Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — It was a bitterly cold start to the New Year in the Temiskaming region but, according to Environment Canada, it’s not record breaking by any means and conditions are expected to improve.Several cold weather warnings were issued by Environment Canada for this region over the holiday
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Carbon monoxide detector saves lives
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Carbon monoxide detectors are the law for homes with fuel-burning appliances, or with attached garages.Cobalt resident Natasha Lacharity is now strongly praising them."The best purchase of my life," she wrote on her Facebook page.Thursday, January 4, the carbon monoxide detector in her home saved her life
Former Cub McCrank works the lines at World Juniors
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor PUSLINCH, ONTARIO – Software sales by day – cold arenas by night.Such is the contrast in the life of Dustin McCrank.A former Haileybury resident who played for the New Liskeard Cubs from 2001-03, McCrank has kept at the game but is now on the other side of the
A medal moment
Ups and Downs
Now that the deep freeze has left South Temiskaming (for the time being) and more balmy January weather is in place, people are thinking back to the cars that wouldn’t start, the frozen pipes and broken water mains.Take a moment, though, to give a big thumbs up to all
Chloe’s white Christmas
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter Here in the North, a white Christmas is what we tend to expect.Growing up in the North, Christmas mornings always tended to be punctuated with frosted windows, giant icicles, and wide expanses of snow-covered fields.On sunny mornings, the trees were often coated in silver sparkling in the sunlight.It
A little longer yet…
The Tri Town Ski and Snowboard Village has been forced to delay their opening due to rain and deteriorating conditions. Both the ski hill and tubing hill will be closed on Saturday and likely Sunday too. Lessons have been postponed. Check the Ski Village Facebook page for updates
Coach reminds Cubs to play 60 minutes
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Liskeard Cubs have a tough two-game weekend ahead of them.It’ll take a bit of mind over matter and some positive thinking if they want to get a Great North Midget League win.“There are certain teams that our team just seems to be (intimidated
Freezing rain expected
At 5:02 a.m. today (January 10), Environment Canada issued a special weather statement for the area, stretching from Kirkland Lake to Temagami.“Some brief freezing rain is possible this afternoon and evening across portions of northeastern Ontario as a warm front approaches the area.“Latest analysis suggests that any freezing rain that
The Speaker – January 10, 2018
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