The Northern Policy Institute (NPI) says while racism and discrimination are still prevalent in Northern Ontario, its latest reports show that, for the most part, northern communities are welcoming. In partnership with Environics, phone and online surveys were completed in February 2022 to measure individual experiences and attitudes. Reports were then...

Elliot Lake council expressed regret that it has decided to cancel the North Shore Challenge Drag Races this year. City CAO Daniel Gagnon says the city has been involved in 21 drag races since 2000, but the city has usually had a third party involved to help organize the event,...

The statement of renumeration for council members and the police board for 2022 has been released by Espanola’s treasurer. Treasurer Alan Hewitt says the Treasurer’s Statement of Remuneration features the annual salaries and training expenditures for council and the police board and must be released publicly by March 31st every...

Espanola High and Manitoulin Secondary are both sharing in the accolades with other Rainbow Schools after winning several categories in the board’s 16th annual Technological Skills Competition. The board’s Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program Coordinator, Dana Pratt, says over 120 secondary school students tested their skills in a variety of skills...

An Island business corporation is hosting an economic development meeting for local established and new businesses. Annette Clarke, the economic development officer for the west end of Manitoulin Island says the meeting is being hosted by the Lacloche Manitoulin Business Assistance Corporation, known as LAMBAC. She says the evening will also...

The beauty of the North Shore and the excellent snowmobile trails will be the focus of a national television show focusing on the top snowmobile club in Ontario. Last weekend, the Spanish River Snowmobile Club hosted the cast and crew from Snowtrax television taking them on a ride through a...