It was a bit chilly May 19, but some Timiskaming District Secondary students walked the STATO trail to Haileybury. The walkathon was a fundraiser for a transitional learning community class trip to Science North and Dynamic Earth in Sudbury in June. Among the walkers – who raised more than
Monthly Archives: May 2015
A Wing and a Prayer
A reversal of a decision to allow the annual Drag N’ Fly to take place at the Earlton airport means the Temiskaming Rod and Custom Club (TRACC) now must make up for lost sponsors for the drag race.The decision to allow the event was made after an appeal
“No news” adage doesn’t work for North
No news is good news.That well-worn adage may apply to most experiences in an average lifetime, but it doesn’t work for a transplanted resident of Northern Ontario who is trying to keep up with happenings in the land of his birth. When one is dependent upon media sources
Letter of the Week
Admiration and disgustDear Editor:I read with a combination of admiration and disgust your article “Passerby Pulls Body From Lake Temiskaming” in the May 28, 2015 edition.I have never written a letter to the editor, but I find the facts surrounding this event worthy of comment. My
Twenty Questions with Helene Culhane
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with The Temiskaming Shores & Area Chamber of Commerce
Long-term lease proposed for Little Claybelt museum
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city proposes to assume ownership of the Little Claybelt Homesteaders Museum and lease it back to the museum’s board to operate.Under a 20-year lease agreement, the museum would pay $1,000 to Temiskaming Shores each year.It would also be responsible
Shannen’s Dream to have boardwalk home
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A monument recognizing a teenaged advocate for First Nations education will be built in New Liskeard.The site for the memorial tribute to Shannen Koostachin – near the south end of Algonquin Regiment Memorial Beach Park – was appoved by Temiskaming Shores council earlier this
Rhyme and reason
Poet Marsha Barber of Toronto (left) returned to the South Temiskaming area again this year to bring poetry to the classroom in area schools. She was at Timiskaming District Secondary School on Thursday, May 21. Pictured here with her are students (from left): Joshua Levéille, Jerod Cecchini and Patrick
TSACC announces Business of the Year Award
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Temiskaming Shores & Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the last of their seven annual Business Awards for 2015.The Business of the Year Award recipient is Alvin Caldwell Sand & Gravel, recognized for a passion for excellence and the advancement
Many hands in Light’s work
COBALT/HAILEYBURY (Staff) -- The Reach Out and Care Missionary Movement, sponsored by the Haileybury Seventh Day Adventist Church, is presenting children’s programs and community services July 20 to 26 for Cobalt, North Cobalt and Haileybury residents.The children’s programs will take place in the mornings, and will include stories,