The cat’s not out of the bag yet, although good news on finding a new veterinarian for the Kapuskasing area is days away. The area’s been without a vet since the end of October. Veterinary Recruitment ...

Kapuskasing will be using a new 911 service provider beginning January 12th. The change will see Northern 911 taking over all dispatching within the town limits from Timmins Police Service. Fire Chief ...

Denis J. Puska marks his sixth year back in his hometown of Kapuskasing. He spent the past 18 years broadcasting hockey in the United States. Denis is also celebrating his fourth decade in broadcast ...

Smooth Rock Falls is getting a new truck stop. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Tuesday between municipal officials and RJ Construction to launch the new project that will be built across from ...

The organizer of Canada Day activities in Moonbeam is thrilled that Remi Lake is continuing the tradition to host the annual festivities. Remi Nolet says activities will run at the Ouellette’s Bay ...

For the first time in two years, a dead crow with West Nile virus has been found in Northeastern Public Health territory. Manager of environmental health Suzanne Lajoie says it’s impossible to say ...

Notre Dame Hospital in Hearst has added a full-time general surgeon. Doctor Mustafa Omami was announced by the hospital board in a press release. Doctor Omami is originally from Libya and completed ...

A truly community event. That’s what the director of economic development Mireille Morrissette calls the first Canada Day organized by the town of Hearst. She says many groups and organizations have ...

LaForge Joe Godin’s annual summer festival kicks off today in Kapuskasing.

The town of Kap has made two adjustments to its capital works projects for the summer that will save about $46,0000. Public works general manager Paul Martin says they are delaying the Niagara Street ...

It was a record setting day on Friday of cash contributed to the second annual Moose FM Kapuskasing Food Bank Food Drive. During the 12-hour event on the circle $13,079 in cash was collected ...

An open house for the newly renovated Kapuskasing Arena in July of 1963 is the subject of our weekly history segment. Photo courtesy of the Northern Times archives from the Kap Public Library.