Unexpectedly on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at her residence with her family by her side, Laura Lougheed of Chapple Township, Ontario passed away at the age of 61. Laura was born on August 4, 1948 in Belgium to Milford and Marie Louise Brigham. She was united in marriage to Gerry […]
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?I will never forget the final moments of the 2009 Shaw Kenora Bass International that took place over the past weekend. Chris Savage and I had the win in our grasp, but came up two one-hundredths of a pound short to our friends from Sioux Narrows, Brian McNanny and Matt […]
This handsome little bird is Ontario’s only native quail. It was never here in the north at any time, but was quite common in southwestern Ontario, Essex, Kent, and Norfolk counties in particular. At one time, it had spread as far east as Kingston. I can quite well remember seeing, […]
Former Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback Michael Vick just finished a sentence that saw him serve 18 months in jail—and several more under home confinement—for dogfighting charges. This exceeded both the prosecutor’s recommendation of 12-18 months and the sentences received by his co-defendants Purnell Peace and Quanis Phillips, who were charged with […]
Staff The permanent closure of Runway 03/21—commonly known as “Cross Runway”—was approved by town council at yesterday evening’s meeting. The runway will be officially closed as of September 30, 2009, following a recommendation and report from the town’s Operations and Facilities executive committee. “The runway was built and paved in […]
the MNR By day’s end yesterday, Ontario will have over 600 fire personnel assisting with the forest fire situation in British Columbia. While some FireRanger and support staff returned from British Columbia over the weekend, additional resources have headed west, including 122 fire personnel on Friday who have already been […]
