Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – In May of 2018 Fern Boucher of Temiskaming Shores lifted 401 pounds (181 kilograms, or kg) in what’s known as the hack lift – a deadlift performed behind the lifter’s back.Impressive as that was, Boucher was also celebrating his 79th birthday around that time.As far
Monthly Archives: October 2018
A sense of change
The 2018 municipal election is drawing near and through the last few weeks we have been listening to candidates outlining their visions for the future of their communities.Northern Ontario municipalities are masters of maintaining services with very low tax bases and they are increasingly moving toward sharing those services to
Cubs double-up on Majors, Kap up next
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The top team in the GNML comes into town on Friday.The New Liskeard Cubs will host the undefeated (7-0-0) Kapuskasing Flyers October 12 at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena.“While we have not seen them yet this year we know that they are a very hard
Now more than ever
By Steven LarocqueRemember that old song that went “celebrate good times, come on,” was it the Pointer Sisters? Kool and the Gang? The Sex Pistols?Today you can find the answer with a simple Internet search (I’ll save you the bother – it was Kool and the Gang).What did we do
The Speaker – October 10, 2018
Dye testing at Hound Chutes
Temiskaming Shores – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) advises the public that on Thursday, October 11, and Friday, October 12, crews will be performing dye testing at the Obermeyer Weir, the spillway at Hound Chute Generating Station on the Montreal River as part of OPG’s maintenance program. Hound Chute Generating Station