The North On Tap craft beer festival started its day July 15 with a five-kilometre run organized by members of the annual Haunted Hustle for STATO event. Dustin McCrank was among the some 150 participants in the Hop to It 5km run for adults. At the same time, the under-19
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Charlton heads into the ruts this weekend
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor CHARLTON – Vehicles and drivers?Check.Timers and officials?Check.Mud and fun?Check and check.Organizers for the 24th annual Stan Martin Memorial Mud Bog are going over their list and all the important factors are lining up for a great weekend.“Things are shaping up quite well, Mother Nature was giving us a
MUD BOG WEEKEND
Loaded weekend
Life in Temiskaming can be a quiet, laid-back affair – most of the time – if that’s the way you like it.The July 14-16 weekend was the opposite – if that’s the way you like it – with community events spread across the region.The dam in Latchford officially opened July
Ahead in the polls
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor The federal New Democratic Party leadership campaign has our own Charlie Angus running for the big job.I say “our own” because Angus, for years, has made his home in Coleman Township just a few steps north of Cobalt.From a purely selfish standpoint, it would be great to see
BRETHOUR TURNS 100
Brethour Township neighbours Breann Loney, left, and Logan Broderick enjoyed a treat during Brethour’s 100th anniversary celebrations July 15 at the arena in Belle Vallee. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
Earlton show hauls them in from near and far
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP – It’s not just locals who like to visit the Rod Inglis Earlton Memorial Steam and Antique Show.“Some people are coming from Alberta, Hamilton, Saskatchewan, lots from Quebec,” said Jean-Guy Loranger.“And North Bay, too,” piped up a voice from the line.Loranger and his wife Gisele were
Festivals tune into paddling, music
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – The Temagami waterfront was busy on the weekend, with rookie kayakers, paddlers test-driving canoes, and passengers taking a ride in a voyageur rabaska canoe.And for all the action on the water, there was a backdrop of live music.For the third consecutive year, the Temagami Canoe Festival
Hospital boosting French-language services
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When André Hurtubise was only seven, he used his schoolboy English to translate when his francophone mother visited the anglophone doctor.“It’s an experience I have never forgotten,” the physician told the audience at Temiskaming Hospital’s annual meeting June 27.When he began practising at the hospital
Bright sun, bold brews at North on Tap
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – After months of planning and a long day behind the scenes at Haileybury’s first craft beer festival, organizers weren’t tired.“It was a lot of work,” acknowledged Hugo Rivet, a member of the North on Tap organizing committee.But the success of the first-time festival left organizers