Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It was a heartbreaking loss for the Pedersen Construction U13A Puckhounds Sunday morning. A sizeable hometown crowd had packed into the …
Monthly Archives: April 2024
ATV club revving up for summer season
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – It’s been a long time coming, but the South Temiskaming ATV Club now has trail permits available at www.ofatv.org. Club president Bill …
GRACKLE BANDING
The Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre held a public bird banding and nest box clean up event on April 20. Kobe Pouliot holds a common grackle just after …
Laura Jibb celebrates 100 years
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Laura Jibb crossed the century mark on April 21. A resident of Extendicare in Haileybury, she was treated to …
Library and supporters welcome new funding
Steve Larocque Speaker Editor ELK LAKE – The James Township Public Library is set up nicely for the next year thanks to new funding. And it wasn’t found …
Canada moves closer to point of no return when it comes to our national debt
By Frank Stronach There’s an old bit of wisdom courtesy of Ernest Hemingway that you go broke two ways: first gradually, then suddenly. With last week’s federal budget, Canada …
Federal candidate sought by local Liberals
DISTRICT (Staff/Special) – The Nipissing-Timiskaming Federal Liberal Association is accepting applications from individuals interested in becoming the Liberal Party candidate for the next federal election. Interested individuals have …
Editorial cartoon April 24
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Loud voices and big hearts
It can be overwhelming for people to face government bureaucracy when it is not working for them. Individuals with no government credentials, no lawyers on hand to represent …
Exercise your consumer power
By Steven Larocque Well, who doesn’t like a nice little gasoline price hike? On April 18 those of us who didn’t fill up on April 17 suddenly had to …