http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2010 www.kapuskasingtimes.com, All rights reserved. http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2487501 The Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry (MNDMF) says it is working as fast as it can to meet the request of a group of local Cree.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:15:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2487501 129128049000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2487498 The Kap Nordic Ski Club is having some trouble with non-members making use of the club's ski and snowshoe trails.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:08:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2487498 129128044800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2487497 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.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2487497 129128044200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2487496 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.[...] Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:04:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2487496 129128042400000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479215 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.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:01:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479215 129122856600000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479201 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.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:50:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479201 129122850000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479199 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.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:48:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479199 129122848800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479196 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.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:46:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479196 129122847600000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479193 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.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:44:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479193 129122846400000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479191 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.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:42:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2479191 129122845200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466776 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.[...] Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:40:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466776 129115968000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466394 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.[...] Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:38:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466394 129115822800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466393 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.[...] Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:36:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466393 129115821600000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466392 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.[...] Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:33:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466392 129115819800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466391 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.[...] Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:32:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466391 129115819200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466388 When the Alaska Army Band comes to town on Saturday to play the Empire, they're bringing a little piece of Kapuskasing with them.[...] Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:27:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466388 129115816200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466385 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.[...] Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:25:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466385 129115815000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466378 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.[...] Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:17:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2466378 129115810200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2436986 Without forestry workers, this area, indeed much of Northern Ontario, would not be the thriving region of the province it is today.[...] Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:53:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2436986 129098479800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435350 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.[...] Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:40:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435350 129097896000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435334 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.[...] Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:32:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435334 129097891200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435331 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.[...] Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:30:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435331 129097890000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435326 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.[...] Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:22:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435326 129097885200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435324 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.[...] Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:18:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2435324 129097882800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281630 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:32:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281630 129091663200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281608 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:27:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281608 129091660200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281598 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:22:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281598 129091657200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281594 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:20:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281594 129091656000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281585 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:17:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281585 129091654200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281579 Right now, you're probably scratching your head and wondering what I'm on about.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:13:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281579 129091651800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281576 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:10:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281576 129091650000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281573 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:03:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281573 129091645800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281567 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:01:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281567 129091644600000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281563 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:59:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281563 129091643400000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281555 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.[...] Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:54:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2281555 129091640400000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268012 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.[...] Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:56:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268012 129084045600000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268009 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.[...] Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:53:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268009 129084043800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268008 The Mattagami Centre in Smooth Rock Falls is getting a long-awaited facelift this year.[...] Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:52:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268008 129084043200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268005 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.[...] Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:51:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268005 129084042600000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268004 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.[...] Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:50:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268004 129084042000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268001 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.[...] Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:49:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268001 129084041400000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268000 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.[...] Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:48:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268000 129084040800000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2267999 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 [...] Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:47:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2267999 129084040200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268010 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.[...] Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:00:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2268010 129083904000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259582 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.[...] Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:34:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259582 129078848400000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259581 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.[...] Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:31:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259581 129078846600000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259580 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.[...] Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:30:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259580 129078846000000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259579 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.[...] Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:29:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259579 129078845400000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259577 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.[...] Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:27:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259577 129078844200000000 http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259576 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 [...] Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:25:00 GMT http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2259576 129078843000000000