Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TIMMINS – The École catholique Ste-Croix Grade 7-8 chess team is now a provincial champion.French-language school students from across Ontario competed May 8-10 in Timmins at École secondaire catholique Thériault at the 12th annual Tournoi d’échecs franco-ontarien. Four-hundred students from across Ontario took part.“I am proud to announce
Monthly Archives: May 2018
This is Safe Boating Week
North American Safe Boating Awareness Week continues across Canada until May 25. The purpose of this initiative, managed by the CSBC (Canadian Safe Boating Council) and its partners, is to promote safe and responsible boating practices to the estimated 15 million recreational boaters in Canada.Although boating
TNSC “wood” like your help:
Volunteers are needed Saturday, May 19, and Sunday, May 20, to run a wood splitter, move and pile wood at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club.Work will begin both days at 9 a.m. Work for as long as you are free. All and any help is welcome!
Weekender – May 18, 2018
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Happy holiday time!
A right, a duty
“Pity the voters of Ontario…. The options before them are abysmal.”So said a column by Marcus Gee in The Globe and Mail online on May 8 as the Ontario provincial election officially began its first week of campaigning.It’s all a matter of perspective, isn’t
Going undercover
by Diane JohnstonThat last gasp of winter caught me flat-footed… or, to be more precise, bootless and shovel-less.I’d packed away that winter gear and was preparing to dig out the warm-weather clothes.Headed for seasonal storage was a heavy quilt.It’s one of my favourites. A high school graduation gift, it was
Englehart centre opens as business hub
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – There’s more room for new and expanding businesses in the Englehart area.The Englehart and Area Business Centre has opened in a newly renovated building on Highway 11, just north of Englehart in Charlton-Dack.It’s now owned by Northern Pride Real Estate.The move enabled the real estate business
61ST NOAA ON DISPLAY
The 61st annual Northern Ontario Art Association juried exhibition is now on display at the Englehart and Area Historical Museum until May 20. A reception for the show, hosted by the Englehart Area Artists (EAA), was held Sunday, May 6. Pictured here is EAA president Linda Mustard with a painting
CIBC announces November closure for branch
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The CIBC in Englehart will be closing at the end of the business day Thursday, November 15.The closure of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) branch will leave the Northern Credit Union as the only banking outlet in town."As more and more Canadians are choosing