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History chugs to life at Earlton show

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – The 1928 Fordson F. tractor comes out of retirement only two days a year.Yet it runs as well as it did 90 years ago, said Scott Rooney, as the Harley Township man readied it for the parade.And it wasn't even the oldest machine on display at

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Ups and Downs

Thumbs down to social media where rumours are rampant about the ongoing forest fire situation.There have been no reports of serious damage to cottages or homes, despite people saying with complete conviction they’ve heard of seven cottages burning near Temagami or that the town has been evacuated en masse.

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Rain brings some relief in North Bay 72 battle

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – The largest wildfire in the Northeast more than doubled in size last week.By the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's latest estimates, the North Bay 72 fire is almost 27,600 hectares in size, or more than 100 square miles.It was sparked by lightning in Lady Evelyn-Smoothwater

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