Area activities and special projects are very dependent on consistent grant funding, individual donations, and the support of volunteers in order to continue to happen.For many of these events or developments, the fact is that they were created through volunteer labour, long hours spent in organizing and contacting other participants,
I grew up in Northern Ontario and we had rifles and shotguns in our house.Relatives in Cobalt, Haileybury, New Liskeard, Matachewan, Lorrain Valley – and most people we knew - had guns.They were used for hunting birds, rabbits, moose, sometimes deer. I don’t remember anybody hunting bear back then (the
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Almost 6,000 passports to museums, galleries and attractions were distributed in a new ’round-the-lake tourism initiative this summer.The new promotional tool listed 18 stops from Mattawa and North Bay through Marten River, Temagami, Latchford, Cobalt and Temiskaming Shores and on the Quebec side of Lake
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Surveyors On Site Inc. is mapping out a presence in the Temiskaming region as they cut a ribbon announcing their recent business opening on Friday, October 6 at their office headquarters located at 17 Wellington Street in New Liskeard.The business is owned and operated by
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – “We’re not just about weight loss. We’re about wellness,” says Cindy Holden.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- There will be songs, poetry and stories Friday evening, November 10, as people will be transported back to the great and terrible times of World War I.Many of us have memories of our great grandparents and great uncles who served in World War I.David Wight of
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Just over 100 students and staff from four area French Catholic schools did quite a bit of bird watching at Ecole catholique Sainte-Michel last week.The birds weren’t in trees but were rather on the badminton court as the school hosted a four-school tournament on October
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The New Liskeard Cubs outran the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Major Midgets by a score of 5-3 at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena on Friday, October 20.“We played real good. I am proud of the players,” said Cub coach Steve Polyblank in a telephone interview.
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The organizers of the 8th annual STATO Haunted Hustle Road Race are hoping for a frightening turnout this coming Sunday, October 29 just a couple of days before Halloween rolls around.The South Temiskaming Active Travel Organization (STATO) activity trail is the route runners from across
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – While its career as a school ended 40 years ago, the building that now houses the Englehart and Area Historical Museum continues its educational function.In a typical year, 1,000 visitors tour the museum and its main-floor art gallery (accessible by a short flight of stairs) and
