Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The curling season is coming to a close for another year, but big plans are in the works for 2020.The Horne Granite Curling Club (HGCC)
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Mixed Provincial playdowns this week at HGCC
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Provincial playdowns are sweeping through the Horne Granite Curling Club this weekend.The club is hosting the Northern Ontario Curling Association (NOCA) Mixed Provincial Championships March
Assessing the impact of provincial ed overhaul
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – New courses, larger classes and fewer high school teachers are expected to be in the cards for the northeast school board in the coming years as the province overhauls parts of the education system.The changes are substantial, said Lesleigh Dye, director
TBC hosts 3D archery shoot at Northern College
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Feet shoulder width apart, relaxed, ready, draw, aim, fire!That’s the modus operandi of an archer shooting at a target.Members of
Climate change on café menu
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – A new group is inviting the public to learn about climate change in Temiskaming and actions that can mitigate the impact.Climate Action Timiskaming is hosting a “climate café” at Timiskaming District Secondary School tomorrow (Thursday, March 28), beginning at 6:30 p.m.”Right now, we
One-time grant to flow for municipalities
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - Ontario rural municipalities are receiving one-time grants from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.The province is distributing the grants with the intention that they use the funding to find
Two charged in break-and-enter
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Charges have been laid after police were advised that items stolen hours earlier were being advertised for sale on a social media site.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police were called to a break-and-enter at a Main Street property in Temiskaming Shores shortly before 9 a.m. March
Latchford requesting better landline service
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD - The Town of Latchford is calling on Northern/Bell Telephone to restore the landline phone service in the town, and is recommending that the phone lines should be replaced with fibre optics.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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Program delivers insight into healthier lifestyle
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - The Timiskaming Health Unit New Liskeard branch has just wrapped up its second Fresh Start program, helping area participants find ways to create a more balanced lifestyle for themselves. Healthy eating, physical activity,
Biking enhancements proposed in city
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Lake Temiskaming may still be frozen and snowbanks remain, but cycling advocates came to city hall last week with proposals to make biking and walking more accessible.They need not be expensive, said members of the Bicycle Friendly Communities Committee.They'd require