Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with musician/multi-genre performer Terra Lightfoot, who is playing at the Classic Theater in Cobalt this coming weekend, Saturday, January 21.1. What is your full name?Terra Lightfoot.2. Where were you
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Jacqueline Morin is ACFO-Témiskaming Volunteer of the Year
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - When she found out she was the recipient of the ACFO-Témiskaming Volunteer of the Year Award 2017, she said to her husband, “ But there are so many others more deserving.”Of course those others aren’t Haileybury resident, Jacqueline Morin, a life-long
Isabelle Lacroix is ACFO Témiskaming Youth of the Year
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — She has been described as a leader and someone who is determined, organized, enthusiastic, reliable and helpful.Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) student Isabelle Lacroix is the 2017 ACFO-Temiskaming recipient of the Youth of the Year franco-témiskamienne Award.At the 22nd annual
True Canadian
Beavers may epitomize the Canadian spirit; they don’t mind winter so much as they have a thick fur coat that repels water to keep them snug and warm. This beaver was swimming recently in an open section of Sass Lake, near Cobalt. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)
New Skier
The smile says it all. Four year-old Chyler Christo was on skies for the first time during opening day at the Tri-Town Ski & Snowboard Village, on Saturday, January 14. She took to the sport like it was second nature to her, said her father Brandon Christo. (Staff photo
A WINTER’S TALE
The bear of the book title may have snored on, but fans were wide awake as library clerk Alison McCorkle read a tale at the New Liskeard library. Taking in last week’s preschool storytime were, from left, 17-month-old Jamie Knott, four-year-old John McLean, two-year-old Penelope Walford and four-year-old Lucian
Temiskaming Hospital reporting no HAIs
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming Hospital has recorded no cases of three types of hospital-acquired infections in the past fiscal year.Temiskaming Hospital exceeds provincial benchmarks, said Margaret Beatty, the hospital’s chief executive officer.Ontario hospitals are required by law to report the incidence of three
NLSC James Bay Preview
The New Liskeard Skating Club will stage its annual James Bay Preview on Thursday, January 19. It takes place from 4:15-5 p.m. at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena in New Liskeard. Everyone is invited to come out and watch the young skaters showcase their much improved skills.
