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Mississagi Park's Annual Lumberjack Days is a go for Aug. 3 and 4. Article content

On July 24, pickleball players from four area clubs, Espanola, Blind River, Elliot Lake and Thessalon, gathered at the Blind River Community Centre for the North Shore Invitational Pickleball Tournament.

Advertisement 1 Share this Story : Blind River club hosts pickleball tournament Blind River club hosts pickleball tournament Author of the article: Article content On July 24, pickleball players from four area clubs, Espanola, Blind River, Elliot Lake and Thessalon, gathered at the Blind River Community Centre for the North Shore Invitational Pickleball Tournament. Advertisement 2 Article content Blind River club hosts pickleball tournament Back to video Linda Rainville, one of the two main tournament organizers along with Fred Nyman, said “This is our first pickleball tournament.” Rainville added that two other members of the Blind River club's executive, Peter Wallentin and Debbie Shamas, were extremely helpful organizing the event. “They were a big part of this tournament.” Each of the four community teams sent 16 pickleball players to the event for a total of 64 competitors. “Although competition was on every participant's mind, the focus of this gathering was to further positive relationships amongst the four pickleball clubs,” said Nyman. “This tournament was created to encourage people who are hesitant to participate in competitions such as the Ontario championship series of events, gave the opportunity to play against people of a similar skill level.” Advertisement 3 Article content Each of the four teams played multiple games, with two-on-two, and Espanola took the day with 21 points. The Espanola club won the roughly three-foot high trophy, and each player on the winning team received a North Shore Invitational Pickleball Tournament keychain. “All four pickleball clubs fielded a team of 16 players who were ranked according to ability. Each partnership competed against similarly skilled opponents from the other three clubs,” Nyman explained. The Blind River Pickleball Club started in 2019 with 15 players. Membership now stands at 103 members, at its height they had 139. They had 14 local businesses help out with contributions to the tournament. They also had sponsors Stephane Cloutier Wealth Management Team and the Royal Bank. Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Blind River club hosts pickleball tournament Comments Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. Latest National Stories News Near Elliot Lake Featured Local Savings

Advertisement 1 Share this Story : Lumberjack Days at Mississagi Park set for Aug. 3-4 Lumberjack Days at Mississagi Park set for Aug. 3-4 Author of the article: Article content Mississagi Park's Annual Lumberjack Days is a go for Aug. 3 and 4. Advertisement 2 Article content Lumberjack Days at Mississagi Park set for Aug. 3-4 Back to video Sarah Daigle, Mississagi Park operations manager , says Lumberjack Days is a popular event from area residents as well as visitors and campers from outside of the area. Last year's event drew about 1,400 people to Mississagi Park that weekend, and this year Daigle expects to surpass that figure. “It keeps growing.” The various events for children and adults start on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. and run to about 4 p.m. There will also be a barbeque. The children's events take place at the campers' beach and include: face painting, leap frog, colouring contest, exciting minnow races, a rubber ducky race, balloon animals, trapper challenge, kids axe throw (not real axes), snake rock painting and the trapper challenge. There is a $3 fee for the children's games, and includes prizes. Advertisement 3 Article content The Saturday adult events include: canoe races, log burling, log toss also at the at the campers' beach. On Sunday morning, there will be adult axe throw (with real axes), two-person cross-cut, and the underhand cut, in ballfield area. In Sunday's adult afternoon events there will be team competitions for the chainsaw obstacle course and the chainsaw event and modified chainsaw at the ballfield area of the Mississagi Park. Daigle suggests people bring chairs. She says they have more teams competing in Sunday's Lumberjack games. In 2023, they had eight teams competing and to date this year they have 10. Teams can register until Friday, Aug. 2. To register a team call Daigle at 705-862-1203. For those wanting to avoid driving to the Mississagi Park there will be a free shuttle from Elliot Lake Secondary School to the park. On Saturday, it will leave the ELSS at 11:30 a.m. and returns there at 4 p.m. Advertisement 4 Article content On Sunday, the shuttle will pick up at Elliot Lake Secondary School at 9 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m. It will make a second trip to Mississagi Park at 1 p.m. and return to ELSS between 4:30 and 5 p.m. There will also be a free shuttle roaming Mississagi Park from the parking area to the locations of the activities. For those who chose to drive to Mississagi Park there is a $12.25 daily parking fee. Mississagi Park is 25 kilometres north of Elliot Lake on Highway 639. Camping For those looking to camp at the park that weekend they will need reservations. While Mississagi Park has 101 campsites, including those in the backcountry, they are usually full on the weekends. They do have an overflow camping area. The sites fill up quickly. To reserve a campsite, if there are any available, call If there are no campsites available people can always come and have fun for the day. Mississagi Park closes for the season on Sept. 30. Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Lumberjack Days at Mississagi Park set for Aug. 3-4 Comments Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. Latest National Stories News Near Elliot Lake Featured Local Savings

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What motorists are to do when there are amber or red flashing lights. In 2022, flashing amber-yellow school bus lights were introduced.

Advertisement 1 Share this Story : School bus light rules School bus light rules Author of the article: Article content What motorists are to do when there are amber or red flashing lights. School bus light rules Back to video CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Young kids thrown into seats as school bus driver slams brakes A video that's hard to watch. A school bus in Colorado driver slams on the brakes in an attempt to teach kids a lesson about staying in your seats, as seen in a video released by the Douglas County School District. More Videos 0 seconds of 39 seconds Volume 0% Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts Shortcuts Open/Close / or ? Play/Pause SPACE Increase Volume ↑ Decrease Volume ↓ Seek Forward → Seek Backward ← Captions On/Off c Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreen f Mute/Unmute m Decrease Caption Size Increase Caption Size + or = Seek % Next Up EDUCATION MALFUNCTION: No golden rules at schools anymore Live In 2022, flashing amber-yellow school bus lights were introduced. This is to alert motorists that the bus is approaching a stop. It serves as a warning to drivers that the bus will soon stop. Motorists are to slow down, proceed with caution, and only stop if it is safe to do so. Once the bus comes to a complete stop, the red lights will flash and the stop arm will be extended. This signals to motorists in both directions that they MUST stop. Advertisement 2 Article content “This is based on the same principal and rules of the road pertaining to traffic signal lights at an intersection,” says Acting Sergeant Phil Young, North East Region OPP. East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police detachment commander Inspector Tyler Sturgeon wants to ensure everyone has an enjoyable and safe 2024-2025 school year. Motorists should be extra attentive and prepared to stop for school buses from Monday to Friday between the hours of 7 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. Additionally, please watch for school students walking to and from schools and bus stops. Drivers and vehicle owners can be charged if their vehicle illegally passes a stopped school bus. Fines range from $490 to $2,000, plus six demerit points for a first offence and from $1,000 to $4,000, six demerit points and possible jail time up to six months for each subsequent offence. For more information, please visit: Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : School bus light rules Comments Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. Most Commented The following is a list of the most commented articles in the last 7 days. Latest National Stories News Near Elliot Lake Featured Local Savings

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