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At the regular meeting of the Conseil scolaire catholique Franco-Nord  school board held on Wednesday, January 16th, Cynthia Roveda, Director of Education and Secretary Treasurer of the Board, announced that she will be retiring on March 31st, 2013, after 32.7 years in the field of education. Mrs. Roveda has been at the service of students and families of the Conseil ... Read More »

A feature film by Charles Minsky (charlesminsky.com) titled “Skating to New York” will be shooting in New Liskeard over the course of about 2-6 weeks starting January 29th, 2013. Last weekend, January 12th and 13th, auditions were held for talented figure skaters to serve as doubles for principal actors. They are now holding auditions, January 15th from 4pm-8pm and January ... Read More »

Last Thursday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a warning about an undocumented zero-day vulnerability in Java client software and browser plugins. Specifically, they had learned of a weakness in the latest Java 7 update 10 version which was already widely being exploited by hackers Worldwide. This is the second such Java vulnerability exposed in the last 6 months. In late ... Read More »

It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to scratch out a cartoon and I’m a bit rusty so you’ll forgive me if this one isn’t quite up to par (won’t you?)!!! This week’s cartoon was inspired by the story I read last week about how one of Council’s objectives in 2013 is to strive for more openness and transparency: ... Read More »

Accidents are inevitable and, as far as smartphones and other electronic gadgets are concerned, one of the worst things that can happen is to spill, or submerge it in, water. Water is conductive and can quickly make its way into your device causing short circuits and, over the long term, corrosion. Extensive water damage will often result in loss of ... Read More »

A year ago, I wrote a pair of articles that put the Minnehaha Bay project in the spotlight. While I’m not suggesting that I brought anything novel to the table, I will humbly accept credit for sparking open discussion about this landlocked project. Shortly after my first piece hit the web, Minnehaha became a hot topic for local media with ... Read More »

October 19, 2012- There’s excitement on both sides of the country today, as Vista Radio celebrates CRTC approval for its acquisition of Haliburton Broadcasting Group. Vista already holds 40 radio licences across British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories and is about to embrace 24 new markets in Ontario. “This is an important acquisition and marks the start of a ... Read More »

Just about every crime in Sturgeon Falls is linked to drugs, and one of the men supplying them is off the streets, a North Bay court heard Tuesday. Robert Dennie, 44, will stay in jail another 10 months for three marijuana trafficking charges stemming from an undercover drug operation that led to almost 30 arrests, mainly in the Sturgeon Falls ... Read More »

During the last week the West Nipissing Police Service has logged 159 calls. Eleven theft complaints, twenty nine 911calls and eight motor vehicle collisions account for some of the calls that officers responded to. On July 20th police received a complaint from a female indicating she had been assaulted. Police investigated the complaint and learned that a mother and daughter had ... Read More »