Monthly Archives: March 2018
Numbers game
The most practical, elemental way we as Canadians can take part in our democracy is to vote.Whatever your state of mind when you cast a ballot - you can vote for a person, vote against a party, vote for an idea, vote against a proposal – the way to ensure
Behind closed doors
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter A column is generally a personal opinion with which people may or may not agree. They do not have to agree. The column is headed by the writer's name and picture to make clear the fact that it is not the official stance of the newspaper, as would
Weekender – March 23, 2018
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Research station property on the market
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A “for sale” sign may soon be popping up on the New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station’s main complex on the west side of Armstrong Street.The province is preparing to sell the property, which includes agriculture-related structures but also buildings housing the Ontario Provincial Police, the
Ten-year funding package for Temiskaming Transit
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES/COBALT – The wheels of the buses will continue to go ’round and ’round for the foreseeable future.The City of Temiskaming Shores and the Town of Cobalt are benefitting from new funding announced through a bilateral agreement between the federal and provincial governments.Funding of $220,000 each year
Charges follow vehicle stop
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A recent check of a vehicle coming off Lake Temiskaming resulted in charges against the driver.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police stopped a vehicle March 4 shortly before midnight as it drove off the lake in Temiskaming Shores.A 22-year-old Hudson Township man was charged with driving with a
Blood clinic collects 134 units
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The recent blood donor clinic in New Liskeard fell a little short of its mark.But that wasn’t because of a lack of donors.“Our target for the two days was 154 units of blood,” said Joanne Drake, territory manager for Canadian Blood Services in an email.“We had
Springing to mind
Kicking at the Darkness at TAG
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — As a guest lecturer at the Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG) on Sunday, March 18, Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus shone light on the issue of colonialism and its subsequent trauma pertaining to Indigenous people.He explained to a crowd of about 60 people how colonialism has