PARRY SOUND - People with intellectual disabilities are ready, willing and able to work .
Representatives from Community Living, a service agency for those with developmental disabilities, spoke... ...
Spring is the time of year when we get out in our gardens to prune, plant and tend to all the chores that accumulate over the winter. We want our home to look beautiful, and one of the jobs we do is... ...
A notice of danger to all living things was tucked away on an inside page of the May 11 Globe.
Scientists at an observatory in Hawaii, the piece said, had reported measurements indicating that... ...
PARRY SOUND - An Archipelago Township man has been charged with two counts of assault.
On May 2 the 29-year-old man was charged following a police investigation regarding the incident that took... ...
PARRY SOUND - If you’re looking to put your boat in the water this weekend, you won’t be able to launch your pleasure craft at the Salt Dock location.
At a special town council... ...
SEGUIN TWP. – Wednesday night the Friends of the Foley Library made a presentation to the Foley Branch Library in memory of Henry Lammers.
Henry Lammers was a very strong supporter of the... ...
The MacTier Figure Skating Club dirty T-shirt dance at the MacTier Legion on May 11 was well attended. Music was provided by the Swells, a band from the Port Carling area.
Here is some MacTier... ...
A wooden dock extending out into dry grassland. A family cottage that can no longer be reached by boat.
A marina hammered by the twin blows of high dredging costs and fewer customers.
PARRY SOUND - The premier came to town and didn’t shy away from some of the northern municipalities’ biggest issues.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne used her speech to the Federation... ...
Last month an advertisement appeared in this paper regarding a proposed plan for School Bus Transportation Consortiums to undertake an RFP (Request for Proposal) a tendering, process – to... ...
PARRY SOUND - Networking was a big part of the appeal at last week’s conference.
Among the more than 200 attendees at the 2013 Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities/ Ministry of... ...
PARRY SOUND - The region’s member of Parliament says the federal government is committed to helping Northern Ontario communities.
At an address Friday during the annual conference of the... ...
In my last column discussing the dim and disappointing results of the Fraser Institute’s school report card, I indicated that North Bay schools were doing just fine, thank you very much. Which... ...
GEORGIAN BAY TWP. - Residents in MacTier are calling it a victory.
A controversial plan to repurpose the MacTier Arena for use as a medical marijuana facility has been cancelled. When the... ...
PARRY SOUND – This summer will be a busy one at Misson Park.
A large group of community members from a number of local organizations braved the cold and wind for a special ground breaking... ...
PARRY SOUND – A piece of the town’s aging infrastructure is getting a much-needed upgrade next month.
At a meeting last month, town council accepted the tender for $354,189 from E.A... ...
PARRY SOUND – Three men have been charged following a home invasion on April 29.
At 9 p.m. on April 29, West Parry Sound OPP responded to the crime at a Joseph Street apartment in Parry... ...
The Bob Rumball Camp for the Deaf, along with District of Parry Sound Victim Services, is offering a Certificate Crisis Responder Training Course at the Rumball Camp of the Deaf on Blackstone/Crane... ...
Under the Keel
By Michael Crummey
Last year about this time Michael Crummey appeared at the Charles W. Stockey Centre to read from his... ...
The McKellar Market
Get fresh. Buy Local. The McKellar Market will be open during the summer on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at... ...