Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council expressed alarm that a mining exploration company made an application to search under Sasaginiga Lake, and that the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines entertained it.The town draws its drinking water from the lake, commonly known as Sass Lake, and the Cobalt Water
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Cobalt pleased about police presence
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Police have started conducting foot patrols through Cobalt, and the number of crimes and incidents have dropped in the past year, council heard at its committee-of-the-whole meeting Tuesday, September 5.The comment came after Councillor Sue Nielsen called for council to establish an office for police somewhere
What and when?
What did the president know and when did he know it?It was a question made famous during the Watergate crisis in the United States in the early 1970s.Investigators were trying to get to the nub
For whom the wedding bells toll
“Are you married?” I asked a young man who was unloading a seemingly endless supply of tables, chairs and table linens from a big truck.He was obviously taken aback and shot back a quick “no.”“Don’t,” I said.“And if you do, don’t do it at home.”The exchange took place in a
Temagami Lake Cottage Watch aims to reduce crime
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI — People are working together on Lake Temagami to prevent crime.A high number of break and enters involving cottages and homes on Lake Temagami has resulted in
New Liskeard Fall Fair offers a glimpse of farm life
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – There is little that’s more traditional in September in Northeastern Ontario than the annual New Liskeard Agricultural Society’s Fall Fair, begun in 1904.Three days of fun for the entire family featuring food, exhilarating rides, crafts, farm animals, the Harvest Queen Pageant, baby show, dog show, vendors
Long Lake angler nabs rare catch
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter CHARLTON – Marie Henhoeffer has a tale to tell about the one that didn’t get away.On August 28, she was fishing from her pontoon boat near her Long Lake Road home when she discovered her anchor was snagged.“I couldn’t get it to budge,” she said.She worried that she
Kids have grown over the summer
ENGLEHART (Staff/Special) - Youth Garden Competitions were held by the Englehart and District Horticultural Society this summer.There were 17 Englehart area children who entered the competitions. Judges Lois Dekker and Judy Brownlee visited the gardens in August, and the winners have now been announced.• (Junior Kindergarten/Senior Kindergarten) Sierra Denomme and
Cubs struggle in three-game weekend season opener
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The New Liskeard Cubs opened their Great North Midget League 2017-18 season with a three-game weekend, beginning with a Friday, September 8, game at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena against the North Bay Trappers.At home Friday night in front of the hometown crowd, the Cubs
Run time is Sunday for Terry Fox event
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – After a return of summer in the second week of September, the early forecast for Sunday’s Terry Fox Run may be more