Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD — The Town of Latchford will be looking to improve roads, do some paving and repair roofs in 2025, but perhaps the biggest project the …
Monthly Archives: January 2025
THE ART OF THE UNICORN
Everything was coming up unicorns for Blake Mongrain at a January 2 session at Open Studio Libre. Fitting the five-year-old from Barrie with her handcrafted mask was grandmother Paula Hermans …
READING FOR ALL
Mandy Laurila displays one of the books in the Englehart Public Library’s latest collection. The library has acquired a series of “decodable” books for children and teenagers that use a …
BOXED IN AND OUT
Wondering what to do with all those empty boxes left over after Christmas? Open Studio Libre in Haileybury had an idea – invite in a crew of youngsters, and build …
Editorial cartoon in the Jan. 15 issue:
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Editorial cartoon in the Jan. 15 issue:
Ups and downs
• Thumbs down to the notion that Brethour Township could collapse after a financial audit signalled the small municipality can’t continue as it is. Like many small townships and towns, …
Looking ahead…and back
By Diane Johnston What better date than January 1 to turn the page, make a fresh start, begin anew? Move more, eat less; read more, stress less; save more, spend …
Brethour Township in danger of failing
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BRETHOUR TOWNSHIP – Brethour Township is looking for solutions to what looks like an impossible situation. The township has had a financial audit completed …