TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – City residents can circle Saturday on the calendar. The annual household hazardous waste collection in Temiskaming Shores will be held June 1. Residents can …
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North Bay 5 fire “being held” southeast of Cobalt
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — High winds and dry conditions contributed to a fast moving fire, listed as North Bay 5 (NOR005) located at Kerr Lake, …
City funding portable toilet rentals for Rockin’ event
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – With the Rockin’ on Canada Day event weeks away, city council has agreed to provide almost $7,000 for the rental of …
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Ingram forest fire extinguished
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter INGRAM TOWNSHIP – A fire on Allen Road in Ingram Township burned through almost one hectare of mixed forest Thursday afternoon, May …
Hospital auxiliary gifts $25,000 to BRH cardiac fund
KIRKLAND LAKE (Special) – Blanche River Health is closer to its goal of new cardiac equipment, thanks to a $25,000 donation from the hospital auxiliary. “We thank the …
Speaker receives five newspaper industry awards
TORONTO (Staff) – The OCNA has announced that The Temiskaming Speaker is the recipient of five provincial journalism awards for work done in 2023. The paper received an …
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Siermachesky wins gold at World Cup rowing event
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — She is rowing with the best athletes in the world and finding success. With every stroke, every hard morning training on …
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Marwick wins five golds at Special Olympics Ontario games
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — She made a big splash at the Special Olympics Ontario (SOO) spring games, held in Waterloo May 24-26. Temiskaming Shores Special …
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Thunder U19 Boys preparing for OBA tournaments
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Fourteen players from three area high schools are making some noise on the hard court with the U19 Thunder Boys basketball …
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LOST AND FOUND
Search and rescue students from Timiskaming District Secondary School tested their skills on the shores of Pike Lake as they took part in a series of mock emergencies earlier …