One weekend to go before GNML playoffsSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The math doesn’t add up to a first-round bye for the New Liskeard Cubs.Long one of the top two teams in the Great North Midget League (GNML) this season, the Cubs have been hit
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Loons dive into winter as a team building exercise
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It was definitely an unusual sight.Swimmers from the Temiskaming Northern Loons (TNL) competitive swim club were covered in snow instead of water Wednesday, January 27, when about a dozen of them dove into snowbanks located outside the Waterfront Pool and Fitness
HPS future
Board to decide school’s fate in MarchDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s not a foregone conclusion that Haileybury Public School will close, say officials with District School Board Ontario North East.“The decision has not been made,” said Pearl Fong-West, the board’s superintendent of
Zoned out – Could former school graduate to medical marijuana?
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON/DACK -- A query has been put forward to the Municipality of Charlton and Dack if the property at the former Charlton-Savard Public School, now privately owned, could be zoned to allow a medical marijuana facility to be established there.At
Twenty Questions with Mary Arden (Tuffy) McNamara
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with longtime New Liskeard Cubs ticket seller Mary Arden (Tuffy) McNamara.1. What is your full name?Mary Arden McNamara.2. Where were you born?I was born on March 1, 1932 on Paget Street in New Liskeard.
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BFO maintains focus on Northern beef expansion
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – The province’s beef producers are still looking north in an attempt to reverse the decline in Ontario’s beef herd numbers.The Northern cow herd expansion initiative is moving into the implementation phase, Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) vice-president Matt Bowman told Temiskaming producers.It’s
Hearts on for Frankie fundraiser
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The love for Haileybury resident, Francine St. Cyr, continues to shine as her friends, family and supporters rally around her by organizing an upcoming mega-musical fundraiser dance called Our Heart Is On For Frankie as well as a wristband sales campaign.The musical
Progressing toward water agreement
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON/DACK -- The Municipality of Charlton and Dack and the Town of Englehart have been making progress toward a water agreement.The talks have paused for the moment while information is obtained from the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) which manages the water systems in