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Observing COVID-19 public health guidelines, the Edwin Switzer Memorial Sioux Lookout Legion, Branch #78 and Candlish Memorial, Branch 139, Royal Canadian Legion in Hudson will honour Canada s veterans on Remembrance Day.
Kirk Drew, president of the...
Area leaders are continuing to advocate for action to address the water crisis in Neskantaga First Nation.
Nishnabwe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler expressed support for Neskantaga First Nation members Lawrence Sakanee and Alex Moonias who...
The Ontario Government has informed municipalities of their specific 2021 Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund (OMPF) allocations.
The Municipality of Sioux Lookout will receive an allocation of $1,476,000. According the Government of Ontario, this an...
Police shared that, Shortly after 6:00 pm on Thursday November 5, 2020 members of the Dryden detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call of a disturbance in Dinorwic. EMS and police arrived to discover a male with life...
The Municipality of Sioux Lookout is seeking input from the public.
The Municipality retained the services of KPMG to undertake a Municipal Services Delivery Review, Budget Review and Operational Review.
According to The Municipality, The purpose...
Sioux Lookout s Umfreville Park is undergoing improvements by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), as part of its Northern Ontario Rest Area Projects.
MTO is upgrading the entrance of the park to allow easier access by large RVs, and...
Ashley Beardy, Dylan Crann, Rose Mckay and Marvin Topacio answer this week s question of the week.
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On behalf of Nancy Roy and myself THANK YOU, THANK YOU for all of the donations for the renewal project of the murals on the Legion wall. We have over exceeded the amount of money that was required for this project. We are now discussing a further...
The pandemic has impacted much of our normal way of living, including our customary way of commemoration on Remembrance Day. The Edwin Switzer Memorial Sioux Lookout Legion remains closed and unable to host the typical annual gathering and ceremony...
As Remembrance Day approaches, may we all do our parts to honour the legacies of our veterans. Their courage and sacrifice is an example to all of us.
I had a very productive week in Ottawa, holding the government to account on everything from...
The Northwestern Health Unit reported three new positive COVID-19 test in the Sioux Lookout area last week.
According to the health unit the latest case, announced on Nov. 4, is connected to the two cases in the Sioux Lookout area announced on Nov. 3..
The Municipality of Sioux Lookout is reminding people to keep their pets leashed while walking in more rural areas of the municipality where trap lines may have been set up.
The Municipality shared on social media on Oct. 26, It is always important...
Sioux Lookout-based Mikinakoos Children s Fund is one of 10 finalists vying to receive a donation of $100,000 as part of the forth edition of the iA Financial Group s nationwide Philanthropic Contest.
The fund aims to improve the quality of life...
Support service organizations in Sioux Lookout are encouraging people to reach out following a firearm related incident which took place in Sioux Lookout on Oct. 29, which resulted in the evacuation of some residents and two nearby schools going into a...
The Ontario Ministry of Education has announced funding for a replacement school in Savant Lake.
The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board shared the news on Nov. 3, thanking both the Ministry of Education and Government of Ontario for their...
A busy weekend for the Lac Seul Police Service (LSPS).
Police reported that from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1 they responded to 37 calls for service including a weapons call involving a replica handgun and an assault with a sword.
On Sunday November 01, 2020.
We Miss You
We cried when you passed away,
We still cry today.
Although we loved you dearly,
We couldn t make you stay.
Your golden heart stopped beating,
hard working hands at rest,
GOD broke our hearts to prove to us
he only take
Remembering a Sioux Lookout War Hero
Our Dear Helen is survived by her one and only sister, Connie Carpenter, her children Richard Collee and Maryanne (Christine) Collee, numerous grandchildren and great children, along with many nephews and nieces, she loved very much...
We are sad to announce the passing of Traci Lee Roy (Prystupa) at the age of 51. Traci was born on August 13, 1969 at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Mavis and Eugene Prystupa. She grew up on her parent s farm in Woodlands, Manitoba and...
Mary took this picture as she stepped out of the cabin door, enroute to check on my progress barbequing supper in the Palace.
Just a few minutes before sunset we were treated with a flurry of big, soft snow flakes touching down all around us. We felt..