Volume 29 - No. 43 - Wednesday, August 26, 2020
A busy Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) conference for Sioux Lookout Mayor Doug Lawrance and Municipal CAO Michelle Larose.
In an example of why our region carries the name Sunset Country, the setting sun was recently observed from the Sioux Lookout Travel Information Centre painting a masterpiece across the sky.
Sioux Lookout Lion Lisa Larsh has been recognized by her peers with the Melvin Jones Fellowship.
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) is advising that one of its health care workers has tested positive for COVID-19.
A large forest fire burning approximately 35 kilometres west of Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope) was being held as of Sunday evening. Just 24 hours earlier it was listed as not under control.
At Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC), we continue to review how to best provide our services during this global pandemic. Many outpatient and non-urgent services were suspended in the spring of 2020, and planning has been underway...
Check out this weeks responses to the Question of the Week.
Teachers of the past. (From left) Miss Shoemaker, Acting Principal, Public School during the war years; Mr. Cranston, Principal, Continuation School; Mrs. Beer and Mr. LeBlanc, both teachers from the Continuation School. All photos from the 1940s.
Read the top stories from August 27, 2003!
Residents and businesses were encouraged to decorate their windows during this year s Blueberry Festival.
Thirty people teams registered for this year s Fresh Market Foods Social Media Scavenger Challenge.
Ten geocaches were hidden around Sioux Lookout during the Blueberry Festival.
Members of the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind motorists to practice safe and responsible driving on local roadways.
Tikinagan Child and Family Services has announced the winners of its Blueberry Festival Kids Colouring Contest.
This year s Miss & Mr. Online Blueberry Pageant is in the books and winners have been selected.
Check out the MNRF Kids Colouring Contest winners!
Sioux Lookout s annual triathlon was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but by thinking outside the box, organizers were able to move forward with an event featuring the main aspects of the triathlon in a manner that complied with public...
Dear Constituents,
I hope everyone has had a safe and enjoyable August.
Community members and visitors to town were invited to bring their largest locally picked blueberry to the Travel Information Centre to be officially weighed in as part of this year s Biggest Blueberry Contest.
Sioux Lookout Giant Tiger invited community members and visitors to town for the Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival to drop by the store on the afternoon of July 31 for some Random Acts of Fun!
The Municipality of Sioux Lookout has received $324,904 to help offset increased costs and lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sioux Lookout s 38th Annual Blueberry Festival is in the books and organizers say despite being a scaled down festival compared to previous years, it was no less successful.
In Loving Memory of Our Sky
Ryan Waboose was the overall men s winner and Tanya Tekavcic was the overall women s winner in the 36 hole 2020 Sioux Lookout Golf and Curling Club Club Championship, which took place on August 22 and 23.