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SKATING TO KAPUSKASING

  Skaters from the Temiskaming Shores Skating Club are headed to the Skate Ontario Provincial Series #11 skating competition in Kapuskasing January 31 to February 2. In the back row …

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LADIES’ NIGHT

Ladies’ Night winners on January 22 at the Horne Granite were, from the left, Khrystina Robinson, Cindy Barron, Lise Lachapelle, Shannon Duquette and Joanne Smith. (Supplied photo)...

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THE ART OF THE UNICORN

Everything was coming up unicorns for Blake Mongrain at a January 2 session at Open Studio Libre. Fitting the five-year-old from Barrie with her handcrafted mask was grandmother Paula Hermans …

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ALL FUN AND GAMES

  Without a doubt, children learn best when they are having fun. Amiya Shaver, 9, had a big smile on her face while she was learning the ups and downs …

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DTSSAB sets $47.1 million budget

    Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ENGLEHART – DTSSAB has approved its 2025 budget of $47.1 million, an increase from $41 million in 2024. The District of Timiskaming …

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SLIDING TEMPERATURES

  Before the Tri-Towns slipped into a deep freeze on the weekend it was still mild enough on Saturday to have some fun on the sliding hill at Ecole catholique …

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A Maritime angel

By Darlene Wroe   Many years ago I made a connection with an elderly aunt in New Brunswick. I liked Annie from the beginning and felt a real kinship with …

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Better off?

    It’s a question U.S. presidential candidate Ronald Reagan asked in 1980 during a debate with Jimmy Carter: Are you better off now than you were four years ago? …

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Plenty of fun on ski Village’s opening weekend

    Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter LORRAIN TOWNSHIP — The planets were aligned and the snow kept falling as the Tri-Town Ski and Snowboard Village (TTSSV) opened for the first …

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Winterpalooza bringing 200 cadets to Temiskaming Shores

    Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Two hundred-plus Army cadets from across Northern Ontario will be converging on Temiskaming Shores in an exercise called Winterpalooza February 7 …

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City considering new municipal accommodation tax

    Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES –It may soon cost visitors a little more to stay in Temiskaming Shores. City council is considering establishing a municipal accommodation tax …

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City firefighters tally busy 2024

    Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city’s firefighters responded to 158 calls in 2024. That’s up 40 calls, or about one-third, from its 10-year average. In …

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Impaired charges laid

    TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A London resident faces charges of impaired driving after a vehicle in a ditch on Highway 11 was reported to police. Temiskaming Ontario Provincial …

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Peavey Mart to close by end of April

    RED DEER (Special) – A week after announcing a wave of closures – including the Temiskaming Shores store – Peavey Mart has said it’s closing all its remaining …

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Chamber seeking switch at Temagami Train Station

    Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – The Temagami and District Chamber of Commerce is hoping for the support of the municipality to allow it to take …

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Provincial election called for February 27

    TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Timiskaming-Cochrane is entering another provincial election. Ontario Premier Doug Ford met with Lieutenant Governor Edith Dumont on January 28 to trigger the winter election. …

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Temagami official plan gets first and second reading

    Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami council has given first and second reading to the draft official plan. The council expects the draft official plan …

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Kerns Township looking forward

    Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter KERNS TOWNSHIP – Roadwork has kept Kerns Township busy for the past year, and preparations have been made to continue work going …

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