NORTH BAY (Staff) – Community support through an online fundraising campaign helped launch a Manitoulin Island brewery. The story of Split Rail Brewing Co., located in Gore Bay, …
Monthly Archives: March 2023
ACFO’s new Ca commence ici drop-in centre
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Francophone newcomers to the South Temiskaming region will be welcomed and informed via a new drop-in centre located in New Liskeard. The L’Association …
Trains to reinstate Northlander on track: minister
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Steps to relaunch passenger rail service in Northeastern Ontario are continuing, says Ontario’s associate minister of transportation. The trains for the restored Northlander service …
Editorial cartoon March 22
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Beyond the trees
By Darlene Wroe When I was a kid I really wanted to fly. I was so tired of being surrounded by the treelines that defined the place I grew up. …
Man of many faces wears many hats
So former Governor General David Johnston is a Conservative stooge who helped Steven Harper let Brian Mulroney off the hook because of the way he handled the Airbus …
New rail cars going with the grain
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Distances, highway conditions and a shortage of trucks and drivers can put Temiskaming growers at a disadvantage when getting their grain to market. They’ve …
Police seize more than $35,000 in suspected drugs
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police seized suspected street drugs with an estimated value of more than $35,000 after a recent traffic stop on Lakeshore Road. Temiskaming OPP say officers conducted …
Hamilton area snowmobiler dies
KERNS TOWNSHIP (Staff) – A 39-year-old from the Hamilton area has died after a snowmobiling crash on the weekend. Temiskaming OPP, Kerns Township firefighters and paramedics responded to a collision …
Farm show returns after three-year hiatus
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – In 2020, the Earlton Farm Show earned a dubious honour when it became the area’s first major event to be cancelled by …