Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK -- The Municipality of Charlton and Dack has opted to remain with its current method of dealing with delinquent property taxes, although the provincial government has authorized a new tool to increase pressure to gather taxes.At council's regular meeting Monday, August 14, chief administrative officer Dan Thibeault
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt council is pondering whether it would like to participate in a newly proposed Temiskaming Municipal Services Corporation.At council's Tuesday, August 15 meeting, council was advised by town chief administrative officer Michelle Larose that the Temiskaming Municipal Building Association (TMBA) has been advised by a law
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The over 570 boys and girls playing in the Rural Youth Mixed Slo-pitch League grabbed their bats, gloves, umbrellas and enthusiasm heading to area ball fields to compete in the recent season ending Gate’s Gala tournament.Gate’s Gala is named after Gaetan Gosselin, a long-time volunteer league
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) — The Temiskaming Summer Skating School has finished for this year.It was a great success and all skaters worked very hard and achieved their goals, said club president Sharron Graydon.The power skaters are ready for tryouts and a busy winter, she added.Graydon thanked the skaters, parents, coaches,
When former sports columnist Cam Cole, along with Michael Traikos, talked about Hockey Canada becoming an elitist organization for those parents who can afford to put their kids into hockey on a yearly basis, I had to question the disadvantage in which other parents find
In this land of lakes and rivers, do you or the members of your family know how to swim?I was deeply disturbed to read the news about the recent drowning of 15-year-old Jeremiah Perry while on a school trip to Algonquin Park.Apparently Jeremiah failed a mandatory swim test before the
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The first annual Wabi River Kayak Challenge drew a variety of spectators.Racers “even had cows cheering,” said Rick Demers of Timmins, minutes after winning the elite 10-kilometre sprint challenge that took kayakers past the Golf Course Road bridge and back.“It was good – a nice
TEMISKAMING SHORES – This week’s age-friendly coffee hours offer information from Timiskaming Home Support about the Stand Up exercise program, which is geared to preventing falls.The New Liskeard session runs Monday (August 21) from 10:30 a.m. until noon at the Waterfront Pool-Fitness Centre.In Haileybury, it’s on Tuesday (August 22) from
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Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter EARLTON — Once the light turns green it’s time to hold on to your eardrums and your seat as muscle cars, dragsters, motorcycles, drag sleds and go carts race down a quarter-mile track at the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport.There’s nothing subtle about drag races. They’re loud, exciting and fast
