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CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Northern Ont. suspect hit a vehicle, threatened owner with a baseball bat
A 55-year-old man from Elliot Lake has been charged after a collision in a grocery store parking lot quickly escalated into threats with a baseball bat. (File) A 55-year-old man from Elliot Lake has been charged after a collision in a grocery store parking lot quickly escalated into threats with a baseball bat. The incident took place June 10 around 1 p.m., when the complainant noticed their vehicle had been struck by the vehicle parked next to them. 'The vehicle owner was spoken to and a verbal argument ensued,' Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Monday. 'The vehicle owner then escalated matters when he retrieved a baseball bat from his vehicle and threatened the complainant. They departed prior to police arrival but was later arrested.' Charges include assault with a weapon, failing to stop after an accident and two counts of driving while suspended. The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on Aug. 14.
CTV News
04-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Working smoke alarms credited with saving pets in Elliot Lake house fire
Working smoke alarms saved 4 pets in an Elliot Lake house fire Sunday. Fire crews found fire damage in the kitchen and smoke damage throughout the home. The cause is under investigation.
CBC
02-06-2025
- Business
- CBC
A seniors housing non-profit saved Elliot Lake, but now a local charity says its holding the city back
When the uranium mines closed for good in Elliot Lake, the small northern Ontario city was able to reinvent itself as a retirement community. To do that, the city created a non-profit organization called Retirement Living that was tasked with managing houses and apartment buildings that were originally built for people who worked at the mines. "In 1990, when the mines were unloading those houses, they were either gonna have to give them to the city or, you know, pay the taxes on them or demolish them, all of which would have cost them too much money," said Peter Harris, the CEO of the Silver Birch Centre, a charity that promotes the arts and economic development in Elliot Lake. Low rental costs, especially compared to southern Ontario, coupled with the quiet lifestyle Elliot Lake promised, proved to be a winning combination. "They rented them out and it was very successful," Harris said. "It helped keep the town afloat." But Harris now argues the time has come for Retirement Living to help Elliot Lake by selling off some of its housing stock. "Every year Retirement Living says like 20 or 30 of these detached or semi-detached houses become available as retirees, you know, become ill or… leave town because of family reasons," he said. Harris estimates that selling those 20 to 30 homes each year would generate around $9 million, which the city could use to address crumbling infrastructure. "The last big construction boom was in the 1970s, but prior to that, the old neighbourhoods were built in the 1950s," Harris said. "So these streets, sewers and water main supplies are like 70 years old. They are decaying." A history of crumbling infrastructure Elliot Lake is currently working to repair its only arena, which was closed out of fears its wooden structure could collapse back in September 2023. The municipal swimming pool was closed for two years for renovations, before re-opening at the end of 2024. And Elliot Lake's Algo Centre Mall collapsed in 2012, which killed two people and injured more than 20 others. Retirement Living owned the mall through its for-profit subsidiary NorDev, and was heavily criticized in the 2014 Report of the Elliot Lake Commission of Inquiry. Commissioner Paul Bélanger concluded, "Secrecy and confidentiality often trumped candour, transparency, and openness. It pervaded contractual and professional relationships, and even the municipal administration sought to cloak some of its activities from public view." Harris said that in his opinion, Retirement Living is more interested in preserving its relevancy by continuing to manage its properties, than to sell those properties and transfer the proceeds to the city. "What's wrong with this picture? The city's broke and Retirement Living's rich. Those houses were given to Elliot Lake to help Elliot Lake. Not to create a bureaucracy that takes care of itself," he said.
CTV News
31-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Pride Month launches early in Elliot Lake, Manitoulin Island
Pride Month kicks off early in Elliot Lake and on Manitoulin Island. Elliot Lake's deputy mayor raised the flag alongside 2SLGBTQI+ community members while in Wikwemikong tribal police raised a Pride flag at their detachment and donned rainbow vests, with month-long activities planned in both communities.
CBC
30-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Elliot Lake Vikings leave of absence extended for 2025-2026 season, amid arena repairs
Social Sharing There will be no junior hockey played in Elliot Lake come this fall. The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) and its board of directors announced May 30 they have extended the leave of absence for the Elliot Lake Vikings through the 2025-2026 season, citing ongoing uncertainties with the city's arena. The Vikings were first granted a temporary leave of absence in December 2024. Elliot Lake's arena and the home venue of the Vikings, Rogers Arena - formerly Centennial Arena - has been shut down since September 2023 and continues to undergo extensive repairs. The NOJHL had been told earlier this spring the city was hopeful the arena would be ready by late July 2025, but a reopening date has yet to be confirmed. "Unfortunately, with the ongoing delays as to when the arena will be back in operation, the Vikings have been granted their extended leave," said NOJHL commissioner Robert Mazzuca in a news release. "We just don't know when the club will be able to resume activities as they wait for news on the status of their arena." Mazzuca added the NOJHL will operate with 11 teams instead of 12 for the upcoming 2025-26 season, and the league's schedule will be announced in the coming days.
