Monthly Archives: December 2018

Vote on Englehart Fall Fair future

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The Englehart and District Agricultural Society is asking the Town of Englehart to wait for another month before making a decision on whether the town will take over the barns and lands belonging to the Agricultural Society.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018Community

ESCSM celebrates 50th anniversary in 2019

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM), a cornerstone of the Temiskaming Shores community, will celebrate 50 years of providing quality French-language education in 2019.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018Community

Christmas Train rolls through region

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – "I loved it," said seven-year-old Shay Duguay after disembarking from the Christmas Train.She was among the hundreds who had lined the tracks five deep in New Liskeard waiting for Ontario Northland's illuminated freight train to pull into the old station."I liked getting the goody bag

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018Arts & Entertainment

M.V. Beauchene tugboat gets a facelift

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - Even though it wasn’t in the water anymore, the M.V. Beauchene was starting to show its age.The former tugboat, located

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018Arts & Entertainment

CRAFT CONCENTRATION

Dominique Denis, 10, and Jaxx MacKay (5, in the background) were among the children taking part in a special Christmas craft session at the New Liskeard branch of the Temiskaming Shores Public Library on December 8. The library often hosts special events for children throughout the year in a fun

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018Arts & Entertainment

Chamberlain site searched

TORONTO (Special) – A Chamberlain Township location was one of three searched during a human trafficking investigation headed by the Toronto Police Service.As a result of the investigation, Toronto police say a 31-year-old Milton man faces multiple charges.In a news release, police allege a man forced two women to work

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018News

VICTIM IDENTIFIED

A North Bay man was the victim of a fiery fatal crash December 11 involving a cube van and a tractor-trailer on Highway 11 north of Englehart. Kevin Chenier, 30, was identified December 14 with the assistance of the Office of the Chief Coroner - Ontario Forensic Pathology Service in

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018News

More marketing expected for region’s tourism in ’19

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Northeastern Ontario is expected to get a marketing push next year to help the tourism sector recover from a 2018 season burned by forest fires.In the summer, Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof had called for help, both financial and promotional, for the area's tourism industry struggling

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018Politics

Wildfires spur Temagami review of preparedness

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – There were lessons learned from the wildfires that threatened Temagami this summer.Temagami council recently reviewed an "after action report" prepared by

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018Politics

Cubs will be busy before Santa arrives

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – There’s still a lot of hockey to be played before the Cubs take their Christmas break.New Liskeard will be in North Bay Thursday, December 20, for a game against the undefeated Major Midget Trappers at Memorial Gardens.This weekend they’ve got two Great North Midget League

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Editorial Staff editorial@northernontario.caDecember 19, 2018Sports