Downtown fire damages tally $1.8 million
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Losses from the November 29 fire in downtown New Liskeard are estimated at almost $1.82 million.That includes the destruction of the Armstrong Street building that housed two businesses, Glenn Walton Shoes and the children’s clothing store Watch Me Grow, and six
Traffic complaint leads to drug charges
LATCHFORD (Staff) – Police say a complaint about erratic driving on Highway 11 led to drug charges last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they received a complaint at about 9:20 a.m. January 21 concerning the operation of a northbound tractor-trailer.Police say they stopped the vehicle near Latchford.
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Court appearance for murder suspect
HAILEYBURY (Staff) -- Mathew Hayes, charged with first-degree murder in the death of Christopher Parsons of Haileybury June 4, 2013, appeared in Haileybury court Tuesday, January 27.The charge against Mr. Hayes was laid July 10, 2014, and has since been in jail as he awaits a trial.Mr.
Latchford man faces drug charge
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A Latchford man has been charged after police say a traffic stop turned up marijuana and cash.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say members of the detachment’s crime unit and the North Bay Drug Enforcement Unit stopped a vehicle at about 2:30 p.m. January 15 on Highway 11
Twenty Questions with Diane Bailey
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Northern Acres Equine and Animal Sanctuary owner Diane Bailey.1. What is your full name?Dianne Deidre Bailey.2. Where were you born?I was born in a small village, now a small town, called Normandy. The
No-brainer on mind-numbing games
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]The brain is a very interesting thing.There are two main groupings in the brain.One is the creative side, the side that tells stories,
50/50
Brett Chartier, who was out with friends Jacob Rivet and Reese Bougie at the Tri-Town Ski and Snowboard Village on January 25, performs a trick known as a 50/50. That’s when you ride the board nose first across an obstacle. The Haileybury youths were among the many snow enthusiasts
Up in the air
Two options for future of Earlton airportDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON -- Municipalities are now facing two options regarding the future of the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport.They can incorporate the municipal service board (with representatives from the municipalities across the district) and turn it into a not-for-profit corporation, allowing
Visitor restrictions lifted
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – The door is open once again to visitors at Temiskaming Hospital’s long-term care unit.The hospital lifted its visitor restrictions January 22.They’d been in place since January 15 after an outbreak of influenza A.In a news release, the hospital reminded people to refrain