Each year the members of the Royal Canadian Legion distribute poppies across Canada beginning on the last Friday of October and up to November 11. The Poppy Campaign celebrates …
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Candles to be set in Cobalt Veterans Cemetery
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – A Cobalt Veterans Cemetery Candlelight Vigil is being planned for November 11 late afternoon and evening. Ken Riley of Ottawa, formerly of …
Elk Lake retiree wins $250,000
TORONTO (Special) – An Elk Lake retiree is $250,000 richer thanks to a lottery win. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick recently picked up an Instant Hit It Big ticket at J&S …
The Speaker November 3, 2021
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Englehart lost money on park in 2021
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – The Town of Englehart will be seeking a meeting with a representative of Ontario Parks before it signs an agreement to operate …
Business leaves footprint on health care
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Have you been hobbling around with foot pain and don’t know what to do about it? The latest business to open …
Local entrants make their mark
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – One Temiskaming area business scored $5,000 and another placed 13th in a national competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs. Weesanin Homestyle Cooking, launched …
Angus named as NDP rep on natural resources
OTTAWA (Staff/Special) – Timmins-James Bay New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus has been named the party’s spokesperson for Natural Resources with a specific focus on jobs and the …
FONOM calls for a unified approach on the “big issues”
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Homelessness, addictions and mental health are often linked, says the president of an association representing Northeastern Ontario municipalities. And “a lot …
Administration changes for Englehart
ENGLEHART (Staff) – With the departure of Shawn LaCarte as Englehart chief administrative officer, Englehart council has appointed treasurer-deputy clerk Malorie Robinson to the position of interim acting …