News | Jul 30
McDougall addresses residents’ infrastructure woes
MCDOUGALL – On Wednesday evening, residents in the Municipality of McDougall expressed to council their concerns about the quality of some infrastructure.
Potholes are developing on Long Lake...
News | Jul 30
MacTier weekend festival kicks off Friday
The MacTier Railroad Heritage Society presents a fund raising concert on Friday, August 13, at the MacTier United Church. Katherine Wheatley and Wendall Ferguson will supply the concert. Tickets are...
News | Jul 30
Two festival nights to remember
Tuesday night at the Festival of the Sound belonged to the up-and-coming young piano virtuoso Jan Lisiecki. At the ripe old age of 15, he gave further proof of his maturity and versatility as a...
Sports | Jul 30
Bridge players learn two over one at Chalk Talk
It was another busy afternoon at the Near North Bridge Club on Tuesday, July 27. New faces included Carole Morris, Pat Perrett, Nancy and Brian Cain who were visiting guests of Margaret and Bob...
Sports | Jul 23
Players learn about the Drury system
There was a full house at the Near North Bridge Club on Tuesday, July 20.
Included were a few new faces, such as Sheila Tully, John Biondi, and Valarie Hansen. Back for the summer months were...
Sports | Jul 21
Mariah Madigan sets sights on Olympics
PARRY SOUND - Though galvanized in gold multiple times over, the Madigan family dynasty still yearns for Olympic greatness.
In preparation for the first ever Singapore 2010 Youth Olympics Games...
Sports | Jul 21
Bridge tournament in Sept.
The Near North Bridge Club met on Tuesday, July 13, and best wishes for a happy birthday went out to Isobel Woodhouse and Nora Robinson. Reta Morrison, Gay Halpenny, Karen Pepperall, Thomas Poisson...
What's On | May 05
The intimacy of Fong Bates' memoir
Author Judy Fong Bates will be reading from her most recent book, The Year of Finding Memory, at the Charles W. Stockey Centre on Wednesday, 19 May at 7:30 p.m.
Judy’s earlier books were works...
What's On | Feb 24
New concert series at memorial hall
ROSSEAU - The Rosseau Memorial Community Hall has become a music venue this year with a unique concert series that is taking place one Friday night a month.
Event organizer, Amy Flexman...
News | Feb 05
ImagineNative film tour festival makes a local stop
PARRY SOUND - ImagineNative, a festival that celebrates works by indigenous people, is bringing its northern Ontario film and video tour to the Parry Sound High School (PSHS) on February 8 at 7 p.m...
What's On | Feb 03
We Are All Made of Glue – a sensitive, fun mix
We Are All Made of Glue by Marina Lewycka
Marina Lewycka was born in a refugee camp in Germany in 1946 and moved to England with her family when she was about a year old. Her novels are...
Letters | Jul 30

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Reader: Conservatives out of touch
The decision to scrap the voluntary long form census will cause irreplaceable damage to many sections of Canadian society.
Transportation planning by municipalities, policy decisions for profit...
Letters | Jul 30
Seek consent for trademark
I believe “Welcome to Parry Sound” cannot be trademarked without the consent of the town of Parry Sound.
It seems to me that everyone who lives in Parry Sound has some degree of right to the...
Letters | Jul 30

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A friendlier welcome to Parry Sound
Enough has been said of the rights to the wording of “welcome to Parry Sound.”
Instead, let’s say, “Parry Sound welcomes you” and be done with all the press.
I think the second version is...
Editorial | Jul 28
Where’s McKellar?
In the journalistic field we are always called upon to be fair and balanced and it’s something we openly strive for each and every day.
With the 2010 municipal elections just around the corner...