On behalf of the five area food banks, The Temiskaming Speaker wishes to thank each and every individual and organization that donated non-perishable food items, cash or volunteer time, to last weekend’s Community Food Bank Drive.This is indisputable…our food banks are successfully run by volunteer power.
Monthly Archives: April 2015
From the Editor’s Desk
Sunny Times[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]It’s Easter Week. It’s also the week when the ice huts are to come off Lake Temiskaming. Plus it’s the week we prepare for a long weekend
A father, a son, and a treasure
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]This spring marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Holland from Germany as the Second World War came to an end.My stepfather was
Twenty Questions with Ryan Burrows
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Skate Ontario Provincial Championship Gold Medalist Ryan Burrows who skates out of the Cobalt Coleman
Brothers in service
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Canada has embarked on six years of events commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the country’s engagement in the Second World War.Last week, a dozen local veterans of the war were honoured at a ceremony at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 33 in
Raising awareness about postpartum mood disorder
DISTRICT (Staff) -- Over the past two years, health agencies and community groups across Northern Ontario have been working together to develop an improved strategy to assist parents experiencing postpartum mood disorder.That work will be continuing, and the strategy which has been created is presenting recommendations for increased
Northern College hosts Awareness Day 2015
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_7360" align="alignleft" width="500"] Northern College Vice President, Finance, Administration and Aboriginal Services Mike Baker experiences the difficulty of spreading cheese whiz on a slice
Opening the door… to so much more!
Children activities at Temiskaming Shores librariesSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_7364" align="alignleft" width="500"] From the left enjoying a board game during the March break Games Galore event are Amelia
Kings and Queens
Young players creating a checkered pastSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_7366" align="alignleft" width="500"] St-Michel students Braden Forget, Zakary Lefebvre and Ryan Pouliot (from the left)
Straight from the Hip
[caption id="attachment_6033" align="alignleft" width="132"] Mike McArthur[/caption]This sounds like a broken record, but when it comes to the PGA Tour changing some rules it MUST be done even if guys like