TEMAGAMI (Staff) – For the past six years, the girls have been getting together – on stage – in Temagami.The 2016 edition of Girls Night Out is slated for February 6 at the Bunny Miller Theatre in the Temagami Welcome Centre.The annual show is an opportunity for
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Sudbury to Ottawa
Ontario Northland expanding bus routesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NORTH BAY -- The Ontario Northland has created a pilot program for its coach service, by expanding into routes left under-serviced when Greyhound Coach cut its service between Ottawa and Sudbury this past fall.“This route will provide a growth
Exercising independence for older adults
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A chair, an exercise band, and an upbeat leader on a screen – they’re all the gear required for an exercise program targeting older adults.They were also enough to draw 11 women and men to Riverside Place at 9 a.m. on
Charlie Angus elected NDP national caucus chair
DISTRICT (Staff/Special) -- Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus has been elected by New Democratic Party MPs as their national caucus chair.Mr. Angus stated in a press release that he is honoured to have the support of his colleagues and will represent them with conviction and energy. “As Canada’s
Mining showcase wins marketing award
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – The city’s leading role in a Northern Ontario showcase at an international mining conference has caught the eye of Canadian marketers.The showcase, held at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto in 2015, was an Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC)
Digging Out
Heavy weekend snowfall blankets Temiskaming regionSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="11048,11047"]DISTRICT — Many Temiskaming area residents woke up Saturday morning, January 16 ,with snow-filled driveways, walkways, and buried cars after the area was hammered by a heavy snowfall.In most cases, a trip to the gym
SPARTAN FAITH
Faith DeVries dives for a ball that was well aimed at an open area of the court. The Englehart High School Senior Spartan and her teammates were competing January 13 at Timiskaming District Secondary School in the season’s first qualifying volleyball tournament. Englehart and the host Saints were tied
Pee Wee Puckhounds host Challenge Cup
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The rinks in Haileybury and New Liskeard are the places to be for hockey fans this weekend.The 21-team Wilson Chevrolet Buick GMC Challenge Cup takes place January 22-24 featuring House League and Rep Pee Wee teams, hosted by the Temiskaming Shores Minor
Sports Shorts
Hockey Parent?[caption id="attachment_2760" align="alignleft" width="125"] Sue NielsenReporter[/caption]Hockey parents number in the thousands across Northern Ontario and further afield.They are often much maligned because of the actions of the few
Straight from the hip
[caption id="attachment_6033" align="alignleft" width="132"] Mike McArthur[/caption]No, for sure I’m not an economist, but there are those who tell us we should never panic over the stock market’s huge declines, today