District- The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Temiskaming detachment, under the direction of Acting Detective Inspector Mark Zulinski of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), is investigating found human remains near Lady Evelyn Lake in Medina Township following a call received on May 25, shortly before 6:00 p.m. At this time,
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Weekender – May 29, 2015
SNEOAA Branch 33
Students gather for annual meet at the Graydon Track[gallery ids="8113,8114,8115"]TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Area students hit new heights – and times, and distances – at the annual Branch 33 and SNEOAA track meet.The Mary Vandervliet Graydon Track at Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) was the host site for
Team Work
Lisa Wilson and her horse Blizzard took part in the Northern Ontario Cow Horse Association Team Penning event at Hilliard Township’s Cougar Ridge Farms on Saturday, May 23. The best time during the event for three calves penned in 54.67 seconds was Linda Giesen, Rick Brubacher and Rena Peddie.
Back track
Drag ‘N Fly races are now a go this AugustDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP -- The Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport Municipal Services Board (MSB) has agreed to allow the Temiskaming Rod and Custom Club (TRACC) to use the main runway for the annual drag race
Drowning victim identified
Body recovered from Spring LakeDISTRICT (Staff) -- The body of a 23-year-old Stouffville man was pulled from the water of Spring Lake, west of Temiskaming Shores, Thursday, May 21.Police state that “at approximately 5:45 p.m. the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Underwater Search and Recovery Unit located
RBC COMMUNITY PARTNERS
The New Liskeard RBC Royal Bank held a barbecue recently, raising $1,400 for Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Temiskaming Chapter. Cooking burgers from the left is RBC Royal Bank Manager Jeff Laferierre and his son Sean. The next RBC sponsored fundraiser is the Hilliardton Marsh barbecue on Friday, June
Downed tree causes outage
DISTRICT (Staff) -- A storm passing through Temiskaming Saturday evening, May 23, caused outages across the region.New Liskeard and area was the hardest hit, but many hydro customers throughout the district experienced at least temporary flickers as the storm descended.Hydro One spokesperson Tiziana Baccega Rosa said that
Latchford concludes five-year debt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- The Latchford budget was passed at the town’s regular council meeting Tuesday, May 19.Councillor Theo Cull, who is chair of the finance committee for this four-year term, told The Speaker that the presence of the Latchford dam reconstruction activity
Plan focusing on arts and culture sustainability
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Toronto firm has been hired to draft a plan to sustain the local arts and cultural sector – and up to 20 organizations – in the long term.Temiskaming Shores has awarded the development of the South Temiskaming Cultural Sustainability Plan to Millier Dickinson