Kayaker missing in Temagami regionTEMAGAMI — A 66 year-old man, travelling by kayak, is missing after he was reported four days over his estimated arrival date in the Temagami backcountry.Peter Morgan left Whitefish Bay on Saturday, August 6 and hasn’t been seen or heard of since.He is four days past
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Fire bans lifted
Fire bans liftedDISTRICT (Staff) – Thanks to the recent rain and cooler temperatures in Temiskaming the municipal fire bans for Temiskaming Shores, Cobalt, Coleman and Latchford have been lifted today, Friday, August 12.They had been in place since Thursday, August 4.All open fires had been prohibited, includingrecreational fires and residential
Drag ’N Fly features good weather, large crowds
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="13484,13483,13482,13480"]EARLTON — Wonderful weather, wheel spinning and rubber peeling were all hallmarks of the August 5-7 Drag ’N Fly Summer Classic drag races at the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport.“My son Ethan and I come from Sudbury to this event. We love it here,” said
Junior Dragster
Nine year-old junior dragster Amy Wickham from Val Caron, pictured with her dragster car called “Grampa’s Girl”, raced in last weekend’s annual Drag N’ Fly Summer Classic held at the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport on Saturday, August 6. She has been racing for two years with her best time
Summer tea at the beach
The New Liskeard beach offered a perfect setting for a summer afternoon tea party recently. From front to back, Lexi Lacroix, 7, of Latchford, Yasmine Ahmed, 6, of Sudbury, Julia Lachapelle, 6, of Haileybury, and Riley Young, 3, of Ottawa were enjoying tea and cupcakes with their grandmother Jasmine
Stamping out diabetes
Shane Wright of Earlton is pictured here in the Jackpot Ranch Sorting competition at the Nancy Peddie Memorial Diabetes Fundraiser which took place at the Cougar Ridge Farms. The Temiskaming Diabetes Program fundraiser raised $3,400. The event took place at the farm of Dennis and Rena Peddie, and was
Temiskaming support needed
Non-urgent patient transfer strategy proposedDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- The North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is considering “a range of solutions” to remove at least some of the pressure from the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) ambulance network when non-urgent patient transfers are needed.
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$2.2 million project – Long-awaited North Cobalt water upgrade starts
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Installation of a second water line into North Cobalt is expected to begin after Labour Day weekend.The $2.2 million project is anticipated to be completed by the end of the year, said Doug Walsh, director of public works for Temiskaming Shores.
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