Sandy Falls Cleanup: Mother’s Day gift for Mother Nature
The Saturday May 12th, 2012 Clean Up effort at Sandy Falls, which was initially all about the garbage, turned out to be something more....
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Early spring stings budget for gravel road maintenance
STURGEON FALLS — Warm weather is cold comfort for setting a budget. West Nipissing council is expected to hear more details at its...
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Who’s really behind the burn at the fuel pump?
You can see the resignation on people’s faces when you pull into any fuel station. Even though the prices at our local gas stations...
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Sturgeon Falls native Justice Louise Charron retires from Supreme Court
Louise Charron, a native of Sturgeon Falls and the first Franco-Ontarian to be named to the Supreme Court has announced that she is...
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Long hours not a hardship
It’s closing in on 10 p.m. in northern Norway, and Cpl. Yvan Trudel has been on the go since about 3 or 4 a.m. And, over the telephone,...
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West Nipissing Council O.P.P. costing vote tonight
West Nipissing Ouest Council is holding a Special Meeting at 6:30 this evening, Tuesday March 27, to vote on whether or not to explore...
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Council chambers packed for special meeting on ONTC — UPDATED
By GORD YOUNG The Nugget Anger, disappointment and resolve permeated council chambers Monday as ONTC workers filled the room to hear how...
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In the end, it’s YOUR money!
Like many of you, for the longest time I considered myself quite apolitical. I simply assumed that Government, across all levels, was an...
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Hypocrisy in Hollywood
By now, you are no doubt familiar with lobbying efforts by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and RIAA (Recording Industry...
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Hello Sunshine!
When The Nugget first reported that there were 11 individuals in West Nipissing who had made the Sunshine List, the annual list for Public...
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CBC Marketplace investigation reveals problems with Hospitals
Marketplace, a popular investigative series produced and aired by CBC, recently conducted an undercover investigation in several Hospitals...
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Law Factoids – Drinking Beer While Mowing Lawn Illegal?
Lately, we here at WNO have been poring over local, provincial and federal laws and by-laws. “How exciting!”, you say. Sure, as...
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