Community Focus
Looking back week of June 14
70 Years Ago June 16, 1948 – Napanee council voted to hire an Ontario land surveyor to survey land it recently acquired north of Thomas Street. With the survey information…
DSVA to host Astrophotographers Assemble event this weekend
Several stargazing events are taking place at the Lennox & Addington Dark Sky Viewing Area, located at 7980 County Road 41 in Erinsville. In addition to the laser-guided tours of the night…
Looking back week of June 7
70 Years Ago June 9, 1948 – Ontario’s Conservative government was re-elected, gaining 53 seats in the legislature — down from 65 previously. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) took 22…
Amherstview Lions Foot The Bill For June
Wait Until Dark to premier at Selby Theatre on June 8
Adam Prudhomme Beaver Staff Selby’s Lennox Community Theatre will close out the 2017-2018 season with a thriller, Wait Until Dark, debuting on June 8. Directed by Maureen McDonald, the play…
Looking back-week of May 31
70 Years Ago June 2, 1948 – Napanee’s Edward Baldree was one of two men tragically killed while on duty with the Canadian National Railways near Parry Sound. A 36-ton steel…
Looking back week of May 24
70 Years Ago May 26, 1948 – The Ontario government announced a five-year plan to spend $5 million assisting rural townships and villages to build athletic fields, skating rinks, swimming…
Friends of the Salmon River to host groundwater activities
Beaver Staff On Saturday, June 2, the Friends of the Salmon River are inviting the public to peer down the inside of a well to learn about groundwater. The half-day…
