Carnival drew people from across the district[gallery ids="15884,15882,15885,15881"]ENGLEHART (Staff) -- The Englehart Winter Carnival had a great turnout for this year’s three-day event March 3 to 5.“I think people have been wanting and missing this event,” said Theresa Hall of the cooperation, “so they were
Monthly Archives: March 2017
In Training
Chris Martin of Englehart took advantage of Family Day to fit in some biathlon ski practice at the Englehart Nordic Ski Club. He’s a member of the 355 Polaris air cadet squadron and trains at the biathlon facility at the club. (Staff photo by Dine Johnston)
Airport Authority taking first steps
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP - The Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport Authority met Thursday, February 23, in Earlton to work on details regarding the new airport authority.Airport Authority chair Carman Kidd (Temiskaming Shores mayor) told The Speaker that some last-minute legal advice on the transfer was received.“Motions
Englehart children helping Kenyan children
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART/TEMISKAMING SHORES - Students at a school in Kenya and at Holy Family School in Englehart will be forming a bond through student teacher Kaline Woods.[caption id="attachment_15889" align="alignleft" width="200"]
Adventures in housekeeping
[caption id="attachment_2755" align="alignleft" width="125"] Diane Johnston[/caption]There’s a foolhardy school of thought urging us to cope with the cold, dark days of winter by embracing the season.I don’t.
Temagami’s Tenth Shiverfest fun-filled community time
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="15899,15895,15894,15893,15892"]TEMAGAMI -- The Tenth Temagami Shiverfest, held March 2 to 5, featured perfect winter weather and was filled with community fun.“We had asked for snow and we got snow and we asked for sunshine and we got that. We were really pleased, everybody
ESCSM Honour Roll
District (Staff/Special) – The following is the Honour Roll for the first semester of the 2016-17 year at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie.Students must have an average of 80 per cent or higher to be on the Honour Roll.The names and spellings and order of the students on
City rejects ranked ballot system
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City councillors have cast their votes to keep the first-past-the-post system for next year’s municipal elections.But new rules under Ontario’s Elections Act will mean changes for both councils and candidates prior to the October 22, 2018, vote.Temiskaming Shores councillors were
TDSS closes the book on school library
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — There was a time before the Internet, when children gathered among shelves of books to study and or dream while being assisted by a teacher-librarian who would help guide students imaginations to far off places through encyclopedias, novels and other texts.The