TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Two Haileybury men face charges after police stopped two snow machines before they left a New Liskeard establishment last month.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say the stop was made at about 11:15 p.m. February 24.A 39-year-old from Haileybury was charged with having a blood alcohol concentration exceeding
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Northern exposure at PDAC
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The global mining community got some Northern exposure in Toronto this week.Thirty-seven companies in the mining service sector from the Northeast and the Northwest took part in the first annual Northern Ontario Mining Supply Showcase in Toronto.They had the opportunity to brush shoulders with thousands
Palliative care motion to be debated March 31
OTTAWA (Special) – Debate is scheduled for March 31 on a motion by Timmins-James Bay’s MP urging the development of a national strategy on end-of-life care.New Democrat MP Charlie Angus proposed Motion 456 late last year calling on Ottawa to work with the provinces and territories “on a flexible, integrated
General Excellence nomination for Speaker
TORONTO (Staff) – The Temiskaming Speaker has been nominated for overall newspaper general excellence in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s (OCNA) annual Better Newspaper Competition (BNC).The Speaker was nominated in the General Excellence category for its circulation class.All aspects of the newspaper are judged in this competition including: front page;
Children, books, and libraries
Children love books. From the time they are able to grasp a page and see a picture, they are fascinated by the images, colours and rhythms of words available for them. Books may be the basis of some of their earliest memories.Add to that the presence of a parent or
We are NOT Second Class
Dear Editor:We are Northern Ontarians. We breathe, we eat, we sleep. We are living citizens of Ontario like any other. We are all first class, so I believe our main highway (Hwy.11) should be first class as well.There are six classes of highways in Ontario with a Class One highway
Circumstances involving subcontractors
Dear Editor:Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. wishes to address the circumstances involving subcontractors that have claimed outstanding payments for work performed on, or that is related to, the solar farm projects known as Liskeard 1, 3 and 4 in the area of New Liskeard, Ontario, which have recently become public.Canadian Solar
A church wedding
Dear Editor:Because of my profession (a United Church minister) I read your wedding supplement (“Forever Yours”) with great interest.It had very good advice about many things, especially the reception. However, there is really no advice about the ceremony, which is, after all, the central act of the day. I don’t
Keeping the LHIN model
Dear Editor:It’s not every day that a provincial Standing Committee visits one of our communities to gather the opinions and experiences of Northerners. But on Tuesday, February 4, the Standing Committee on Social Policy that is reviewing the legislation that created the Local Health Integration Networks spent the day in
Making Inroads
Dear Editor:Something to ponder….how is this for an idea?Why not initiate a “PILOT PROJECT” that incorporates a buried electric heater cable into the centre line of two way cold weather highways that normally require extensive plowing, sanding, and salting to alleviate road hazard traffic fatalities?Pros and cons, no more snow-covered