Canada's Coast Guard turns 50

OPP ask witness to step forward

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public in general and a male witness in particular who may have witnessed a motor vehicle collision (MVC) involving a pe.
The...

Boil water advisory issued for Nobel

Medical Officer of Health Dr Jim Chirico has issued a boil water advisory, effective immediately, for all residents of Nobel who draw their water from the municipal water system. This order was issued...

Property owners battle to slow development

GEORGIAN BAY TWP. – Citizens for Change want change at Georgian Bay Township. Members of the informal group of waterfront property owners say they want the township to stop wasting money on...

Help for victims going through the family court process

PARRY SOUND - Now women and men who stand in family court beside an abusive former partner have support.
In a 36-month province-wide pilot project, the Ministry of the Attorney General has...

Lightning Novices face Honeywood

HONEYWOOD - It was a long trip to the small community of Honeywood for the North Muskoka Lightning novices for the team’s playdown match-up.
Once they arrived, they were pretty evenly...

Nanci Beers’ team holds its perfect run

Wednesday Night Section ‘A’ Georgian Bay Financial
It’s the Julie Truscott, Joanne Gill, April McNamara and Cheri Sidon rink on a roll with four wins in four...

Parry Sound Rotary Atoms played in the Peterborough Liftlock

PARRY SOUND - The Atoms played Five  games in the Peterborough Liftlock Tournament.  recently with close game against Douro 4-3.  Goals scored by Leif Wilson and 2 for Tomaz Cigler...

Fisher rink marks its first win this season

Section 'A' Georgian Bay Financial
As I watched tonight's games I said, "These aren't the usually expected games taking place in section A. Games in this section are usually...

Takin’ it easy with the Michael Granka Band

It felt like ‘Northern Comfort’ at the Royal on Saturday night, January 14, when we listened to the tunes of “The Michael Granka Band.” The talent and social ability of these...

Launching his latest boating adventure

Steven Duff had so much fun writing Raiders of the Lost Barque, that it was only a matter of time before a second adventure sequel for young readers would follow.
Released early this month...

Jim Cuddy Band ‘gets off the bus’ in Parry Sound

PARRY SOUND - The Jim Cuddy Band will play the Charles W. Stockey Centre in support of the West Parry Sound Health Centre next month. Cuddy is in town promoting his new album, Skyscraper Soul, his...

Singer Jann Arden coming to Stockey

PARRY SOUND - Joe Bamford has been hauling Jann Arden around on his coach busses since, well, forever. The Alberta-born performer, who's carved herself a name in the Canadian singing and song-writing...

Handwritten docments emphasize truth

“I guess that’s what you might call technology being recycled.”
It was a comment from someone looking at a book in a “fair trade” market. You know, those places...

Bonspiel takes place Feb. 19

   The MacTier-Foot’s Bay United Church is hosting a pancake supper on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at their church hall from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The cost is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children...

‘Breakfast in Hell’ the penalty for flaunting loggers’ taboo

When I started collecting the memories of former lumberjacks, over 50 years ago, my first subject was 90-year-old Jim Canning, of Dunchurch. One of Jim’s stories recalled the time he turned down...

Feds create crisis then makes cuts

Does anyone remember the famous “let’s create a crisis” comments by a member of Mike Harris’ Conservatives? The thinking was that a “crisis” would mobilize the...