Carole Hannah of New Liskeard is $100,000 richer after winning with an Instant Gold Pursuit ticket. It’s the top prize in the lottery game, where a ticket costs $25. The …
Monthly Archives: January 2024
MARKET FRESH
Shoppers – from left, Jonathan Wright, Chanelle Guay, Sheldon West with five-month-old Robbie West, and Kirsten Bildfell – enjoyed breakfast at the market January 27. Riverside Farmers’ Market resumed its …
DTSSAB passes $42 million budget
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – DTSSAB has passed its 2024 budget of $41,908,814. An amount of $463,000 has been withdrawn from the District of Timiskaming Social Services …
Wide tracks, scenic trails await at Englehart ski club
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ENGLEHART – Thanks to January’s snowfalls, the Englehart Nordic Ski Club is now open and ready for cross-country skiers, snowshoers and hikers. The club’s …
Marwick finds her lane back to Special Olympics Provincials
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Special Olympics master swimmer Kayla Marwick has qualified for the Special Olympics Ontario (SOO) Provincial games taking place in Waterloo from May 23-26. …
Cubs split weekend games against U18 Wolves
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The New Liskeard Cubs settled for a home-at-home split against the top team in the Great North U18 League last weekend. On January …
Editorial cartoon in the Jan. 31 issue:
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Enjoy winter with safety in mind
The mild winter is setting some traditional winter activities back a little. Fortunately, weather forecasters are calling for a long, slow freeze in the next couple of weeks, not too …
Could that have happened?
By Gordon Brock Let’s make this as accurate as humanly possible. How often do we watch a movie or a television show set in the past and we see a …