Mathew Reisler

An eight-year-old boy who died following a random shooting early Saturday morning, August 16th, has come home to Manitoulin Island.

Mike Mercieca was the only councillor to vote down a motion by Sables-Spanish Rivers Council to begin the process of looking into a solar farm.

Manitoulin-Sudbury District Social Services Administration Chief Administrative Officer, Donna Stewart and Espanola Mayor Douglas Gervais, who also sits on the board, are in Ottawa over the next three days to take part in the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference.

Easter Seals has recognized the work of an Elliot Lake man who has lent his support to the organization through the Espanola/NorthShore Snowarama.

A major solar project proposal for Sables-Spanish Rivers Township has gone through the first step, council approval.