Oxtongue News
Articles for everyone interested in Oxtongue (Members & Boosters have additional articles in the Members & Boosters News)
Uranium and Local Mining Issues
YouTube clips of Anti-Uranium rally in Queen's Park speaker Elizabeth May Green Peace Speaker Shawn Stensil speaker Robert Lovelace speaker Lorraine Reckmans speaker Susanne Lauten Articles, letters and information on the proliferation of mining in Southern Ontario —...
Chuck Copeland
CHUCK COPELAND June 4, 1931- June 15, 2009 Peacefully at Milton District Hospital, dearly loved husband of Jane (Rutherford), proud and supportive father and grandfather of Paul, and his family Neil and Molly, (Squamish, B.C.) Lynn and her husband, John Paul Marion...
Tomas Watkins Parris
1893-1965 The Tom Parris Memorial, a large rock with a bronze plaque, is located by the Oxtongue River to honour a beloved, local Forest Ranger. There are many heartfelt stories of Tom and his wooden fire tower and cabin located near the mouth of the Oxtongue River....
Bruce Keown
BRUCE KEOWN The Community of Oxtongue Lake mourns the loss of Bruce Keown, who passed away on the evening of February 5, 2009. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mernie and the rest of the family. Visitation and Service were held at Billingsly Funeral Home on February...
Neil Andrews
NEIL ANDREWS Neil John Andrews, brother of Joan Lomax (Willy), uncle to Lori, Linda and Leslie Lomax, and great-uncle to Jennifer Clarridge, Dana and Dale Hollingsworth, died suddenly of complications after knee surgery at Toronto Western Hospital on Sunday, October...
Saving the Community Centre – All articles
The Oxtongue Lake Community Centre Lives On! The Oxtongue Lake Community Centre Committee has met several times over the last couple months and came up with a Terms of Reference that was presented to council Thursday, September 24. Council accepted the terms and...
Slideshows
S L I D E S H O W S Oxtongue Photos by Naguib Kerba Images submitted October 2009 2008-2009 - Oxtongue Lake Community Images submitted between August 2008 - April 2009 2009 - OXTONGUE FISH DERBY FUN! (and more...) as captured by our roving photographer Liz Margarucci...
Practicing with the Jaws of Life
Practicing with the Jaws of Life Once upon a time (July 9, 2008, to be specific), one of Algonquin Outfitters’ vans needed some routine servicing — an oil change, windshield washer blades replaced, air put in the tires — the usual list. Fire Chief Ted Keown suggested...
Past Articles on Bridge Construction
Letters of Support for Oxtongue re: Hwy 60 and Bridge Construction In early July 2008, as news began to spread of the pending construction on Hwy 60 and the rebuilding of the Oxtongue Lake and Oxtongue River bridges, letters of support and concern were sent to those...
Ontario Lakes for the Future
________________________________________________ Read up on the Invading Species Awareness Program 2008 Oxtongue Lake Monitoring Results from the Ontario Lakes for the Future Program “We’re all downstream” Ecologist’s motto Photo by Dan Reed Ontario Lakes For the...