This week’s question is….“Is there anything an MPP can do to stop the riding’s declining population?”My vision is jobs will keep people here and attract others[caption id="attachment_2732" align="alignleft" width="214"] Liberal
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Ontario votes 2014
Vanthof says no overconfidence in re-election bidGordon Brock Speaker Editor NEW LISKEARD – Timiskaming-Cochrane’s incumbent New Democratic Party (NDP) MPP John Vanthof officially opened his Temiskaming Shores campaign office Tuesday evening May 20 saying he and his staff are not taking “anything” for granted in his re-election
Fish spawn delay
Latchford dam reconstruction now slated for springDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre has expressed concerns about the latest news from the Public Works and Government Services Canada that the start up date for the Latchford dam reconstruction will now be delayed until the
SPRING FACIAL
Four-year-old Lincoln Jobson of Elk Lake watched intently as artist Celeste Tonkin added a butterfly to the cheek of his cousin, Ella McCarty, 6, of Timmins. Face painting was an attraction at a May 17 sport and trade show at Fish On Bait N’ Tackle in Elk Lake. Half
TAG hosts Boreal North sculpture show
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The curved walls of the Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG) are awash with three-dimensional sculpture works presented by the eclectic group of artists belonging to the Boreal North Sculpture Association (BNSA).The work of the 12 sculpture artists belonging to various clubs across
FOX ON THE RUN
This cute little cub fox was playing with his siblings along with the mother nearby on the side of a sand hill along the Highway 65 West highway last week. Several motorists have spotted the mother fox and her litter playing alongside the hill and stopped to take in
TLC students trekking to Toronto
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Timiskaming District Secondary School Transitional Learning Community (TLC) 140 group of students have raised enough money to trek to Toronto in what some might call a “dream trip”.The students in Jill Plaunt’s class were highly motivated to raise
80th convention for Timmins Diocesan Council CWL
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) -- The Timmins Diocesan Council Catholic Women’s League held its 80th annual convention in New Liskeard May 3 and 4.Hosted by Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Women’s League, the convention included many events and speakers.Among them was mental health worker Jeff Manners of
UNDER PRESSURE
Temiskaming Hospital now has an upgraded tourniquet system, thanks to a successful application from New Liskeard Branch 33 to the Royal Canadian Legion’s charitable foundation. The portable system, designed for use in the emergency department or the operating room, can stem blood flow after a traumatic injury or precisely
E-WASTE SUCCESS
The Environmental Club at New Liskeard Public School (NLPS) has successfully raised money from an e-waste electronics collection program held April 21-25. People in the community dropped off used e-waste that filled two large bins outside the school said NLPS teacher Kelly Anne-Moar. All proceeds go towards green initiatives