WEEKLY WRAP : HOME SWEET HOME After a one week vacation, the Crossover Insider is back! Last week, Fifty Shades of Grey hit the shelves. The controversial film, based on the book of the same name, is sure to conjure up some conversation with our customers- whether they love it or hate it! This [Read more]
WEEKLY WRAP-UP In 1956, a British cameraman by the name of Michael Bond thought up the idea for Paddington after buying a small toy bear that he felt sorry for as it sat on the store shelf. Living near Paddington Station in England, Bond decided to name the bear Paddington and soon after began [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – April 16th, the Northshore’s best badminton athletes travelled to compete at NWOSSA for the chance to represent Northwestern Ontario at OFSAA. Below are the results from that competition, GOOD LUCK to those who go on to represent the North in Markham at OFSAA! [Read more]
WEEKLY WRAP-UP The sun has been shining and the heaping piles of snow are slowly melting revealing a sight that hasn’t been seen in seemingly forever- grass! This can only mean one thing- spring is coming! Although it has officially been spring for a few weeks now, the weather certainly hasn’t [Read more]
WEEKLY WRAP-UP We’ve placed our orders for May and it’s looking like it’s going to be a big month for new releases! Ever since it debuted in theatres, people have been asking repeatedly when “American Sniper” would be available to rent or buy. We can now confirm that date to be May 19th! [Read more]
WEEKLY WRAP-UP The fifth of eight Academy Award Nominees for Best Picture, available this Tuesday, is also a remarkable true story set behind the scenes during WW2. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Imitation Game tells the story of Alan Turing, a bright if not cocky mathematician who is tasked with [Read more]
MARATHON ON –F riday March 27, 2015 officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon/Manitouwadge detachment received a report of a thief of fuel from Walsh’s Esso in White River ON. A vehicle description as well as a license plate number was provided to police. A check of the [Read more]
WEEKLY WRAP-UP Ringers rejoice! For each of the past few years, one of the questions we get asked the most is “when is the new Lord of the Rings movie coming out”. Needless to say, anticipation builds around each new installment in the billion dollar Lord of the Rings franchise. “The Hobbit- [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW Back in 2005, a cast of animated talking animals from the New York zoo filled the big screens and became an immediate hit with the young and the young at heart. Madagascar went on to earn a jaw dropping 532 million dollars at the worldwide box office. Amongst the group of talking [Read more]
This summer at the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, athletes from 41 countries across the Americas will compete for 4,259 medals in 825 medal events. Barrick supplied all of the gold, silver and copper for the medals from three of its mines across the Americas. You may have already [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW With several major blockbuster movies having hit theatres over the last few months, Crossover customers can look forward to each new release week over the next several months. Taking a sneak peek into April, it appears as though one of the most asked-about titles of last little while [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW Can you hear it? The call of the Mockingjay? Hunger Games fans across the nation will surely rejoice when the call of the Mockingjay rings out this week marking its long awaited debut on DVD and Blu-Ray. With a special Friday (March 6th) release date, Mockingjay leads a week that [Read more]
Submitted by Marathon Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Club President David Giuliano MARATHON, ON – Saturday, The Marathon Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Club celebrated receiving a grant from the Trillium Foundation. The club received a $50,000 grant to assist with a rebuild of their snow [Read more]
WEEKLY REVIEW I think it’s probably safe to say that we’ve all had a boss, at one time or another, that we haven’t been particularly fond of. What did we do about it? Or better yet, what could we do about it? Back in 2011, we were introduced to three bumbling friends who all found [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Friday February 20, 2015 approximately 06:50pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment were advised of a motor vehicle collision involving three motor vehicles on Highway 17 approximately 15 km west of Marathon ON. A westbound motor vehicle lost [Read more]
