Shoe box campaign looks after blessed soulsDear Editor:I would like to thank The Temiskaming Speaker and the staff, especially Diane Johnston, who supplied great coverage this past month in promoting the Operation Christmas Child shoe box campaign throughout our district. Your support over all these years has
Monthly Archives: December 2014
From Parliament Hill
Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay AspinI am pleased that we have made a great deal of progress working together this year. We have successfully engaged in truly important initiatives for our region. Moreover, we have continued to send a clear message to Ottawa about our priorities which have resulted in
Twenty Questions with Peter Fancy
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with author/historian Peter Fancy.1. What is your full name? Peter Fenwick Fancy.2. Where were you born? Kirkland Lake.3. How many books have you written about Northern Ontario? Twenty.4. What got you
A Christmas to Remember
Harvest Queen hosts benefit Christmas Concert at Classic TheatreSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The 2014-15 New Liskeard Agricultural Society Harvest Queen, Hannah Fedechko-Conroy, is hosting “A Christmas to Remember” benefit concert at the Classic Theatre in Cobalt on Saturday, December 20 at 7 p.m.Tickets for the
Relax and rejuvenate at Calming Waters Spa
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Certified Spa Therapy Practitioner Kathie Peters has a wide array of business, people and management skills that she is relying on to ensure her new business, Calming Waters Spa, is a success.In her tranquil home-based spa she offers blissful relaxation of
Mirror on Temiskaming: Violence Against Women series
In Temiskaming, the predominant call to law enforcement remains domestic violence with 32 cases a month reported.A cohesive approach: The Temiskaming Domestic Violence CoalitionSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Editor’s Note: This is the third of a seriesDISTRICT — More than one in three women will experience rape, violence
Reviewing 2014
Thornloe makes road investmentTHORNLOE (Staff) – Thornloe invested more than $30,000 in roads within the village in 2014.It also paid $16,400 for Ontario Provincial Police service – that cost is anticipated to rise to $17,800 in 2015.Its 2014 allocation from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund, the
Your Life and The Law
Safe, Smart and Savvy ShoppingLisa Neil, B.A., LL.B, is the owner of the Neil Law Office located in Haileybury, Ontario. Her column will regularly appear beginning in January with the Winter issue of Seasons Magazine. Tis the wonderful season of gift giving. It is also
TDSS Saints and KLDCS Devils
Basketball truly is a contact sport as Josiah Pratt of the Devils, centre, and Aydyn Sullivan of the Saints were reminded early in their Junior game December 11. Timiskaming District Secondary School welcomed the Kirkland Lake and District Composite School Devils for two games. The visitors won the
Strongman shut out
Boucher lift doesn’t make Guinness cutDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Supporters of a North Cobalt man’s bid for strongman recognition won’t be hoisting a Guinness anytime soon.Fern Boucher has been informed that his August 23 deadlift of 501 pounds – 3.4 times the 75-year-old’s