Community Focus

Looking Back-Week of July 19

70 Years Ago July 21, 1948 – The arrival of the S.S. Kota Inten at Quebec City marked the halfway point in an effort to resettle 5,000 agricultural workers from…




Looking back week of July 12

70 Years Ago July 14, 1948 – The Gibbard Furniture Shops announced it would be increasing wages so that its employees would make 10 cents per hour above the code…


Hat Fitz and Cara in town July 19

Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff Take Australian blues, mix it with Irish soul and the end result is Hat Fitz and Cara, the next act to take the stage at Napanee’s…



Looking Back week of July 5

70 Years Ago July 7, 1948 – Police cars across the region were equipped with two-way radios to allow them to maintain contact with their base stations and with other…



Looking back week of June 28

70 Years Ago June 30, 1948 -It was a time for celebration on Amherst Island as residents marked two milestones on the same day as the Amherst Island Consolidated School…



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