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Drayton Cash N Carry owner Dorothy Broderick offered hot chocolate from her store to anyone who would help shovel the Sioux Lookout Skating Trail on Family Day, Feb. 15.
For the past two Family Days, we have closed for the morning and gone down to..
Traditionally, Pelican Falls First Nations High School (PFFNHS) conducts its in-person career fair in mid-February. But due to COVID-19, the event is being held virtually this year.
Pelican Falls First Nations High School Guidance Counsellor Shawn...
As families seek ways to keep active without straying far from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Sioux Lookout senior and long-time resident, Sue Buckle is inviting community members to curl on her front yard curling rink.
Buckle has had the rink...
The Municipality of Sioux Lookout Fire and Emergency Service is looking for two individuals interested in becoming volunteer firefighters for Sioux Lookout Hall 1 and Hudson Hall 2.
According to Manager of Emergency Services Fire Chief Robert...
Members of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary in Sioux lookout organized a Chili Take-Out event on February 13 to help raise some funds to support their Legion.
Member of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Charron Sippola said, It was just something that we...
Adam has been identified as one of the top 16 players in Manitoba with a birth year of 2008 by Prime Hockey Expo. Prime hockey expo is an invite-only showcase featuring the top 11 to 15 year olds from across Western Canada. This event will allow...
McLoughlin, Mark passed away suddenly in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Born December 20, 1969 in Barrie, Ontario, Mark is survived by his mother Deirdre McLoughlin, along with brothers John, Barry (Mary), and Dermot Paul; nieces Kristen, Moira, and Heather...
Sandra Litwin, a Red Lake resident, recently took home $52,252 as the winner of the third Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation 50 50 Charity Draw.
It was great, especially knowing that I m going to be retiring two weeks...
SLMHC is happy to report that all ECU (Extended Care Unit) ALC (Alternate Level of Care) residents who received a first dose of the Health Canada approved Moderna vaccine have now received their second dose. All eligible staff are expected to have...
Steam billows up from the water at Frog Rapids Bridge, where Pelican Lake meets Abram Lake, at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 11. The temperature was nearly -40 C at the time. An extreme cold warning was in effect throughout the week.
Having served as a doctor for over 50 years, the late Dr. Diarmuid (Dermot) McLoughlin was an award winning, community-minded radiologist who helped pioneer radiology in the north.
From training as a doctor, to helping people with leprosy, raising a...
March Break has been postponed until April 12-16.
Stephen Lecce, Ontario s Minister of Education, made the announcement on Feb. 11 in Toronto.
This decision was made with the best advice of Ontario s Chief Medical Officer of Health and public healt
An Extreme Cold Warning was in effect last week in the Sioux Lookout area and throughout Northwestern Ontario.
A Warning Preparedness Meteorologist with Environment Canada, Geoff Coulson, said that we had days with much colder than normal temperatures.
The Ontario Provincial (OPP) Police Anti-Human Trafficking Investigation Coordinator Unit, with funding from the Solicitor General of Ontario, have hired Dr. Olsen Harper, a member of Lac Seul First Nation (LSFN), to identify the reality of human...
Shannon Brody, Kirsten Barrett, Dorothy Broderick, Kayla Bonello, Michelle Glena, Sheri Crispino, Lorraine B. Vincent and Nancy McCord answer this week s Question of the Week!
Sioux Lookout 50th anniversary parade.
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The Nishnawbe-Gamik Friendship Centre (NGFC) re-launched its COVID-19 Emergency Food Hamper program in January in response to the provincial lockdown and stay-at-home order. The program was initiated in March 2020 to support families struggling with...
Sioux Lookout resident Judith Boles has undertaken an initiative to write letters and cards to seniors that have been isolated in our community, especially due to COVID-19. She is encouraging community members to join her in this act of good will...
Sandra Litwin, a Red Lake resident, was the lucky winner of the Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) Foundation s third monthly charity draw. The jackpot for the February draw reached $52,252, with the same amount generated for the hospital...
I m back in Ottawa this week, fighting for the Kenora riding in the House of Commons.
With Parliament on break last week, I spent a lot of time in meetings with constituents, municipal leaders, and public health officials to discuss recovery in our...
Wellington Street in Sioux Lookout was temporarily closed at the intersection of Fifth Avenue on February 10 due to a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles.
The incident took place at approximately 9:30 a.m., with the closure lasting for...
The Provincial Government announced on Feb. 12 that the Northwestern Health Unit region will move back to the province s revised COVID-19 Response Framework on Tuesday, February 16 at 12:01 a.m. and will no longer be subject to the Stay-at-Home order...
Another good reason to get out of bed before the sun comes up. Here s today s beautiful, though subtle, sunrise with the waning crescent moon on its way across the sky.
For a moment I could look up and imagine its puffed up cheeks blowing -34 degree...