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Kirkland Lake town council is throwing its support behind a local group that wants to see the Pineger youth center turned into an “addiction residential…

Article content Cochrane town council wants to explore options for re-opening Greenwater Provincial Park. The park has been closed to overnight use since 2013 when nine other provincial parks were shut down across Ontario. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Town asking province to re-open Greenwater for camping Back to video In bringing forward the motion, Coun. Dan Belisle said the pandemic has forced people to stay indoors for extended periods of time, fuelling demand for outdoor recreational activities such as camping. For Cochrane residents, th...

Article content Samaritan Centre gets vital funding The Samaritan Centre has received funding from United Way North East Ontario and the City of Greater Sudbury to continue operating its Drop-In Centre for a full year, the organization announced in a press release on Thursday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sudbury briefs: Money for the Samaritan Centre; concern for health-care funding Back to video A United Way Grant of $40,000, along with $25,000 from the city, will allow the Drop-In Centre to continue providing services for vulnerable indivi...

Councillor Dan Belisle brought forth a motion at the last council meeting to revisit the possibility to re-open Greenwater Provincial Park.

Article content Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP and Deputy NDP Leader John Vanthof says the province’s recently passed paid sick leave program is not good enough. “We are more than 400 days into a pandemic that tragically has taken more than 8000 lives. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sick leave legislation not enough says Vanthof Back to video “Medical experts, labour groups, many municipalities and the Official Opposition have been calling for the province to implement a paid sick leave program. It has never made sense to tell people to stay ho...