LAURIE WEIR The Smiths Falls Bears held off a late-game charge with less than five minutes to play in a rare Sunday afternoon tilt, defeating the Hawkesbury Hawks 4-3 in […]
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LAURIE WEIR The Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears claimed a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Jr. Senators in CCHL action Friday, Dec. 6 at home. The Bears opened with a […]
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LAURIE WEIR The Cornwall Colts were in town Friday, Nov. 29, and handed the hometown Smiths Falls Bears a 3-0 loss in Central Junior Hockey League action, in front of […]
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LAURIE WEIR The Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears held off a charging Rockland Nationals in CCHL action in the Bears’ Den Friday, Nov. 22 to post a 3-2 win over […]
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LAURIE WEIR The Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears lost a tough 1-0 decision to the Kemptville 73’s at home Friday, Nov. 15 in front of 277 fans. The lone goal […]
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LAURIE WEIR It was a carbon copy of last Friday’s CCHL home game for Tyson Parker; with a different opponent. Parker scored the overtime winner as the Smiths Falls Bears […]
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LAURIE WEIR Tyson Parker lit the lamp in overtime to lift the Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears to a 5-4 overtime win in CCHL action Friday, Nov. 1 over the […]
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LAURIE WEIR In a thrilling turnaround, the Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears overcame a one-goal deficit in the second period to shut down the visiting Nepean Raiders, securing a 5-2 […]
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LAURIE WEIR The Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears blasted the visiting Renfrew Wolves on Friday Oct. 11 at home in front of 333 fans. Paired with a 5-2 win in […]
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STAFF The Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears have kicked off the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL)’s 2004/25 season with some tough one-goal losses. They sit currently in the No. 5 […]
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LAURIE WEIR The Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears lost a tough 1-0 decision to the Cornwall Colts in CCHL league play Friday, Oct. 4 at home in front of 318 […]
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LAURIE WEIR It was a 2-1 win for the Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears Friday night at home in front of 333 fans in CCHL league play. After a scoreless […]
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CHRIS UHLIG It’s a wrap folks! The quest for the Bogart Cup came to an end Wednesday night at the Den with a 2:5 loss of the Bears against the […]
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CHRIS UHLIG Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” had nothing in comparison to the thriller that is the finals of the Bogart Cup this year. The battle between the Bears and the Grads […]
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CHRIS UHLIG The finals of the Bogart Cup sport two equally matched teams and all signs point to a tight series. The first game between the Bears and the Navan […]
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CHRIS UHLIG What a week it was for the Bears, tears of pain and joy side by side, a bumpy road covered with detours and potholes (or was it ice […]
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LAURIE WEIR The Smiths Falls Jr. A Bears were looking to punch their ticket to the Bogart Cup finals in their CCHL matchup against the Cornwall Colts at home on […]
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CHRIS UHLIG With a new opponent in the semi finals for the Bogart Cup also arrived new challenges for the Bears to overcome. Fightday night saw the team face the […]
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CHRIS UHLIG Did you see it? Did you hear it? Did you, did you? Well with 814 spectators watching in the benches of the den Friday night, it’s very much […]
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CHRIS UHLIG Win some – lose some, that seemed to be the theme for the bears this week. Carleton Place emerged from the den Tuesday night with a 4:1 win […]
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CHRIS UHLIG The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry warns not to approach Bears or face grave danger and harm, as the hungry animals awaken from hibernation and are looking […]
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CHRIS UHLIG 362 hockey fans packed the den Friday night to watch the Bears play the Pembroke Lumber Kings in their final regular season game before the playoffs for a […]
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The Bears’ quick mid-week report. CHRIS UHLIG The Nepean Raiders sailed into town Tuesday night to look for an easy scoring treasure, but were shredded by the Bears’ claws instead. […]
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CHRIS UHLIG The win seemed oh so close, but in the end it was yet so far away. The Bears enjoyed a good week, first a 6-1 win over the […]
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Mac Spinelli of the Athens Aeros recovers in neck brace for 8 weeks LAURIE WEIR A Smiths Falls native, and defenseman for the Athens Aeros, has suffered a spinal cord […]
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CHRIS UHLIG This week’s action saw the Smiths Falls facing off not once but twice against the current undisputed number 1 team in the CCHL, the Navan Grads. The Bears […]
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CHRIS UHLIG Hockey fans got treated to not one but two games this week. While one game entertained viewers with qualitative great hockey to watch, the other didn’t extend past […]
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CHRIS UHLIG Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. All roads led to the Den Friday night for an exciting game of hockey of course. The Ottawa Junior Senators team […]
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BY CHRIS UHLIG The Bears amazing seven-game winning streak finally came to an end at the Friday night home game on February 9th against the Rockland Nationals. Some people argued […]
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BY CHRIS UHLIG Last time, we reported on the dramatic 4-3 overtime win during the January 28th Sunday home game against the Hawkesbury Hawks. The Bears then elevated the excitement […]
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BY CHRIS UHLIG The den felt pretty quiet since the last home game on January 19th with a stunning 5:2 win over the Nepean Raiders. But that doesn’t mean that […]
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BY CHRIS UHLIG After the 4:7 loss a week ago Friday against the Renfrew Wolves and an equally disappointing 4:6 loss the next day at the rematch, the Bears ended […]
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BY CHRIS UHLIG Well hello my friends, how have you all been? It’s been a while since hockey grazed these pages last, but it finally returned to Hometown News and […]
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The Bears faced the Pembroke Lumber Kings Friday night for the last home game of the regular season, and they finished it on a high note with a solid 4:2 […]
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Friday night’s game against the Carleton Place Canadians didn’t really hold any surprises for anyone. The Bears had to yield to the leading team of the league with a 4:6 […]
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Only a mere 130 spectators came to see the Bears taking on the Brockville Braves Tuesday night, but those people got treated to a thriller of Michael Jackson quality. Best […]
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The Bears have seemingly hit a patch of rough ice lately with a string of losses at home and abroad. In all fairness, the game Friday night against the Navan […]
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The Bears amazing winning streak came to a screeching halt last Friday at the home game against the Pembroke Lumber Kings. Some spectators attributed the 2:4 loss to a lack […]
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Seemingly unstoppable, the Bears added yet another win to their portfolio. The team extended their winning streak once more, coming out atop with a 4:3 result against the Rockland Nationals […]
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A 5:3 win over the Kemptville 73’s extended the Bears winning streak to the sixth game in a row. The team won that game however only with a good portion […]
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LAURIE WEIR The ongoing drama surrounding the blue flyer, the integrity commissioner’s reports, and the public disagreements between councillors in Rideau Lakes have been significant distractions for the township. While […]
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LAURIE WEIR When news breaks about animal hoarding cases, the public’s reaction is a mix of anger, sadness and frustration. Hundreds of cats or dogs are often found crammed into […]
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STAFF We are thrilled to announce that Alicia Whyte has joined Hometown News in the role of Advertising and Communications. With over a decade of experience in the advertising industry, […]
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LAURIE WEIR Rideau Lakes Township finds itself embroiled in yet another round of Integrity Commissioner (IC) investigations, raising important questions: Are these probes now par for the course in township […]
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BRIAN PRESTON In keeping with my title, The Travelling Sommelier, this month I will tell the saga of sailing for 3 weeks from Boston up the New England coast and […]
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LAURIE WEIR The Sept. 3 decision by the Rideau Lakes council to seek a third-party investigation into an Integrity Commissioner’s (IC) report, while keeping the report confidential, represents a crucial […]
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ByNan Business Solutions is your go-to coach LAURIE WEIR Kevin Savoy is an engineer by trade, and has turned his passion for business into helping others. Named after his sons, […]
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