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West Nipissing Pride is organizing Sturgeon Falls’ inaugural Pride Parade on June 10. The event begins at 1 p.m., lasting approximately half an hour, and people are invited to meet at the Collège Boréal Parking Lot at noon. The local council, including Mayor Kathleen Thorne-Rochon, has expressed support for the …

The sculpture Marina the Mermaid has finally been installed along the pathway of Minnehaha Bay in Sturgeon Falls after being stored in a municipal garage for about three years. This seven-foot tall, stainless steel sculpture was crafted by Laval Bouchard and originally named Bobette. It was acquired by the Sturgeon …

Winning ticket purchased locally A Sturgeon Falls woman has taken home $91,700 for a second-prize win in a recent lotto draw. Nancy Gauthier scored her win in the January 20 Lotto Max draw. The winning ticket was purchased at Metro on Front Street in Sturgeon Falls.

In Ontario, children aged 12 and under are currently not required by law to wear a life-jacket while on a boat. However, a private member’s bill, called Joshua’s Law, is seeking to change that. The bill, introduced by Carleton MPP Goldie Ghamari, is named after 11-year-old Joshua Steinberg who tragically …

The West Nipissing council is developing a policy to promptly fill vacant council seats. The decision is in response to the last council, which took about two years to fill a seat left vacant after the resignation of councilor Jérémy Seguin. The policy, in line with the Municipal Act, aims …

The Nipissing and Parry Sound Districts have released their 2023 Local Labour Market Plan, which aims to identify significant workforce challenges and set a strategic direction to address them. The Labour Market Group (LMG) has put forth a series of initiatives designed to support the local economy, assist job seekers, …

PUBLIC SAFETY WARNING – LETHAL SUBSTANCE Changes Name of Compound to Sodium NITRITE (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning people about packages, containing a potentially lethal substance, that may have been sent to individuals at risk of self-harm in communities across Ontario. The packages contain sodium …

UPDATE BOTH GIRLS FOUND IN GOOD HEALTH =============== MISSING YOUTHS – 14-year-old Grace (left) and 13-year-old Kendra (right) Sudbury Police are requesting assistance to locate Grace and Kendra who were last seen around 10:00 p.m. on April 29, 2023, on Whittaker Street. Grace is described as being 5’4″ tall, 120 …

  Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, is now law in Canada, updating the country’s broadcasting regulations for the first time since 1991. The act requires streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney Plus, and YouTube to promote and financially contribute to Canadian content. The Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will likely …

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has announced its plan to phase out paper bags at its retail stores in the coming months, 15 years after eliminating single-use plastic bags. This initiative aims to save the equivalent of 188,000 trees annually and remove approximately 135 million paper bags from …

In response to the rising cost of waterfront property and the expansion of southern Ontario’s “cottage country,” trailers are appearing throughout rural northern Ontario. Many towns and townships are now enacting bylaws to regulate the location, environmental impact, and permit fees associated with trailers. Sables-Spanish River, a municipality on the …

Jennifer Rivet, a West Nipissing resident, is hosting a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her cat Luca’s hip replacement surgery. The 17-month-old Maine Coon cat has had a rough time recently, with a fractured hip, another fracture requiring surgery, and the tragic passing of his original owner. Rivet, a …

Barry Klentz, a 64-year-old man from Northern Ontario, has been ordered to attend counselling to improve his understanding of the LGBTQ+ community, after exhibiting homophobic behaviour during a road rage incident. Additionally, Klentz will attend anger management courses, following a threat to cause death. He was charged with assault and …

West Nipissing may be planning a transformative redevelopment of a 28-acre site that once housed a paper mill. The Municipality of West Nipissing purchased the land from paper company Weyerhaeuser in 2020 for $156,000. The project envisions a riverfront district complete with a public park, trail network, stores, and housing …

  The CBC/Radio-Canada is a vital resource, especially for the Francophone community and residents across Northern Ontario. It’s disappointing and irresponsible for the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to suggest that our public broadcaster is a propaganda tool for the Liberal Government. I’m proud of the work that CBC and Radio …