An Espanola family has launched a 100-hour appeal to raise $10,000 for research into rare diseases. Kelsey and Alex McKechnie’s daughter, Iris Mae, has Pompe Disease, a rare disease that requires monthly infusions as an enzyme replacement therapy, and is long-term since no cure has been found.  To mark her 100th infusion,...

Gregorpalooza is an annual event/fundraiser for one Elliot Lake family each year that is battling cancer. According to the release, the organization, which is in its 15th year, has raised over $146,000 since inception.  This year the event is being held for its co-founder, Jane MacDonald, a woman who is currently battling two types...

The Algoma District School Board has acclaimed its chair and vice-chair for another term. According to the release, Jennifer Sarlo has been acclaimed as chair and Elaine Johnston acclaimed as Vice Chair at their inaugural meeting on December 5th.  Sarlo has been a trustee since 2006, elected vice-chair in 2009, and elected as...

The Moose 99.3FM – CJJM – Espanola is hosting its Ninth Annual Christmas Radiothon tomorrow to raise funds for the Espanola Regional Hospital Foundation. The funds raised during the radiothon, which runs from 10 am to 2 pm, will go towards retrofitting the long-term facilities at the hospital which houses 61...

A 29-year-old is dead after a crash between a tractor trailer and a horse and buggy. OPP Constable Phil Young says on Monday evening around 5 p.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 at Birchland Camp Road in the Township of Huron Shores.  He says the investigation revealed that...

The Elliot Lake Firefighters raised $17,000 during their annual Christmas Food Drive this Saturday. Elliot Lake Food Bank president, Leonard Kutchaw says the annual event is one of their major fundraisers and this year was yet another great success.  He says the food bank has experienced about a 38 % increase in usage so the funds will...