium from Nipissing First Nation to the Agnew Lake Tailings site have been halted. Nairn & Hyman Township Mayor Amy Macey says there is a missing approval from the Canadian … Continue reading
Manitoulin Island fish farm expanding to produce more walleye
By Rosalind Russell – The Ontario government is investing over $75 million to update Ontario’s fish hatchery program including Manitoulin Island. Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources, says infrastructure upgrades are planned for three critical fish culture stations to increase … Continue reading
Apartment fire deemed accidental
By Rosalind Russell – An apartment fire last week in Elliot Lake has been determined to be accidental. Elliot Lake Fire Chief John Thomas says the investigation of the apartment fire at 22-24 Hirshhorn Avenue determined that the ignition source … Continue reading
Terry Fox has been selected to appear on the next $5 banknote
By Rosalind Russell – A Canadian icon will appear on our new $5 Canadian bank note. The federal government made the revelation in its fall economic statement on Monday. Fox is a Canadian icon who campaigned for cancer research by … Continue reading
Freeland resigns
By Rosalind Russell – Federal finance minister Chrystia Freeland resigned yesterday from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. In a statement, the Deputy Prime Minister says that Trudeau told her Friday he no longer wants her to serve as Finance Minister. … Continue reading
It is back to work for postal workers tomorrow
By Rosalind Russell Postal operations will resume tomorrow. On December 13th, the Minister of Labour established a process with the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to assess the likelihood of Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) … Continue reading
Giant Tiger caps off Lions Agnes Michon Toy Drive
By Rosalind Russell – Giant Tiger in Espanola has raised funds through donations to ensure kids have an awesome Christmas this year. Owner Dan Vanier says in November they ran a donation campaign at their cash counters to raise funds … Continue reading
Espanola High Juniors rocks it out on the hard court
By Rosalind Russell – Espanola High School won the junior final of a basketball tournament in North Bay on the weekend. The Spartans defeated Sudbury’s LaSalle 66-57 in the final of the Green and Gold Classic. Liam Houle was named … Continue reading
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