Dear Editor:Another July 1 has passed and Cobalt’s spirit and enthusiasm, as usual, was at an all-time high. We would like to thank all who participated in our parade and all behind the scene volunteers in spite of the weather.A big thank you to our surrounding neighbours
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Letter of the Week
Inhumane treatment of catsDear Editor:Cats, cats, stray cats everywhere!Us three grandmothers on Maybrook Road can’t look after any more cats.Don’t drop any more of your cats on our road! It is inhumane to drop your cats off anywhere.Foxes, wolves, or any wild animals can
Overwhelming generosity
Dear Editor:I would like to extend sincere thanks to everyone who helped in any way to ensure that the yard sale/bake sale held in my benefit the weekend of June 12-13 was such a tremendous success.Special thanks goes to the Haileybury Family Health Team and my amazing
Twenty Questions with Carolyn Laronde
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Temagami Deepwater Music Festival and Temagami Canoe Festival coordinator, Carolyn Laronde.1.
Local dancer on world stage
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter CASEY – There will be a Temiskaming connection to the Pan Am Games opening ceremonies.Victoria Rheaume, daughter of Paula Davey and Mike Rheaume of Casey Township, will be among the dancers performing in the July 10 spectacle.She’s kept details of the music, costuming
Summer fun with Movie in the Park
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt is going to hold Movies in the Park, beginning Friday, July 17.The event will continue throughout the remainder of the season on a monthly basis.The first movie will be Jurassic Park.The event is being organized by the Cobalt recreation
Racing, impaired charges laid
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Kirkland Lake resident has been charged after police stopped what they described as a speeding vehicle.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say an officer on patrol on Highway 11 near Haileybury stopped a northbound vehicle at about 10:20 p.m. July 4.A 44-year-old has been
FESTIVITIES FRIENDS
Canada Day in Cobalt was once again celebrated with a large parade through the downtown on July 1. Friends from the Haileybury Heritage Museum braved the cool, wet weather to show their support with a colourful float adorned with flags and the nation’s colours. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
Lorrain valley subject of second wind power bid
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A second company is eyeing wind power potential in the Lorrain valley area.EDF EN Canada, with offices in Montreal and Toronto, proposes to build the Friday Lake Wind Energy Centre on land leased from the Crown in the unincorporated townships
Student authors
ESCSM students publish book of stories and poemsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Four Grade 12 high school students from Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) have the unique advantage of having “published author” on their resumes.The students are Daphnée Lévesque, Raphy Falardeau, Dani Parent and