Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_9404" align="alignleft" width="150"] Charlie Angus[/caption]DISTRICT –Timmins-James Bay New Democrat Charlie Angus says his re-election campaign in Temiskaming will focus on small business and
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Conservative representative chosen for Timmins-James Bay
[caption id="attachment_9407" align="alignleft" width="150"] John Curley[/caption]DISTRICT (Staff) -- John Curley of Porcupine has been chosen to represent the Conservative Party in Timmins-James Bay in the upcoming federal election.
Timmins lawyer running for Liberals
TIMMINS (Staff) – A Timmins lawyer is the Liberal candidate in Timmins-James Bay.Todd Lever is described on the national party’s website as a fourth-generation resident of Northern Ontario.Born and raised in Timmins, he earned a bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from the University
Wartime in the Far East
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_9411" align="alignleft" width="500"] Don Hill is pictured here with a photograph of a C-130E Hercules. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)[/caption]ENGLEHART -- Don Hill of Englehart
Northroute Fuels Inc. opens in Elk Lake
First unattended retail fuel facility in the countrySue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ELK LAKE — Elk Lake now has the distinction of being the only location in Canada that has an unmanned retail self-service fuel outlet where people can purchase gasoline and clear diesel 24 hours-a-day,
Kitchen steamer results in fire call
Kitchen steamer results in fire callTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – New Liskeard firefighters responded to a call to Northdale Manor earlier today, Wednesday August 26.Lunch preparations were underway when a vegetable steamer in the retirement residence’s kitchen malfunctioned, said Temiskaming Shores fire prevention officer Steve Langford August 26.But a Manor worker
Sorting & Penning
Teamwork the name of the game at Cow Horse showSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="9419,9418,9417"]HILLIARD TOWNSHIP – Getting a horse and rider together on the same page to outwit a cow is the name of the game in the sports of rodeo penning and sorting.It’s
Sport Shorts
STATO TRAILIt was encouraging to hear news that the City of Temiskaming Shores is applying for funding to complete the 19 kilometre South Temiskaming Active Travel Organization (STATO) trail sometime in the near future.This funding must have a cycling component to it. The
Cubs are solid, but T-Birds may be falling
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Liskeard Cubs and the Great North Midget League (GNML) are off to fast starts – but in opposite directions.The Cubs are heading forward starting with tryouts on Friday, August 21, at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena.By Monday, however,
Sports Digest
NEW LISKEARD CUBSThe New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North Midget League will continue tryouts as the team heads to Kapuskasing the weekend of August 28-30 for an exhibition tournament with the hometown Flyers and the Timmins Majors for several games. The regular season home opener is tentatively