Peggy Revell Couchiching First Nation has announced its intention to set up a toll booth near the west end of the Noden Causeway as of May 21. The decision by the band council to set up the toll booth is twofold, explained Chief Chuck McPherson. It stems from the failure […]
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Peggy Revell There’s murder, drugs, and drama in Finland, Ont.—and it’s coming from the pen of district resident Chris Gallinger, who has just released her first novel, “Justified.” “I think I wrote [the novel] because I want to leave a piece of me,” said Gallinger, a homemaker and mother of […]
Dan Falloon Three Muskie badminton players have reason to strut on the way to Stratford next week. Rory Bagacki captured the senior boys’ singles title at the NWOSSAA championships in Atikokan on Monday, and the senior girls’ doubles team of Kimika Alexander and Chelsea Carlson earned a first-place showing in […]
Staff At last night’s regular meeting, council: •agreed to a recommendation of the Administration and Finance executive committee to amend Bylaw 02/10, freezing the mayor and council’s remuneration pay at its current level for two years, ending Dec. 1, 2012; •referred a recommendation regarding a backflow prevention device and water […]
Drama Division Friday, April 23 •CLASS A900 First–St. Francis NSL, Grade 6—Corine Bannon) •CLASS A1200-A First–Robert Moore School, Grade 4—Mrs. Donald) •CLASS A1200-B First–Robert Moore School, Grade 5—Mrs. Donald) •CLASS A700-C Huffman School, Kindergarten/Grade 1–Karen Peltomaki (non-competitive) •CLASS A703-A First–J.W. Walker School, Grades 2 and 3–J. Johanson •CLASS A703-B First–Robert […]
Dan Falloon Master Peng Youlian led about 30 locals in a Tai Chi demonstration at the Memorial Sports Centre yesterday afternoon—his final stop on a two-day visit that also included a demonstration at Fort High yesterday morning. Master Peng also was the guest at a meet-and-greet at La Place Rendez-Vous […]
Duane Hicks Union Gas is poised to resume the final year of its two-year project to replace its natural gas distribution services here. Work is expected to get underway the week of May 10. After crews replaced 24 km of vintage steel natural gas lines with yellow medium density plastic […]
Staff Three Muskie badminton players are Stratford-bound. Rory Bagacki captured the senior boys’ singles title at the NWOSSAA championships in Atikokan yesterday. Meanwhile, the senior girls’ doubles team of Kimika Alexander and Chelsea Carlson earned a first-place showing in their division, meaning all three will be competing at the all-Ontarios […]
