One hour to respond
Collision occurs before salt truck arrivesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- It was one hour before salt was placed on the Englehart bridge on Highway 11 Saturday morning, October 17, after a driver reported treacherous ice conditions to 911.At approximately 8 a.m., witnesses report, they
Airport use on city’s upcoming agenda
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City councillors will be discussing whether the Earlton airport should be used for non-flight events, such as drag races.The issue was raised by Councillor Danny Whalen, who also represents Temiskaming Shores on the regional Municipal Services Board (MSB) that oversees the
Sweeping fashion statement
Yvonne Mayhew of North Bay was among the many participants who travelled from throughout the region and across the province to attend the annual STATO trail Haunted Hustle. True to the theme of the event, she made a sweeping statement with her costume. For more coverage of the Haunted
OPP apprehend fleeing prohibited driver
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) — A 35-year-old Armstrong Township man was charged after the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 65 East in Casey Township on October 24.According to a police release, the driver of the vehicle fled
VISITING THE PUMPKIN PATCH
Students in Junior and Senior Kindergarten from the Haileybury Ecole catholique Sainte Croix School visited the Craig Farms (Highway 65 West) pumpkin patch recently. They took a wagon ride through the farm viewing pumpkin displays and each student received a pumpkin to take home with them. Pictured amongst the
Heritage Fund support for ag businesses
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is extending expansion help to two agricultural operations in Temiskaming.R&T Farm in Temiskaming Shores is receiving $80,000 to expand its existing farm structure and buy equipment to meet the growing demand for goat’s milk.Thornloe Cheese has been awarded
Announcing the “Survivor Diaries”
New book details WW II veterans’ storiesSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The Temiskaming Speaker is pleased to announce the publication of our Survivor Diaries book. It is a compilation of previously published Speaker articles featuring 56 Second World War veterans’ stories.Between 1939 and 1945, over 1.1 million
Will Trudeaumania 2 bring Real Change?
BY WAYNE GREENTrudeaumania 2 is an intriguing concept for someone who observed the original political phenomenon back in 1968. Although the Liberal sweep of election races across Canada on October19 has not generally been given this suggested title in media reports, there are certainly similarities in Justin Trudeau’s
Learning by doing
Dear Editor:On Saturday night at the Riverside Place, 4-H members young and old came together to celebrate their 100th anniversary of LEARNING TO DO BY DOING. Over the years many memories and newspaper clippings of our local 4-H etc. were put on display.It was an interesting evening