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Free play in school gym brings community together

Free play in school gym brings community together

The next evening will be Thursday, May 2, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Hughes highlights efforts to repair Centennial Arena in House of Commons

Hughes highlights efforts to repair Centennial Arena in House of Commons

Winning Kraft Hockeyville was merely a part of a trifecta of initiatives that is allowing Elliot Lake to reopen its arena
'Executive health' clinics charging thousands as crackdown looms

'Executive health' clinics charging thousands as crackdown looms

Private-pay clinics in Ontario operate by charging 'block fees' in order to access a primary care physician for non-OHIP-covered services
Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
'Betrayed': After 60 years with Group Health, elderly Sault couple de-rostered

'Betrayed': After 60 years with Group Health, elderly Sault couple de-rostered

Murray Patterson and his wife Eunice — a former employee at GHC — first became patients at the centre in 1964; now 92 and 88, they will lose their doctor in June
Power outage affecting Elliot Lake

Power outage affecting Elliot Lake

Hydro crews have been notified
VIDEO: How to solve the doctor shortage plaguing northern Ontario

VIDEO: How to solve the doctor shortage plaguing northern Ontario

Village Media has produced a mini documentary about the health care crisis in the north, which has forced emergency rooms to close and left thousands of patients in limbo
Health system needs more clinics, nurse practitioner says

Health system needs more clinics, nurse practitioner says

Amanda Rainville runs the Capreol Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic and not only does she predict a dire shortage of primary health care providers in the next few years, but said clinics like hers can help ease the burden
Urban firefighters to be trained at battling wildfires

Urban firefighters to be trained at battling wildfires

The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires — a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns
Future entrepreneurs take on Cambrian’s Innovation Challenge

Future entrepreneurs take on Cambrian’s Innovation Challenge

Students ‘really come up with some great ideas’