Obituaries for Friday, July 18, 2008 Jul 18, 2008
On June 16, 1956, he married Betty Lawrence at the EUB Church in Ontario, Wis. The couple farmed in Retreat, Wis. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Space Invaders celebrates 30 years in style Jul 14, 2008
Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA. Brantford | 14. (Brantford Expositor)
Room for another cup? Jun 18, 2008
On Tuesday, June 24, the Globe and Mail's Business Incubator panel of experts will meet to discuss London, Ontario-based Fire Roasted Coffee Company's prospects in Canada's intensely competitive coffee market ... Entrepreneur: Founder/owner David Cook, 37, has an extensive business background in management and marketing, after a seven year career with Sobeys Inc. Most recently, he was merchandising manager, responsible for 25 to 30 Sobeys and IGA grocery stores in Ontario, providing advice and... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Jun 7, 2008
RUBENSTEIN (Rubenstein, Toronto Globe and Mail -- Column) -- COLLINGWOOD, Ontario: Much to his chagrin, Wayne Gretzky's greatness fades quickly when you put a golf club in his hands. 700. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Brantford police take caution Jun 5, 2008
The Sarnia Observer - Ontario, CA. Sarnia | 16. (Sarnia Observer)
Support workers hold rally May 25, 2008
The Sarnia Observer - Ontario, CA ... Ontario Disability Support Program staff in Sarnia went for a walk on their lunch break Thursday, hoping to convince Premier Dalton McGuinty to do something about what their union says is a crushing workload ... It's the second walking rally staged by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which says workers are suffering health problems from workloads twice the national average. (Sarnia Observer)
Tea for tourism Apr 10, 2008
Their latest undertaking, the creation of the Teacups and Treasures Trail is a collaborated venture between Cayuga, Steuben and Ontario counties ... The is an effort between the Cayuga, Steuben, and Ontario counties Convention and Visitors Bureaus, through a matching grant program from the New York State division of Tourism. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Ontario bill targets pet cruelty Apr 5, 2008
Currently: Ontario's SPCA can lay charges if it finds who cut ears and proves act was "wilful." ... Ontario is cracking down on animal abusers with the toughest legislation in the country, but the Toronto Humane Society says the plan still has no teeth ... The new legislation would be the toughest in the country, Bartolucci said yesterday at the Newmarket headquarters of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (Toronto Star)
Sooke is eBay capital of BC Mar 31, 2008
After Belle River and Sooke, the Ontario towns of Kemptville, Niagara-On-The-Lake and Chelmsford rounded out the top five. Fort Nelson, in B.C.'s remote northeast, was No. 6. (Vancouver Sun)
10 things to do this weekend Feb 22, 2008
155 E. Ontario St., 312-255-8505. SHOP. If you did not indulge in Chinese New Year celebrations, you have one more chance. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Rabies outbreak discovered in Toronto area Jan 29, 2008
The mother of the border collie, from a farm in Eastern Ontario, has also died after contacting the virus from a rabid skunk. "I think the situation is relatively well contained and it's not something that is easily transmissible," said Howard Shapiro, associate medical officer of health at Toronto Public Health. (Reuters Canada)
Search widens in rabies scare Jan 27, 2008
Rabies is a rare condition in Ontario and, when untreated, is most often fatal for humans and animals alike. How do people get rabies. (Toronto Star)
Frequent Traveler Q & A: Flexibility counts in search for bargains Jan 18, 2008
Cathy Alderdice, Guelph, Ontario. That advice still holds, whether you travel direct from, say, Toronto or Vancouver, or through a hub in the United States. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Reuniting a divided dwelling Jan 18, 2008
While Mr. Hassam's influence can be seen throughout, Ms. Dimma says she spends more time working on the city house while he is engrossed in designing their off-the-grid cottage in Northern Ontario. "This is my baby for sure.". (Globe and Mail)
Car auctions shift into overdrive Jan 12, 2008
The Ontario company mounts a classy event akin to a fine-art auction for old cars. Last year's sale hit nearly $30 million and six cars sold for more than $1 million each. (USA Today -- Autos)
Local girl raises money for trip through sports Jan 6, 2008
The answer to this problem came from Ontario K-Mart manager Greg McClean ... Of course, without the community spirit of the City of Ontario Kisha s challenge may have been even more daunting ... Kisha s collection will be on display at the Ontario K-mart until the January 31 raffle. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Private Company Accepts Google Lunar X Prize Challenge Dec 7, 2007
He is Director of Optech Incorporated's Space Group of Ontario, Canada an industrial partner on the team and also co-founded the International Space University in 1987. "We believe there's going to be a 'Moon Rush' ... which means that there's a viable, supportable and sustainable commercial lunar business plan based on markets that we believe exist ... and will exist," Richards told SPACE.com. (Space.com)
Merry Cayuga County Christmas Dec 2, 2007
Drive our scenic byways around Cayuga Lake and along Lake Ontario. Enjoy the sparkling Holiday Lights by the Lake at Emerson Park through Dec. 31. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
No shame in a white Christmas Dec 2, 2007
The rest of you may want to consider the following selections, all of which will be released next Saturday in Ontario and some of which will be available in other provinces ... The best red value released in Ontario in recent weeks is Cathedral Cellar Shiraz 2003 ($16 ... And if you can afford them, don't miss the following collectible reds being released next week in Ontario Vintages stores: Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 ($156. (Globe and Mail)
Echoes of hip hop's heyday Oct 29, 2007
And yet despite clever, homey lyrics such as having "new school looks more crazy than OCAD," referring to the Ontario College of Art and Design's crazy building designed by Will Alsop, or "folks with no OHIP, don't slip," Shad hasn't mastered the technique of flowing with a journalist trying to overconceptualize his work. He hears the argument that hip hop has always been about connecting an idealized musical past (via samples) with a future that hasn't quite arrived. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Antique-lovers flock to Oceanside festival Sep 10, 2007
Down the street, antique dealer Claudia LaGreca was fielding questions about the variety of large anqtique pieces she had trucked to the fair from her Temecula store, Ontario Antiques. Among her most unique pieces -- an 1870s baby buggy that sold for 195 and a 1890s-era Austrian-Hungarian sideboard that was listed at several thousand dollars. (North County Times)
An issue that belongs to a past century Sep 6, 2007
Yet that's what it feels like dropping back onto a planet where the President of the United States is talking about ghosts popping out of White House walls, where the Premier of the province in which I reside, Ontario, is offering a day off in February as an election bribe - can I vote twice. - and where the leader of the provincial opposition is offering to fund religious schools. (Globe and Mail)
The values lessons not soon forgot Sep 6, 2007
As another school year opens in Ontario, there's a certain amount of panic in the air. One Toronto school trustee has warned of gang wars. (Globe and Mail)
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Lisa Shaw, the owner of Ontario Outfitters and the Oswego Tea Co., asked if there was going to be a shuttle across the Bridge Street Bridge. She noted that her businesses were greatly affected by the construction of the train bridge that connects east and west First streets. (Oswego Palladium-Times, NY)
Diana: The last dinner and fateful car chase Aug 27, 2007
Proprietor and Publisher - The London Free Press, P.O. Box 2280, 369 York Street, London Ontario Canada N6A 4G1. (London Free Press)
Illegal DVDs seized in Ontario Aug 23, 2007
Toronto Thousands of illegal DVDs sold at flea markets were seized after police conducted a series of raids on a "sophisticated" movie pirating ring in Ontario spanning from Burlington to Scarborough. After receiving tips in January and February that pirated movies were being sold at four booths in the Mississauga Flea Market on Mavis Road, undercover Peel police investigators worked their way up the chain of command to the DVDs' suppliers and manufacturers, lead investigator Det. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Peel police smash illegal DVD ring, net 75000 pirated films Aug 22, 2007
Ontario police seized 75,000 illegal copies of some of this summer's biggest blockbusters and rounded up at least a dozen suspects Sunday, capping off an eight-month sting operation that investigators say ended in one of the largest anti-piracy busts in Canadian history ... Ontario's municipalities said Tuesday that the new provincial government plan to absorb more than $935 million in health and social services costs is a step in the right direction ... Ontario Provincial Police have changed... (CBC.ca)
Violets blossom on greenhouse innovation Aug 14, 2007
Harster, based in the Hamilton, Ontario, suburb of Dundas, grows 10 million violets in 100 varieties per year. John Russell / APA worker plants newly rooted African violet buds at Holtkamp Greenhouses Inc. in Nashville, Tenn. (MSNBC -- Business)
Rushcon 7 'Feel the Current Flowing' Seventh Annual Rush Fan Convention Returns to Toronto September 21-23, 2007 Aug 9, 2007
Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) August 9, 2007 -- This coming September, the city of Toronto will be teaming with multitudes of Rush fans eager to see them on their current tour and attend the annual RushCon Fan Convention. With Rush's highly acclaimed recent release, "Snakes and Arrows," making an impressive showing on the Billboard charts debuting in the # 3 spot, fans are flocking to concerts across North America. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Our house is a very, very, very rich house Aug 4, 2007
Mr. Rose, who was born in Ontario, said he didn't expect to be captured by the Victoria lifestyle. He said he came to the city only to complete his master's degree. (Globe and Mail)
Renovator discovers mummified baby remains in neighbour's home Jul 27, 2007
Two years later, the Public Trustee of Ontario sold the home. The property since changed hands several times. (Inside Toronto)
Mummified baby found in attic floor Jul 26, 2007
In the process, a shocked Mr. Kinghorn unwrapped a bundle of tough questions that Toronto police and the Ontario coroner's office, who rarely deal with mummified remains, will now try to answer ... A series of X-rays on specialized equipment was conducted at the Hospital for Sick Children Wednesday, which should help authorities estimate the baby's age, and therefore whether it died before or after birth, said Jim Cairns, Ontario's deputy chief coroner. (Globe and Mail)
Audit: More Ferry Debt Possible Jul 21, 2007
The city ordered the audit last April after selling "The Spirit of Ontario". jmeja. (R News)
Chemo Pill Tested for Lymphoma Jul 20, 2007
R News: As It Happens, Where It Happens. Friday July 20, 2007. (R News)
Toronto says goodbye to Honest Ed Jul 14, 2007
Several dignitaries, including Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, former premier Bob Rae, Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino and NDP Leader Jack Layton, were also acknowledged by the honour guard. Four mounted officers were across the street, one astride a horse named Honest Ed in Mr. Mirvish's honour. (Globe and Mail)
HAYWIRE Hogwarts Jul 11, 2007
A Ontario couple will be investigated. . (National Post)
Technology and innovation shine in Royal Canadian Mint's newest collector coin issues - 2007 $20 Sterling Silver International Polar Year coin breaks the ice with the world's first plasma effect! Jul 3, 2007
The coins, designed by Ontario artist Laurie McGaw, prominently feature Sir Martin Frobisher who, in 1576, was the first to attempt to discover the Northwest Passage aboard the Gabriel ... 2007 25-CENT COIN - RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH The red-breasted nuthatch, a feathered tree climber, is immortalized in a new painted 25-cent coin struck in a specimen finish, designed by artist Arnold Nogy of Coldwater, Ontario. (Canada Newswire)
The price of paradise: $30,000 a month Jun 30, 2007
In Ontario, one online listing promotes a new cottage at Trillium Point on Lake Muskoka with six beds, three and a half baths and central air - for $9,900 a week ... Facing higher property taxes and growing maintenance costs, some Ontario cottage owners are finding that the cost of their corner of paradise is just too high. (Globe and Mail)
Media Advisory - Astronomical "Star Wars" exhibit bold & first-ever for Canada Jun 28, 2007
ABOUT IAN ANTHONY: A film and comic fan for as long as he can remember, Ian Anthony was born and raised in Port Lambton, a village between Sarnia and Chatham, Ontario. Mr. Anthony currently serves as the Historian for Rogers Communications Inc., and is an award-winning science fiction novelist as well as a freelance author. (Canada Newswire)
Mercury May be in Your Antiques Jun 19, 2007
Cancer survivors and their families got a good night to hit the track in Ontario County Friday. U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton is expected to join Rochester's mayor and law enforcement leaders here on Monday. (R News)
Survivors not co-operating after fatal shooting Jun 12, 2007
Jose Hierro Saez, 19, as seen in this undated handout photo. Family and friends of shooting victim Jose Hierro Saez view the memorial on Monday, June 11, 2007. (CTV.ca)
Kansas brings MoshFest back Jun 7, 2007
This year s MoshFest will feature 16 bands, one traveling from London and Ontario, Canada. No alcohol is allowed and all participating bands are required to have family appropriate acts. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Vendors sought for 2nd Kansas park MoshFest May 31, 2007
The event has grown to two days, June 8 and 9, and will feature 16 bands, one traveling from London, Ontario, Canada. There is no charge to the public. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
UWO geologist finds signs of ancient life May 30, 2007
35 billion years has been found by a team led by a University of Western Ontario scientist ... TORONTO (CP) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty are set to sign agreements Wednesday on climate change and stem-cell research ... Proprietor and Publisher - The London Free Press, P.O. Box 2280, 369 York Street, London Ontario Canada N6A 4G1. (London Free Press)
Canadian Cree costume up for auction in New York May 20, 2007
Donald Ellis, a southern Ontario art dealer who has appeared as an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, has bought a rare Canadian Cree costume at auction in New York on Friday ... Ellis believes the coat may have originated in northwestern Ontario ... An Ontario man and his three cousins have no right to sue for the return of a Vincent van Gogh painting owned by Elizabeth Taylor that was said to have been confiscated by the Nazis, a U.S. Appeals Court has ruled. (CBC New Brunswick)
Diddley recovering from stroke, manager says May 19, 2007
Donald Ellis, a southern Ontario art dealer who has appeared as an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, has bought a rare Canadian Cree costume at auction in New York on Friday ... Donald Ellis, a southern Ontario art dealer who has appeared as an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, has bought a rare Canadian Cree costume at auction in New York on Friday. (CBC North)
Laval couple charged with human trafficking May 19, 2007
An eastern Ontario woman police found stabbed to death on Thursday had a rocky relationship with a man found nearby bleeding from stab wounds, neighbours said ... Donald Ellis, a southern Ontario art dealer who has appeared as an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, has bought a rare Canadian Cree costume at auction in New York on Friday. (CBC Ottawa)
Officer who wrote covert reports left force in disgrace May 19, 2007
Questions have also arisen about the involvement of Julian Fantino,currently commissioner of Ontario Provincial Police,in the covert surveillance. In Carter's report, he writes that it was Sandelli's supervisor, then superintendent Fantino, who expressed concerns about whether Eng's associate might be a security risk. (CBC Toronto)
1st Kuwaiti woman MP sworn in May 19, 2007
Donald Ellis, a southern Ontario art dealer who has appeared as an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow, has bought a rare Canadian Cree costume at auction in New York on Friday. Veteran Hollywood tough guys Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are set to team up for only the second time ever for a new detective thriller, producers revealed at the Cannes Film Festival. (Yahoo News -- Kuwait)
CRTC approves more TV ads, nixes proposed fee May 19, 2007
New policies on digital transition, closed-captioning also released. Canadian viewers won't see a hike in their cable and satellite TV bills because of a new subscription fee broadcasters proposed last fall, but they will likely start seeing more commercials soon, under changes the CRTC announced Thursday. (CBC Saskatchewan)
Yard-sale find expected to yield $100,000 May 16, 2007
Enterprising art collector paid $200 for a rare painting by landscape artist E. J. Hughes at a rural Ontario sale ... TORONTO A rare Canadian landscape painting has gone from a table at an Ontario yard sale to attracting the attention of art connoisseurs across the country - and will go a long way toward the future education of an unborn child ... Paul Martin has been browsing flea markets, thrift stores and garage sales for more than a decade in quest of the art and antiques that fill his... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Patricia Ruffell May 13, 2007
John and Pat had many good retirement years in Ontario, and she often spoke of the cruise to Alaska they took together ... Memorials may be made to Pathway Hospice, 323 W. Idaho Ave., Ontario, OR 97914. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
When a name is more than just words May 10, 2007
Then, at 15, Brian, who grew up in the Southern Ontario towns of Brampton and Georgetown, spotted a newspaper article and saw the byline, Al Purdy ... I remember one day going down to Ameliasburgh [the Eastern Ontario village where Al Purdy lived] and they talked for hours," Spear says. "You could tell the satisfaction that [Al] would get that he wouldn't be getting from anyone else in his life. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Firm foundations Apr 8, 2007
Other much admired buildings include the Hotel du Departement (seat of regional government) in Marseille which was his first big commission and the Ontario College of Art and Design. The former is known as Le Grand Bleu because it is blue, the latter as the Dalmatian because it has black and white spots. (Guardian Unlimited)
Vanderham home provides welcoming atmosphere Apr 5, 2007
In fact, a bit of the home they left behind in Ontario was included in the hallway skylight. A favorite stained glass window was removed from her previous kitchen before that home was leveled to make way for a new subdivision. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The skin trade war Mar 17, 2007
Max Clement has worked his Northwestern Ontario trap line for six decades, and he has seen it all from albino beavers to bear attacks ... Zuki recently spotted an Asian copy of his coat in a major New York department store, and dozens of Chinese companies are now copying Ontario-based Paula Lishman's knitted fur concept ... But the quality did not match that of the cottage industry she'd built in rural Ontario, where women take the fur yarn she processes and hand-knit garments at home or even... (Globe and Mail -- International)
2007 CIF State Championships Mar 6, 2007
6 Ontario Christian at No. 3 GarcesNo. 7 Desert-Edwards Air Force Base at No. 2 Horizon-San DiegoDIVISION VTUESDAYNo. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Father knows best Mar 4, 2007
" The Savards lived in Ontario, just outside of Ottawa, and Marc was a Maple Leafs fan. A gifted passer from the start, he also yearned to be a goalie, and idolized then-Toronto netminder Felix Potvin. When he took to the pavement to play street hockey, Marc always played net, and wore pads that he hand-painted in Toronto blue and white, identical to Potvin's pads.All the while, Marc kept telling his father he wanted to play goal in "regular" hockey."I wouldn't let him," recalled his father.... (Boston Globe)
Perry's Jewelry Feb 28, 2007
Marilyn L, Sudbury Ontario Canada 1/28/07 AI'm not sure that I can answer any differently than I did on the previous item of similar description. It is very difficult to give you any information about an item prior to seeing it. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
Black centre gets war medal Feb 25, 2007
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. The medals of Sapper J. Parris of the 2nd Construction Battalion are displayed at the Black Cultural Centre in Dartmouth. (ChronicleHerald.ca)
AMC will unroll 30 screens in Collier Feb 13, 2007
When built, the 6,210-seat theater will be one of the largest in the country, rivaling AMC's new 30-screen complex in Ontario, Calif. It would also be the largest in Pittsburgh, a movie market now catching the eye of the country's largest theater operators, including Knoxville, Tenn. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Ohio students accused of posting fake snow-day notice on school's Web site Feb 11, 2007
Persistent bands of lake-effect snow squalls fed by moisture from Lake Ontario have been swinging up and down this part of central New York along the lake's eastern shore since last Sunday ... It's a 50-mile wedge of land that rises 2,100 feet from the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. (North County Times)
