Capreol: The Little Town That Could
There's More Than Just Trains…But Lots Of Those Too!
mycapreol.com Closing in 2024
Greetings all. It is time to pull the plug on this website. Started in 2019, mycapreol.com has run its course. Thanks to everyone who followed our site and contributed news or comments. It is my intention to cancel our hosting services and not renew our domain name starting January 2024.…
Open Mason’s Jar to sample some damned tasty fiction.
Forget overpriced gourmet cuisine and Michelin-starred meals, it’s time for some more straightforward fare. Author John Jantunen has cooked up a feast of a novel. Mason’s Jar is as honest as the preserves that once lined grandma’s pantry…provided your ‘Gammy’ traded her spice rack for hard-to-swallow truths. But don’t worry, there’s enough…
Book-lovers Unite!
Join local authors Bonnie Ouellet-Mathieu, Gary Grierson, and Matthew Del Papa on Sunday, August 27th from 2pm-5pm at the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum & Heritage Centre for Greater Sudbury's 1st Annual Roving Outdoor Book Fair! Sponsored by the Sudbury Writers' Guild this one of a kind event will bring some…
Settler Acknowledgement
It’s become all the rage, among certain PC sets, to begin meetings with a so-called “Land Acknowledgement”. For those unaware of this increasingly-common practise, there’s not much to the process. It is, in fact, surprisingly self-evident: someone, usually a person in authority or some specially invited guest, stands to verbally…
Sport Hall of Fame to Honour Capreol Fastball Mazzucas
It’s been a long time coming but the dominance of Capreol fastball is finally getting its due. Sure, plenty of individual athletes from our town have been honoured for their competitive accomplishments but this is different. This is not one team being inducted into The Greater Sudbury Sports Hall of…
Book Launches for Beginners.
My new book Jerry Lewis Told Me I Was Going To Die is being released this Saturday (May 6th) and to celebrate the occasion I’m hosting a Book Launch at the Capreol Curling Club from 2-4pm. It should be a fun event and everyone is welcome to come listen to…
I’m On a Podcast!
As you no doubt know, my new book Jerry Lewis Told Me I Was Going To Die is launching on Saturday, May 6th @ 2pm in the Capreol Curling Club. It should be a fun afternoon. But that's not the only bit of promotion I've got lined up. Thanks to…
Growing Up on Capreol’s “Old Diversion”
Written by Patrick Sweezey and originally posted on CapreolOnline The railway main line in Capreol was moved from the west to the east side of the Vermillion River in 1911 to facilitate the connection of the branch line from North Bay. The old line was under construction in 1906 and…
Local Playwright seeks Memories of Lions Club EXP0 ‘ 67 Field Trip
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Coleman-Brown Phone: 705-693-0947 Email: lisacolemanbrown@fibreop.ca LOCAL PLAYWRIGHT AWARDED OAC GRANT Seeks People with Memories of Lions Club Field Trip to Expo67 GARSON, ON, September 7, 2022: Lisa Coleman-Brown, a member of the Sudbury Writers’ Guild and Playwrights Guild of Canada, has been awarded an Ontario Arts Council Theatre Recommender…
Gone Fishing
Northern Ontario has long been a fisherman’s paradise. With thousand of freshwater lakes and rivers, many in isolated locals, there is world-class fishing to be found all over our region. Most residents have “dipped a line” at least once in their lifetimes. The sport is not for everyone—"boring” and “monotonous”…
The More Things Change
In honour of Capreol's current newspaper, THE EXPRESS, and its recent change in ownership/editor we are reprinting the following excerpt from more than sixty years previous. The Capreol and Valley Express is part of a long journalistic line, focussing on our town (and surrounding area) to the benefit of all.…
This Is Capreol
Please note: The article below is reprinted from www.capreolonline.com who copied it from the Capreol and Valley Express, December 9, 1959. Eileen Thompson provided this precious look at our town, 62 years ago. It is both all-too-familiar and very different from Capreol in 2021. Try not to laugh at the…
Some Bonnie Art
Noted Capreol artist, and our good friend, Bonnie Ouellet Mathieu has been kind enough to share some good news and we thought our loyal followers might enjoy hearing it too. Her most recent commission, illustrating It's Just a Little Rain, is finished and copies are now available for purchase. Bonnie…
In the Beginning
Capreol famously celebrated its centennial just two summers back, in 2018. A great time was had by all. But if you think our little railroad town only got its start one-hundred years prior to that memorable event…you’re sadly mistaken. A bit of cursory online research reveals that there was a…
Supporting Local Business
The pandemic is playing havoc with local businesses. Oh, big business is hurting too—Covid-19 is affecting everyone—but most of those have the financial resources to bounce back. (Government somehow always bails out the large multi-nationals.) No, it is the local mom-and-pop stores and neighbourhood restaurants that are facing the direst…
The Express—Now Arriving Online!
The latest edition—hot off the presses! See below for details. Good news everyone! Capreol's beloved newspaper, The Express, is back. And you can read it here! That's right, not only is Tony Skopyk back publishing the print version of The Express (look for it in several of Capreol's more refined…
Hello Capreol!
It's time for Capreol to get online. Or, rather, back online. Our town broke ground with its first web presence, www.capreolonline.com. For seventeen years, starting in 1999, Gary Biesinger ran a comprehensive community website. It was upbeat and informative, highlighting many of Capreol's best features and provided—for the first time…
Capreol Days 2023
There will be plenty of vendors in Capreol on August 5. Capreol Geek X, at the arena, will host dozens, including local authors Matthew Del Papa, with his collection of humorous essays entitled Jerry Lewis Told Me I Was Going to Die, and Gary Grierson, whose book Gary's (Mostly) True…
Appointment Viewing
For those of you, like me, unable to attend the June 14 Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame Dinner…good news. In a first for that organization, the night's festivities will be live-cast over the Internet. Join in and watch as Capreol's fastball powerhouse, the Mazzucas, get recognized for their long dominance…
Capreol Book Launch May 6
Join Matthew for a light-hearted event. Expect a few short remarks and a brief reading followed by a signing. Donations will be collected for MDC (Muscular Dystrophy Canada) and presented to the Capreol Volunteer Fire Department (in September) as part of their Fight MD Boot Drive.