‘Awards and Contests’ Information
Written by Conseil Scolaire Catholique Nouvel-Ontario on 06 December 2016
Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario (CSCNO) schools stood out at the Regional Elementary and Secondary School Cardboard Boat Race competitions. Some 30 teams from various Northern Ontario communities took part in the challenge. Wawa’s École Saint-Joseph teams stood out among [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 06 December 2016
A couple of weeks back I touched on the fact that December 2016, as is the case with most Decembers, would be a big month for new releases. The first batch of December releases hit our shelves this week led by one of the biggest action stars of the past decade in a triumphant return [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 29 November 2016
Bursary Awards Program Provides Educational Support to Exceptional Summer Staff Lina Vermeer of Massey has earned an educational bursary award for her outstanding work as an Ontario Parks summer employee. “I would like to thank Lina Vermeer for her outstanding contribution to Ontario Parks this [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 29 November 2016
It seems hard to fathom that in less than 30 days Christmas will have come and gone. In addition to the new releases each week, we’ve been quite busy filling our shelves with all of kinds of great gift ideas for everyone and anyone in the family! Focusing back now on new movies, this week [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 22 November 2016
Imagine being in your twenties, working a job that you hate and finding out that your girlfriend is unexpectedly pregnant with your first child. How will you support this child? Will things ever get better? These are just a couple of the questions facing young David Packouz in this week’s [Read more]
Written by Conseil Scolaire Catholique Nouvel-Ontario on 20 November 2016
WAWA, ON – Le 1er octobre, lors d’une belle journée ensoleillée, l’école Saint-Joseph (Wawa) et Northern Light Ford ont tenu l’événement «FORD Drive 4 UR School». Pour chaque essai routier, FORD Canada a remis un don de 20$ à l’École Saint-Joseph. Durant l’activité, un [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 15 November 2016
Last week, we touched on the progression of animated movies over the years from the Disney classics to “Sausage Party”, the raunchy animated film geared for adult audiences. This week, we turn back our attention to family friendly animated fare. Back in 2003, the world was introduced to Nemo- [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 08 November 2016
For many years, spanning decades, animated movies have been seen as kid and family friendly. Many kids grew up watching what we now perceive as Disney classics like Cinderella, 101 Dalmatians, Pinocchio, etc. More recently, titles like Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc. and the Incredibles have all become [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 18 October 2016
Back in 1996, the world fell under attack by alien forces with powers much stronger than ours. It was up to Will Smith and a rag tag group of soldiers to protect the Earth from these unwanted visitors. This of course is reference to the film “Independence Day”, the highest grossing movie of [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 04 October 2016
As we turn the calendar to October, after a September filled with several great new films, movie lovers can rejoice knowing that they can expect more of the same this month. In fact, it’ll be a busy month at Crossover as we also look forward to our annual Video Store Day celebration on October [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 27 September 2016
As the first day of fall officially greeted us on September 22nd, a fantastic summer filled with warm weather officially wrapped up. The fall season generally means cooler weather- which in turn means movie weather! With that in mind, this week is jam packed with new releases that should appeal to [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 13 September 2016
Captain America is back- and this time he has a new foe in a former ally. Just a couple of months ago, superhero fans were thrown for a loop when Batman and Superman, two formidable heroes, were pitted against each other in the epic battle “Batman vs Superman”. The trend continues this week in [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 07 September 2016
Finalists Announced for Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts Province Recognizing Important Contributions of Ontario’s Arts Community Twelve finalists have been announced for the Premier’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. The awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 30 August 2016
*Congratulations* to the lucky winner of our $100 stamp card draw for August – Joanne Paris! Joanne won 100 DOLLARS CASH! The prize for September is HALF PRICE Rentals for a month! It pays to rent from Crossover! Stop in and see us today! Last week, we touched on the longevity, [Read more]
Written by Ontario Newsroom on 23 August 2016
Outstanding Performances Support Successful Games for Team Canada Ontario is celebrating the outstanding performance of our athletes at the XXXI Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ontario Olympians contributed to 15 of Team Canada’s total 22 medals, including four gold, two [Read more]