Editor’s note: Marie Snider began writing this column 20 years ago. Here is her first column that appeared in The Newton Kansan on Wednesday, March 18, 1992. “This Side of 60” began syndication in August, 1992. Life on this side of 60 is fun! Oh, I know life isn’t supposed […]
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Our family’s first boat was a Admiral Peterborough cedar skiff and every year my father would begin working on it in our backyard. The bottom was covered in fibreglass, as was the stern. It was green. The rest of the boat had a Spar varnish finish. We couldn’t begin work […]
The Far North Act is a poor piece of legislation. It was done without consultation with northerners and when we voiced our concerns, the Liberals rammed it through anyway. Among other things, the Act arbitrarily sets aside massive tracts of land and declares them off-limits to development and imposes decisions […]
A game of “chicken” is sure to play out at Queen’s Park in the days ahead—and hanging in the balance is another provincial election barely five months after Ontarians last went to the polls just before Thanksgiving. The Progressive Conservatives already have given a “thumbs down” to the provincial budget […]
Heather Latter Lew Kempf, left, Darryl Allan, and Melissa Fletcher rehearsed a scene Sunday evening from the play “Bridie & Company,” which will hit the stage April 19-21 at La Place Rendez-Vous in a dinner theatre format. Advance tickets are available at the Vous for $40 each. This is the […]
Lucas Punkari Jordan Hammond was hard at work yesterday afternoon unwrapping a trolling motor that would be attached to a Crestliner 16 Kodiak as the finishing touches were being put in place for Badiuk Equipment’s indoor boat showroom at the former Northern Do-It Centre building. The showroom will be open […]
Lucas Punkari Colton Craig was busy fine-tuning his shot yesterday afternoon as the Muskie boys’ soccer team kicked off try-outs. Both the boys’ and girls’ squads will be working on their skill sets over the coming weeks as they prepare for the NorWOSSA season, which is scheduled to get underway […]
Duane Hicks The town’s drinking water system once again got an ‘A’ during its most recent compliance testing. The Ministry of Environment conducted an inspection of the system Jan. 30-31 and found no health risks or non-compliance issues, Coun. Paul Ryan reported at last night’s council meeting. On behalf of […]
Staff The top two teams in the local men’s basketball league will vie for the title after both Boston Pizza and La Place Rendez-Vous won their semi-final games last night. The Vous, who finished the regular season in first place with a 10-2 mark, punched their ticket to the final […]
