Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- September will go out in a glory of area culture with this year's Culture Days.There are numerous activities taking place over the period of September 28, 29 and 30 in Temiskaming Shores, Cobalt and Temagami, as well as other locations across the province and country.Tri-Town Culture
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Englehart artists practise open door policy
ENGLEHART (Staff) – Twenty-nine artists and artisans. Eleven locations. One tour, along scenic roads bedecked in fall colours.Englehart Area Artists are staging their ninth annual Open Door Studio Tour this weekend.Visitors can pick up a map at various locations in and around the Englehart area.It plots 11 locations in Englehart,
Fall migration banding in full swing
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILLIARDTON — The miracle of the fall bird migration is being played out at the Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre (HMREC) where visitors are being given a bird’s eye view of saw-whet owl banding.The fall migration has been underway for a while now, starting as early as
North On Tap raises cheers to tune of $48,000
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) - The second annual North On Tap craft beer festival held at the Harbour Place Pavilion in Haileybury in July was a huge success, raising $48,000 for local groups.“Without a doubt putting together a festival of this magnitude is a lot of work,” said organizing committee member
A fair donation
TTSSV ski chalet construction in full swing
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter LORRAIN VALLEY — Imagine sitting in the comfort of a brand new chalet, eating a delicious meal and watching friends and family ski, snowboard and tube down the hills?No, you aren’t dreaming.This will be a reality for members of the Tri-Town Ski and Snowboard Village (TTSSV) as construction
Cubs downed by Timmins Majors 6-4
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The cliché, “You have to play a full 60 minutes of hockey to be successful” applied to the New Liskeard Cubs as they dropped a close game to the Timmins Majors on the road at the McIntyre Arena last Friday night, September 21, in Great
Fern Boucher World Record weightlifter
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — He did the heavy lifting as he entered his 80th year at his gym in North Cobalt on May 4, as part of a personal challenge, and now that lift has been confirmed as a world record.Strongman Fern Boucher has set a world record for
Competition for space
When everyone gets involved
A recent meeting of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care with the owner of the Northview Nursing Home in Englehart has alerted the town to the fact that the future for the facility after June 2020 is uncertain.For that reason, the town is seeking to planning to take a