50 YEARS AND PLENTY TO CELEBRATE!
After 50 years in North Bay the YMCA has a lot to celebrate. Growing from a patchwork of programs offered in schools in community halls, the...
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A rummage sale buzzing with good intentions - Corbeil’s ...
Put Oct. 4 on your calendar and plan to support the Busy Bees as they continue their work of supporting Corbeil families. [more]
Carving the Great Pumpkin
Oh!-fruit of beloved boyhood!-the old days recalling, when wood grapes were purpling and brown nuts were falling! When wild, ugly faces we carved in its skin, Glaring out through ... [more]
Fiction Fix: Visions
Drawn to the great outdoors, Patricia Corbett Bowman moved to the Almaguin Highlands about eight years ago, purchasing property on Lake...
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Focus On: Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower
Bet you didn’t know that at one point in time, two towers stood at the current site of the Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower. Then again, that was back in 1967, and there ... [more]
23 years of hitting the boards - Mattawa’s Family Hockey ...
Over 20 years ago the Mattawa Figure Skating Club was looking for a new idea to help raise funds for their small but dedicated club. To say the ... [more]
A tumultuous Thanksgiving with turkey — and hopefully ...
Something’s up! I’m not sure exactly what it is, but Piewacket is almost visibly vibrating with excitement. Of course, the constant preening of ... [more]
Focus On: Verner
If you’re looking for a great place to see the fall colours, to wander a quaint downtown street or to learn how to toss a jug, Verner might just be the day-trip spot for you. [more]
Meet Arnold Gehrke: Truck driver, egg farmer, veteran, ...
Long-time Port Loring resident Arnold Gehrke hesitates when asked his age, finally answering, “I’m 85 years young,” when prompted by a friend. ... [more]
The play’s not the thing, the heart of the performers ...
About five years ago, the City of North Bay placed third in a TVO contest to find the most talented town in Ontario. It’s not surprising, considering ... [more]
Airstream Rally Unites Friends
It’s all about the people. Deep within the shiny aluminum exterior and the rounded, aerodynamic shape indicative of the Airstream trailer, the hearts of its owners beat — ... [more]
Muskoka Ironman 70.3 tempts newbies
When it’s in your own backyard – and lake, and trail – how can you not ‘tri’? [more]
COTTAGE DREAMS
DREAM WEAVER. Seana O’Neill, founder and president of Cottage Dreams Cancer Recovery Initiative started something special in 2003 when she opened up her cottage during the week to cancer ... [more]
Helping all things winged, great and small - A compelling ...
Even when she was a small child Janice Enright knew animals would play an important role in her life. Her dream of working with wildlife has ... [more]
Sorting through History - Do your basement finds belong ...
Fire maps showing Huntsville with a population of around 2,000 people, House of Commons papers from 1888 and a humane poultrykilling tool are ... [more]
Looking to have a HOOT of a good time?
This June 21, don’t be too surprised if you hear hooting and hollering from the Huntsville fairgrounds. That’s when the second annual Family Traditions HOOT (Help ... [more]
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