By Rosalind Russell – The President of the Blind River Rotary Club, Robert Villeneuve, says it is with regret that the Blind River Rotary Club has ceased operations effective immediately.  He says their membership numbers continue to decrease and it … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The 20th anniversary edition of the Mock Trial Competition for secondary schools including Espanola High School takes place today. Around 70 Grade 12 law students from six Rainbow secondary schools and a team from North Bay … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – At École Saint-Joseph in Blind River, several girls in Grades 6, 7 and 8 are proud participants in the school’s FitSpirit Club under the guidance of teacher Heather Roberts. Sophie Azzi, a former student at École … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The province says more beds are being added to several adult correctional facilities to ensure jail safety and capacity in both the short and long-term. A centre in Toronto and London will be repurposed and re-opened … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Cambrian College is reporting a record surplus of $41 million for its 2023-2024 financial year, but the college’s president warns it will not last because of changes to government policy limiting the influx of international students. … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – The Special Investigation Unit is investigating a fatal boat crash. The SIU says at approximately 4:30 a.m. last Friday (June 7), OPP officers were called to a domestic disturbance at residence only accessible by boat on … Continue reading →

This Thursday, June 13, at 10:30 a.m., over 1,300 Grade 4 to 8 Francophone students from some 20 schools including Espanola and Blind River will gather at Bell Park’s Grace Hartman Amphitheatre for a St-Jean performance featuring the improvisation group … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Over 20,000 jobs were added but Canada’s unemployment rate still went up in May. Statistics Canada says the rate is now at 6.2 per cent, up slightly from 6.1 per cent from the month before. StatsCan … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – There are two local delegates at the Miss Teen/Miss Ontario competition in Sudbury.  Talullah Toulouse is representing Sagamok-Anishinabek First Nation and Mya White of Espanola is representing the LaCloche Foothills, which includes Espanola and the townships … Continue reading →

By Rosalind Russell – Espanola Hydro is notifying the public that Hydro One has planned an outage for a part of the North Shore Corridor this weekend.  Hydro One has planned an outage for the Township of Sables-Spanish Rivers, and … Continue reading →