When former sports columnist Cam Cole, along with Michael Traikos, talked about Hockey Canada becoming an elitist organization for those parents who can afford to put their kids into hockey on a yearly basis, I had to question the disadvantage in which other parents find
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Learn to swim
In this land of lakes and rivers, do you or the members of your family know how to swim?I was deeply disturbed to read the news about the recent drowning of 15-year-old Jeremiah Perry while on a school trip to Algonquin Park.Apparently Jeremiah failed a mandatory swim test before the
First Wabi Kayak Challenge deemed a success
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The first annual Wabi River Kayak Challenge drew a variety of spectators.Racers “even had cows cheering,” said Rick Demers of Timmins, minutes after winning the elite 10-kilometre sprint challenge that took kayakers past the Golf Course Road bridge and back.“It was good – a nice
Age-friendly coffee hour
TEMISKAMING SHORES – This week’s age-friendly coffee hours offer information from Timiskaming Home Support about the Stand Up exercise program, which is geared to preventing falls.The New Liskeard session runs Monday (August 21) from 10:30 a.m. until noon at the Waterfront Pool-Fitness Centre.In Haileybury, it’s on Tuesday (August 22) from
Weekender – August 18, 2017
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Drag ’N Fly Summer Classic another success
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter EARLTON — Once the light turns green it’s time to hold on to your eardrums and your seat as muscle cars, dragsters, motorcycles, drag sleds and go carts race down a quarter-mile track at the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport.There’s nothing subtle about drag races. They’re loud, exciting and fast
Cub hopefuls on the ice August 24
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The 2017-18 hockey season gets underway in earnest with the return of the New Liskeard Cubs to the ice next week.“Last year we had about 60 skaters, it would be great to get that many again this year,” head coach Steve Polyblank said of the
Sport Shorts
by Sue NielsenFormer Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association player Teagan Grant was invited to the 2017-18 National Women’s Under-18 Summer Showcase conditioning camp in Calgary, Alberta.This is impressive given 70 of the top women hockey players in Canada have also been invited to the camp.Melody Davidson, former Team Canada women’s
Gate’s Gala season-ending tournament
The Rural Youth Mixed Slo-Pitch League has its season-ending tournament for the 8-10 and 11-13 age divisions thursday, August 17, to Sunday, August 20. The games are taking place at the Dymond ballfields, the New Liskeard Algonquin Regiment Ballfield complex and at the ballfields in Harley Township.
Hilliard has contractor for bridge replacement
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HILLIARD TOWNSHIP - A new two-lane bridge will be constructed to replace the single-lane Veley Road Bridge in Hilliard Township.Provincial funding for the project has been approved and it must be completed before the end of 2018, but there is also hope that it could be done earlier.A