Despite the weather, it was a full house on Saturday at the Espanola Elks Hall for the 22nd Annual Paul and Hester Zahorek Seniors’ Appreciation Dinner. The Zahoreks were devoted volunteers in the community, focusing on children, minor hockey, and Paul was well known for his work with the Espanola...

Elliot Lake council held a special meeting late Friday afternoon to approve funding for additional shoring of the Rogers Arena in Elliot Lake. Council approved just over $95,000 plus a contingency fund of $20,000 for supplementary shoring of Rogers Arena, with the funds coming from the city’s Buildings and Facilities...

The trial of Melisa Rancourt wrapped on Friday. The defence called three more witnesses describing what they saw in the corridor of the dressing rooms after a hockey game in Espanola in February 2024. Rancourt, who was the head coach of the Espanola team, allegedly threatened a 12-year-old player from the...

Hydro One says crews continue to work with contractors to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers across the province. The utility says for some areas it will take several days to restore all customers. There are several outages across Manitoulin Island, in the Iron Bridge/Algoma Mills area and just...

It's a snow day in Sudbury and Manitoulin, but buses are still running in the Algoma District. Today is a professional development day for most schools serviced by the Sudbury Student Services Consortium, but that is not so with two schools in Espanola and Massey. However, the consortium states the buses...

Freezing Rain Warning in effect for: Espanola - Killarney Manitoulin Island Ice storm beginning this morning or afternoon. What: Freezing rain with significant ice accretion of 10 to 20 mm. Icy and slippery conditions. Utility outages and tree damage. When: This morning through early Monday morning. Additional information: Several hours...