TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – A woman has been charged after a child was rescued from a locked vehicle in Haileybury last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say the child sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Temiskaming Hospital by ambulance.Police say a caller notified Temiskaming OPP and Haileybury firefighters at
Monthly Archives: July 2018
City bans all open fires
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Fire burning permits have been suspended and all open-air fires banned within the City of Temiskaming Shores.The fire hazard is extreme and forest fires are active in the Temagami, Temiskaming Shores and Sudbury areas, said Fire Chief Tim Uttley in a news release.Uttley noted that the
Brew and chew at the North On Tap festival
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Pour it and they will come.Cold beer, tasty foods and warm weather will be featured during the second annual North On Tap Craft Beer Festival at the Haileybury waterfront pavilion on Saturday, July 14, from noon until 9 p.m.It is one of the most successful
First Bikers Meet draws 300 to 400
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TIMISKAMING FIRST NATION – Organizers are continuing to assess a fledgling bikers’ event in Timiskaming First Nation on Canada Day weekend.That will determine whether Timiskaming First Nation (TFN) hosts a second Bikers Meet, said event coordinator Alex Millette.“It was a good turnout for the first year,” said Millette.He
Returning to farm country for a day
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Plan a field trip August 11.That’s the date of the second annual Day in Farm Country.Coordinated by the Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance, the event enables the public to drop by six farming operations and learn where their food comes from.The tours are free. If they
TDSS raises $14,000-plus for student’s family
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – In just two months, Timiskaming District Secondary students and staff have raised more than $14,000 to help a member of the school community.The funds will support the family of Vicky Presseault Pineau, the mother of Grade 12 student Bailey Pineau.She requires a double-lung transplant and the
Call out for blood donors
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Nicki Duke understands better than most the value of a blood donation.In 2014, she was seriously injured when the motorcycle on which she was a passenger struck a bear on Highway 65 West.She required life-saving surgery and at least seven transfusions of blood products.Today, the Temiskaming
Reviewing the 2344 Algonquin Cadets
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - Boots were polished, the uniforms were crisply presented and nary a hair was out of place as the 2344 Algonquin Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps celebrated they’re 69th Annual Review at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena on Saturday, June 9.This youth organization affiliated with Cadets
