EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally appeared on the front page of the March 9 issue of The Speaker. It is being reprinted here as the carryover section of the story was inadvertently deleted which may have caused reader confusion.EARLTON (Staff) – Up to a dozen cattle
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Letter of the Week
Our Hospital Staff is the BestDear Editor:Our family has just spent a fair bit of time in and about the Temiskaming Hospital.Beginning in emerg after a bumpy ride up Shepherdson Road in the ambulance we were in radiology and finally onto the floor where Team
Twenty Questions with Matt Bowman
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Beef Farmers of Ontario President Matthew (Matt) Bowman.1. What is your full
HUSKIES IMMERSION
Grade 4 to 6 French Immersion students from New Liskeard Public School were in Rouyn-Noranda on March 9 to watch the major junior hockey game between the Rouyn Huskies and Val d’Or Foreurs. Principal Gavin Date said the kids had a blast interacting in French, skating at the
Give generously Speaker Community Food Bank Drive on Saturday, March 19
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Easter weekend is earlier this year and perhaps people in the South Temiskaming region aren’t aware that The Temiskaming Speaker’s Community Food Bank Drive is also taking place a bit earlier, this coming Saturday, March 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.The
Victim services, OPP formalize info sharing
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming’s victim services organization and Ontario Provincial Police detachments have recently signed a formal information sharing agreement.It means that police will inform any victim of crime or tragedy that victim services are available, explained Monique Chartrand, executive director for Victim Services
SPREAD THE WORD
Members of the Temiskaming Spread the Word to End the Word committee targeting the R-word, “retard”, and its usage set up a table at Timiskaming Shores Secondary School on Wednesday, March 2, which was declared an official campaign day in Temiskaming Shores by City of Temiskaming Shores council. From
Bilingual documents on city’s agenda
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city is taking a look at how it distributes information in English and French.“We have to look at some strategies on how to do that effectively,” said Temiskaming Shores city manager Chris Oslund earlier this month.The city is now
TSMHA CAR DRAW WINNER
The Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association (TSMHA) annual Car Draw winner of a brand new 2016 Sonic was Joe Symons. From the left, are Wilson Chevrolet Pontiac Buick GMC Sales Consultant Ron Desjardins, TSMHA President Hugo Rivet, and Karlee Symons, accepting the car on behalf of her father on
Northdale Manor fundraising for a new generator
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — When the power goes out at the Northdale Manor, it is definitely not funny. In fact it is quite hazardous for the 70 residents who can’t rely on the elevator service and who have to find their way down the stairs in