By Rosalind Russell – In just two days, teams from across Ontario including Manitoulin Island will be at Nipissing University for North Bay’s 9th FIRST Robotics Competition.  North Bay’s FIRST Team 1305 will be welcoming 31 teams over the weekend.   … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – With all the events that take place on Manitoulin Island every year, the Ontario Culture Days organization has announced the Island and 12 other Ontario communities have been selected to be official 2024 Festival Hubs for … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell -Tomorrow, an Espanola school will be taking part in an event to mark Easter.   Jennifer Bernard, Principal of École catholique La Renaissance says students and school staff will take part in the Way of the Cross through … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Espanola Minor Association held its annual general meeting last night, which included naming its executive and planning for another season. Elected President, Aidan Kallioinen says over 15 people attended the gathering despite the weather to … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Public Works Office in Espanola will be undergoing major renovation starting Monday, April 1st, so that means the staff will have to be housed elsewhere temporarily.  To that end, the public works administrative staff will … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Espanola Town CAO/Clerk Joseph Burke has an explanation as to why the Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank was turned down in its ask for the municipality to take care of their rent expenses.  The organization had … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – MP Carol Hughes rose in the House of Commons yesterday to celebrate the achievements of athletes from the Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing riding who recently competed at the Special Olympic Canada Winter Games in Calgary.  From Manitoulin Island, Skip … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – An Espanola dentist is doing his part to help the Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank and the community.  Dr. Maninder Singh of Singh Dentistry will donate $500 per month for a year.  Food bank spokesperson, Grant … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Kraft Hockeyville push to have Elliot Lake win the grand prize of $250,000 for repairs to its arena is on.  Elliot Lake has been selected as one of the four finalists for the annual Kraft … Continue reading →