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Conseil scolaire du Grand Nord appoints new directors

Conseil scolaire du Grand Nord appoints new directors

The two individuals will fill the roles of executive director for innovation, learning and student success and service director for the priority area of mathematics
Numerous theft incidents under investigation in Blind River

Numerous theft incidents under investigation in Blind River

Stolen items include boats, oat motors, generators, a dirt bike, and an ATV
Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Good morning, Elliot Lake!

Here's a look at the current local weather and gas prices
Doctors across the north work to keep emergency rooms open

Doctors across the north work to keep emergency rooms open

Wawa will be down to two doctors in September; 'Northern Ontario is short about 200 family docs and about 110 are needed in our rural centres. It’s really a crisis'
Hazard moderate to high, but no new wildfires

Hazard moderate to high, but no new wildfires

Currently 33 active wildland fires in the area with four under control and 29 being observed
Ford government will clarify definition of affordable housing

Ford government will clarify definition of affordable housing

Ontario previously exempted development charges, paid by builders to municipalities, for affordable housing projects; new bill will better define which should be exempted
Regional facilitators to be appointed by Sept. 11: municipalities minister

Regional facilitators to be appointed by Sept. 11: municipalities minister

Legislation coming this fall will define affordable housing, Steve Clark also announced
Local teen among 5 charged in stabbing

Local teen among 5 charged in stabbing

Police were called to the scene around 4:30 a.m. Monday where two people were reported to have been stabbed
Hajdu pledges to maintain Indigenous Services programs despite requested cuts

Hajdu pledges to maintain Indigenous Services programs despite requested cuts

Minister says she will recommend no cuts that impact the quality of life for First Nations people
Ontario's English Catholic teachers to hold strike vote

Ontario's English Catholic teachers to hold strike vote

The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association says it has been bargaining with government for more than a year; strike vote to be held Oct. 18 and 19