The Sioux Lookout Bulletin - Vol 30 - No. 20 - March 17, 2021
Read this week's articles below.
Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa, who was accused last Thursday by Premier Doug Ford of jumping the line to get the COVID-19 vaccine, said Ford called him the next day to apologize for attacking him personally.
However, Mamakwa said, There re a lot of...
The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) catchment area moved to the Red Control level of the province s COVID-19 Response Framework as of March 15 at 12:01 a.m.
According to NWHU, there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases across the region and the...
Eight northern NDP MPPs wrote an open letter to Premier Doug Ford on March 9, calling on the provincial government to take action to address the ongoing opioid overdose crisis in northern Ontario.
NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa, representing Kiiwetinoong, was...
The Municipality of Sioux Lookout is advising of changes to its operations effective 12:01 a.m., Monday, March 15, when the Northwestern Health Unit area entered the Red Control level of the province s COVID-19 Response Framework, for at least a two...
Doretta Waswa, Linda Magotte, Raj Johal and Lilian Duncan answer this week s question
Check out the front page stories from our archives
An increase in COVID-19 cases in Sioux Lookout and across the Northwestern Health Unit has resulted in Sioux Lookout going into the Red Control Zone with associated restrictions and protections. The Public Health Unit is working hard both on case...
The House was in session last week, and Conservatives made significant progress for tourism and other hard-hit sectors.
Defending Women s Rights
On Monday, I joined my Conservative colleagues in commemorating International Women s Day, in recognition...
Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre (SLMHC) is advising the community of updated visitors restrictions put in place due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 positive cases across the region.
The updated visitor restrictions came into effect...
Operation Remote Immunity has successfully delivered first doses of the Moderna vaccine to all 31 remote northern fly-in communities, as of March 8, and is underway disseminating the second doses to all those who choose to get vaccinated, the Government..
Some ambiguity behind a Sioux Lookout inspired book, Crazy White Man, caught the eye of historian Joan Champ, who set out on a venture to seek answers for her blog series, Discovering Nan Dorland.
Richard Morenus wrote the book in 1952...
This year s annual aerial seeding for forest restoration over the Lac Seul Forest was conducted from March 4th until March 8th. The purpose is to ensure enough desirable tree seedlings germinate to establish a new forest stand, and help ensure that...
Sioux Lookout s Municipal Garbage Collection service is being used by just over a quarter of community members. Municipal Public Works Manager Andrew Jewell shared, Recent collection of surveys indicate that only about 27 per cent of all residential...
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our son and brother DAVID HENRY MAKAHNOUK, age 62, on March 01, 2021.
Born Novembere 25, 1958, raised in Sioux Lookout, he was the son of Joseph (deceased) and Evelyn Makahnouk. David is...
Bill Maskerine, at the age of 97, passed away at Princess Court, Dryden on March 5, 2021. His cherished wife of 71 years, Dorothy, at his side. A loving father to Bernie and daughter-in-law Pat, grandchildren Nathan (Lindsay) and Courtney (Denis) and...
Like everyone, 2020 2021 has proven to be a challenge for our league. Our entire organization from volunteers, team captains, our employed timekeepers and on-ice officials have skated forward through this pandemic as best we could, and we are immensely...
About 1953 my good friend Drew Beck invited me to his birthday party on March 10. The two of us were about nine years old.
I don t remember much about the party, itself, but I must have loved being there. For a few years after, as March 10 approached...
Having purchased the winning lottery ticket as a workplace group play, four Sioux Lookout residents, Rick Young, Meredith Culham, Jody Morin, and Aaron Haagsma took home the jackpot of $40,268 in the March 10 Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre...
The Sioux Lookout Chamber of Commerce has preparations underway to conduct its Pop-Up Markets for this year, enabling space to sell for local, home-based businesses. The Chamber s Executive Assistant Kayleigh Bates said, The main idea behind them was...