Issued: 4:00 PM EST Friday 12 February 2016Extreme cold warning in effect.DateDetailed ForecastTonight A few clouds. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 32. Wind chill minus 43.Sat, 13 Feb Mainly sunny. Wind becoming northwest 30 km/h in the morning then light late in the afternoon. High minus 22. Wind chill
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Have a Safe Family Day Weekend!
Many of you, mainly the lucky ones, will be out on area lakes and rivers this long weekend traveling on your sleds or ice fishing.Please be advised that flows on area rivers and lakes remain high for this time of year due to significant rain in November and December. This
Weekender – February 12, 2016
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It’s been 110 years this week
Gordon Brock Speaker Editor [gallery ids="11329,11330"]DISTRICT – In July of 1905 E.F. Stephenson, then a sprightly 60 year old, and his son the 32-year A.E. Stephenson formerly of the Bracebridge Free Grant Gazette, opened a printing plant in a small building on Sharpe Street in New Liskeard.At the
Fun for families
The Earlton Winterfest offered fun for everyone. One of the popular events was that of the baby contest. Three judges were faced with the challenge of choosing the winner. But everyone was having fun, including the babies. Pictured here in the up to six months category, which had
Ontario Northland cut
New Liskeard bus terminal closingDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Ontario Northland has issued a notice that it will be closing its New Liskeard bus terminal.The terminal is being closed effective March 5.The Husky Rest Stop on Highway 11 north of New Liskeard has been providing
Year-round rest stop under discussion
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Drivers may one day be able to take a break from the highway in the Marten River area.The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is considering building a year-round rest stop near the Highway 64 turnoff north of Marten River.The ministry has begun an
TWIST AND SHOUT
There was a great deal of twisting and a little bit of shouting going on at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club’s recent Jackrabbit program as parent instructor Denise Morrow instructed her young charges in the finer art of Nordic skiing. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)
Stolen property may be posted on Facebook
COBALT (Staff) – Police are searching for the culprit or culprits who broke into a storage unit in Cobalt sometime between late December and January 24.They’re warning that the items may have been posted for sale on a local Facebook buy-and-sell site by a false seller named “Tyler.”
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Hazardous waste collection on June 4
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – What do you do with leftover paint, dead household batteries, and burnt-out light bulbs?Hold on to them until June 4, when Temiskaming Shores hosts an Orange Drop event.Orange Drop is the name of a province-wide initiative collecting hazardous household wastes.The collections keep