Nordic Skiers ask public to respect trails   
Posted 7 days ago
The Kap Nordic Ski Club is having some trouble with non-members making use of the club's ski and snowshoe trails. [more]

Fortieth Festival of Music fast approaching   
Posted 7 days ago
Kapuskasing's 40th Festival of Music is fast approaching. As in past years the event will be held at the Civic Centre on Riverside Drive. To mark this milestone the Jubilee Singers and La Borée choirs will open the Musical Theatre on Saturday, April 10 at 7 p. [more]

Ice conditions can be deceptive and variable   
Posted 7 days ago
The Ministry of Transportation is reminding snowmobilers to check local ice conditions before heading out onto the ice as spring approaches. The Kap Sno Rovers say ice crossings are safe on prescribed OFSC trails in their jurisdictions but would not vouch for territory beyond the trails. [more]

Whirlwind adventure    
Posted 13 days ago
In what was described as a whirlwind adventure, 12-year-old Jared Reckzine is back from his journey to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as a winner in the McDonald's Champion Kids program. "We did so much and were so tired, it almost doesn't seem real," said the still wide-eyed youngster. [more]

Pizza maker no flash in pan   
Posted 13 days ago
He's a pizza pie maker by day, face rearranger by night. He's Roland Delorme, and he's quickly staking his claim as one of Canada's top mixed martial artists in the 135-pound bantamweight division. [more]

Anishinaabe Abinooji takes over family services in Constance Lake   
Posted 13 days ago
Six months after Constance Lake First Nation banned children's aid workers from its territory, the band announced on Feb. 16 that it had found a new family services provider. Officials praised the move as an important step in the self-government process. [more]

Driver and vehicle registration services have new home in Kapuskasing    
Posted 13 days ago
Kapuskasing has a new location to apply for and renew driver's licences and vehicle registrations. As of Feb. 26, driver and vehicle services are moving from 25 Millview Road to a ServiceOntario centre at 122 Government Road West. [more]

Friendship Centre, DJPS ‘building bridges’ through sport    
Posted 13 days ago
That First Nations people are the fastest growing segment of the Canadian population is clearly evident at Diamond Jubilee Public School in Kapuskasing. Close to half the student body claims Aboriginal descent. [more]

Putting Kapuskasing on the investment radar   
Posted 13 days ago
The Town of Kapuskasing and the Kapuskasing Economic Development Corporation will be working on four separate projects this month through the support of the Northern Communities Investment Readiness Program. [more]

Introducing...    
Posted 22 days ago
In front of a packed house at the Centre de Loisirs on Feb. 24, KDHS student Jacqueline Skiffington was crowned Miss Kapuskasing 2010. The 16-year-old was one of 10 teenage girls participating in the pageant this year. [more]

Olympic odyssey    
Posted 22 days ago
Winning an opportunity to go see the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver is a prize many Canadians would relish. Now, imagine for a moment you're a 12 year-old boy, who has only traveled outside of the province once for a hockey tournament and has never been on an airplane. [more]

Temp funds only delay cash troubles, CAS says   
Posted 22 days ago
Although provincial funding will keep Jeanne Sauvé Family Services' (JSFS) child welfare budget in the black until the end of the fiscal year, it will not completely erase the cash-strapped agency's projected six figure deficit. [more]

Mattagami project still on track   
Posted 22 days ago
Despite a rumour to the contrary, an Ontario Power Generation spokesperson has said the the Lower Mattagami Development Project is still moving forward, albeit slowly. The Northern Times has been told two wildly disparate "facts" about the project. [more]

Two local Casey’s employees off to Los Angeles    
Posted 22 days ago
After an in-house competition throughout Casey's Bar and Grill franchises, two Kapuskasing employees have won a trip to LA and a chance to eat at Hell's Kitchen this week. [more]

Alaska Army Band: a funky, bluesy, jamming good time    
Posted 22 days ago
When the Alaska Army Band comes to town on Saturday to play the Empire, they're bringing a little piece of Kapuskasing with them. [more]

Three and out    
Posted 22 days ago
In what can only be categorized as a shocking disappointment, the Kapuskasing Agrium Flyers were swept out of the playoffs this past Saturday at the Kapuskasing Regional Conference Complex, after suffering a third straight loss to the Nickel City Sons. [more]

Cosmos show power in the pool   
Posted 22 days ago
The Cité Cosmos swim team can call its first season a rousing success as the 19 members of the team combined for 55 medals over the course of two meets during its rookie season. "We did well considering we only started training in November and that we only competed in two meets. [more]

Kapuskasing owes a debt of gratitude to mill workers   
Posted 42 days ago
Without forestry workers, this area, indeed much of Northern Ontario, would not be the thriving region of the province it is today. [more]

New look for The Northern Times   
Posted 43 days ago
There is something different about your newspaper today. It may not be immediately apparent, but we have revamped our look, providing readers and advertisers with a more open and bolder design, a look more in keeping with today's modern society and preferences of readers. [more]

Anderson talks balls and pucks   
Posted 43 days ago
Well, well, well…. what a difference a week makes. There are a few things I could talk about but obviously as both a Toronto Maple Leafs fan and an Indianapolis Colts fan, I'm going to stick to arguably the two best stories of the week: 1) The big Leafs Trade and 2) The Super Bowl. [more]

Labour force study reveals Kap’s strengths, weaknesses   
Posted 43 days ago
Kapuskasing has a plan to steer itself towards an improved social and economic future. Well, not a plan as of yet, but a plan to create a plan. [more]

Celebrating 40 years of ‘comfort food’ in Moonbeam   
Posted 43 days ago
Della-Pieta Restaurant is celebrating 40 years of serving the community this month and owners Donald and Lucie Brunet are proud to be a part of it. "Things were slow at my work six years ago and I was looking for something new," said Mr. [more]

…Two for the show   
Posted 43 days ago
Well, no one could argue the Kapuskasing Agrium Flyers aren't holding up their end when it comes to driving for home-ice in the post-season, as the Model Towners took four of a possible four points over the weekend in a pair of wins. [more]

Blocking the track    
Posted 51 days ago
It took workers four hours to remove a tractor-trailer from the ONR tracks just outside Val Rita, Sunday. Somehow the truck ended up 15 or 20 feet off the roadway jackknifed across the tracks. The driver was charged with careless driving. [more]

Unions accept Tembec request   
Posted 51 days ago
A press release from the Union Coalition at Tembec-Kapuskasing states that last week members had voted to accept a 10 per cent reduction in their wages. [more]

Knights withdraw monument request   
Posted 51 days ago
Any discussion that might have occurred between the municipality and one of the local Knights of Columbus chapters over the placement of an anti-abortion monument was pre-empted, Monday. [more]

Everyday Sceptic #9   
Posted 51 days ago
Right now, you're probably scratching your head and wondering what I'm on about. [more]

Council to ask firefighters to postpone raise   
Posted 51 days ago
Kapuskasing Council was to approve a new collective agreement with the Kapuskasing Association of Professional Firefighters this week, but instead council voted to defeat the motion. [more]

Foundation study finds Northerners’ hearts under attack   
Posted 51 days ago
Northerners are among Ontario's fattest, most sedentary residents whose high smoking rates, poor diet and high blood pressure amount to an all-out assault on their hearts, says a report by the Heart and Stroke Foundation. [more]

Shootout at the ‘Ol Kap Coral   
Posted 51 days ago
The Kapuskasing Agrium Flyers are doing their part to try to gain home-ice advantage, edging out the New Liskeard Cubs in a Saturday night game at the Kap RCC that could best be described as a wild-west shootout. [more]

Regional news briefs   
Posted 51 days ago
Smokers spend more time in hospital Ontario's Anesthesiologists estimate that if every smoker scheduled for surgery stopped six to eight weeks prior to their procedure, approximately $122 million could be saved by the health care system. [more]

Club sending largest group yet to James Bay   
Posted 51 days ago
The Kapuskasing Figure Skating Club is ready to take the James Bay Interclub Competition (JBI) by storm. The club is sending no fewer than 47 skaters to the event this year — the most it has ever sent. [more]

Saddle them up and let the (municipal election) race begin   
Posted 51 days ago
Although it is still early in the year, election fever is slowly beginning to build. It is hoped that, given the economic climate of the planet, let alone Northern Ontario, many people cast their names into the municipal election ring this year. [more]

Everyone on the floor   
Posted 51 days ago
Long held as the dominant art in the sport of mixed martial arts, many a fan has wondered about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, its techniques and its applications. [more]

Mill vote draws full house    
Posted 60 days ago
The most that The Northern Times can say about Sunday's vote at the Centre de Loisirs is that no one official is talking. By presstime yesterday, the paper had not received any callbacks from either either the company or the unions. [more]

Haiti earthquake relief donation locations in Kapuskasing   
Updated 59 days ago
Those in Kapuskasing and area who want to help the people of Haiti by donating to the Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund can do so at several locations in the Model Town. On Jan. [more]

Latest Canadian soldier killed had Kap connection   
Posted 60 days ago
The last time Marg and Dan Lincez saw Sgt John Wayne Faught, he told them, "Don't worry…I'll look after your baby." That baby was Sgt Kevin Lincez, the son of Marg and Dan Lincez and a former Model Towner. [more]

Mattagami Centre getting facelift   
Posted 60 days ago
The Mattagami Centre in Smooth Rock Falls is getting a long-awaited facelift this year. [more]

Perhaps the time has come to bid farewell to newsprint   
Posted 60 days ago
There seems to be no bottom to how low the fortunes of Canada's newsprint industry can reach. Tembec Inc.'s request that its workers in Kapuskasing take a 10 per cent wage cut is another sign of dwindling strength of the market. [more]

New health planning groups to focus on French needs   
Posted 60 days ago
Although the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) have been up and running for more than a year, the province says it is now ready to hear input from Ontario's francophone community. [more]

Annual Poker rally goes Feb. 6   
Posted 60 days ago
It's almost time for local and area snowmobilers to fire up their engines, as the Kap Sno-Rovers snowmobile club hosts its Poker Rally on Saturday, Feb. 6. Participants can register between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p. [more]

The war to settle the score   
Posted 60 days ago
Kapuskasing native Remi Morvan will look to avenge his most recent loss, as the MMA fighter has signed on for a second showdown with Roland Delorme, which is scheduled to take place in Winnipeg on Feb. [more]

After the Whistle   
Posted 60 days ago
Well, well, well… lots of cool things to get to this week, so let's not waste anytime shall we? Mac is back With Mark McGwire's admission than he did indeed use performance enhancing drugs throughout his career including his single-season home run record setting 1998 season (duh!), Big Mac was [more]

A moment of inspiration    
Posted 66 days ago
Coming back to Canada over the holidays and doing the torch run has been the best way to remind myself of why I am so proud of this country. I ran with the torch through the Saugeen First Nation Reserve where only two other runners were assigned to our segment. [more]

Kap man gets three years for killer crash   
Posted 66 days ago
Vina Funnel's six children will never get a hug from their mother again, but the man who was found to have caused her death will not step outside the walls of a prison for three years. Joseph Larry Chmilewski will not be driving a car for the next 10 years either. [more]

Unions voting on Tembec request, Sunday   
Posted 66 days ago
The unions at Tembec-Kapuskasing head to the Centre de Loisirs on Sunday to vote on what has been called a "request" by the company. No one is saying on the record what the substance of that "request" might be. [more]

When the rogues turn pro, the pros turn rogue   
Posted 66 days ago
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is at it again, proroguing Parliament that is. He has said he needs to call a timeout until after the Olympic Games so that his government can prepare for the next phase in their stimulus package. [more]

LED streetlights promise massive savings    
Posted 66 days ago
Take a tour around the Model Town of an evening and take note of Maple Drive. There is something distinctly different about the quality of light filtering down from the streetlights on the little crescent off Ash Street. [more]

Boxing, basketball and UFC   
Posted 66 days ago
Lots of stuff to get to this week so let's not dilly-dally… Fair-weather Mayweather I don't know about anyone else, but as someone who was considering buying a boxing pay-per-view for the first time in years this coming March, I was really disappointed to hear that the much anticipated tilt [more]