The sound of thundering hooves rounding a barrel during a Western Games event is, to many, an exciting sound. The Temiskaming Horse Pleasure Horse Club (TPHC) held their first Club Show of the year this past weekend, May 28-29. Navigating a sharp turn around a barrel during the Saturday
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Carl and Millie Williams celebrate 70 years of marriage
DISTRICT (Staff/Special) — Marking 70 years of married life is not an everyday occurrence and one that warrants celebration.Carl and Millie Williams of Mill Creek Road in Dack Township were fêted with a 70th anniversary celebration potluck dinner at the Good Shepherd Church in Englehart on May 14
FESTIVAL DRAW WINNER
Presenting the 2016 Festival des Folies Franco-Fun draw cheque for $1,000 to the lucky winner is Festival Coordinator Anne-Marie Loranger to Guy Labonté from the Municipality of Casey on Wednesday, May 4 at the ACFO office in downtown New Liskeard. Asked what he was going to do with his
Coleman forest fire declared out May 25
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP -- A fire east of Cobalt, in Coleman Township, was declared officially out on Thursday, May 26, according to Coleman Township Fire Chief Dan Laitinen.Chief Laitinen said the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) had a helicopter at the scene
Interest around Casey Mine
HARRIS TOWNSHIP (Staff/Special) -- Brixton Metals Corporation of Vancouver and Timiskaming First Nation (TFN) have signed an exploration agreement regarding the Langis Silver Mine (Casey Mine, located in Harris Township).The two parties are also negotiating an economic benefits agreement, should an economic mineral deposit be found. The agreement
She’s a rising star
First Community Excellence Rising Star is Hannah Fedechko-ConroySue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — She is smart, beautiful, kind, caring and sings like a bird. Her early success as the 2014 Harvest Queen and at the Miss North Ontario Regional Canada pageant as well as her extraordinary fundraising
From the Editor’s Desk
Patient Transfer SystemThere are many issues facing the province that, if not unique to Northern Ontario, these challenges are certainly more profound here. One of them is the patient transfer system.However, this issue may have had a turning point -- and if there is in fact a
Letter of the Week
A Vote of Confidence for NEO KidsDear Editor:As a pediatrician, I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am that the North East Local Health Integration Network has given its support to a comprehensive children’s health centre in Northeastern Ontario.It’s called NEO Kids, and its
Twenty Questions with Zachary Moore
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_12684" align="alignleft" width="272"] Zachary Moore[/caption]This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with math aficionado Zachary Moore who is a graduate of Timiskaming
Francophone artists explore the changing world
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY -- Art is more than the surface of a framed painting.Communication is more than language.Both art and communication are rapidly changing.The truth of those statements can be seen through the current show at the Temiskaming Art Gallery.The exhibition of BRAVO-Sud