Parry Sound News Archives

The McKellar Sunshine Club bid euchre winners on Wednesday, April 16, were: first, Eileen MacDonald; second, Evelyn Phipps; and tied for third, Jane Lockwood and Melinda McMurphy. via Parry Sound North Star

A report, Declining Enrolment in Ontario Schools, by the People for Education lobby group shows the Near North District School Board isn't alone when it comes to the struggle with plummeting student ... via Parry Sound North Star

“I am honoured to be part of this list because there are so many women doing incredible and innovative things in the country and not being noticed. I am humbled.”

According to national magazine Chatelaine, Harmony Rice is one of 80 Canadian women to watch. via Parry Sound North Star

Bid euchre at the McKellar Senior Citizens Club on Sunday, April 13 winners were: first, Marg Beamish 329; second, Bonnie Marriott 314 and third, Ken Woehl, 313. via Parry Sound North Star

Effective immediately, the Ministry of the Environment has lifted its Smog Advisory for the following regions: > Slightly cooler temperatures, partly cloudy skies and light southeasterly winds during Sunday are ... via Canada NewsWire

April 9, 1968 New leader and Prime Minister - elect Mr. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, elected new leader of the Federal Liberal Party at the Convention held in Ottawa last weekend, was born October 18, 1921 in ... via Parry Sound North Star

Regarding the editorial commentary Don't poke sleeping bear on Friday, April 11, and specifically the references to McKellar Township, I would like to make the following comments. via Parry Sound North Star

“Water treatment is essential to our being and must be protected by any means possible”

NEWS RELEASE ONTRAIO MUNICIPAL WATER ASSOCIATION ************************* OMWA announces recipient of the 2008 OMWA Student Bursary BELLEVILLE, April 9, 2008 - Today, OMWA [Ontario Municipal Water Association] ... via SooToday

In the April 2 edition of the North Star in a table title The $100K Club the Parry Sound Roman Catholic Separate School Board was omitted. via Parry Sound North Star

“The (Ministry of Natural Resources) has pretty much said our spouses can be part of our harvest as long as they're properly licensed.”

The charge against the husband of a local Metis woman was dropped at the Parry Sound Courthouse Tuesday. via Parry Sound North Star

“I don't know the reason (why people aren't applying) - a lot of people just don't want to work.”

Hiring is in full swing for the summer season, but whether or not an employer fills all the positions depends on the job. via Parry Sound North Star

The simple dictionary definition of inclusion is the act of including or the state of being included. via Parry Sound North Star

Police charged an 18-year-old Henvey First Nations man with arson after a home was destroyed in a blaze early Saturday morning. via Parry Sound North Star

“However, this plan only gets 20,000 people into retraining. Meanwhile we've lost 192,000 manufacturing jobs in the last few years in this province. The question is, what happens to the rest of those people?”

A budget the provincial finance minister is calling "prudent," local representative Norm Miller is calling anything but. via Parry Sound North Star

“They can enter up on the property as it is for the purpose of investigation, like taking pictures, but only peaceably. If the landowner asks them to leave, they are obligated to leave”

Seguin has the legal right to enter on its residents' properties according to the province's Municipal Act. via Parry Sound North Star