Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami's new mayor predicts the coming months will be busy ones for the new council.Mayor Dan O'Mara anticipated that a strategic plan will be finalized by the summer.It'll be developed with community involvement and will plot a direction for the coming four years.Temagami council held its
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Temagami names committee members
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – The new Temagami council did a little business after the formalities at its inaugural meeting December 5.Council approved appointments to a variety of committees.Mayor Dan O'Mara, a councillor who won the mayor's race in the October 22 election, will represent the municipality on several boards and committees.They
Meeting Santa Claus
Final year for A Christmas To RememberfundraiserSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The fifth annual Christmas
High school hoops features 10 teams
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Ten teams are vying for high school basketball supremacy this season.In an encouraging sign of the popularity of the sport, all five area schools are putting both Junior and Senior Boys teams on the court.That doesn’t happen every year.École catholique Jean-Vanier from Kirkland Lake is
Snow removal challenges in Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The first few snowfalls of the season are challenging Cobalt which is facing a staff shortage in public works due to an illness.Cobalt Mayor George Othmer expressed confidence in the public works department."The guys are doing
Pop It lifts off in downtown New Liskeard
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — What’s a party, anniversary, graduation or get-together without balloons and party supplies?Dull no doubt.But thanks to a new business in
Lions get weekend split with HLK and Amos
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Liskeard Lions were able to get back in the win column Saturday night with a 6-1 victory against the Hearst HLK Lumber Kings.The December 8 contest at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena saw the Lions “a little sluggish to start the game,” said
Cubs take #1 team to OT in Kap
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Things weren’t looking good in the first period Friday night in Kapuskasing.“The way we started I thought ‘oh no,’” said New Liskeard Cubs head coach Steve Polyblank.“But we weathered the storm, as they say, and we got out of the first period down 2-0.”The Great
Hospital unveils upgrades – with breakfast
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What's one of the most popular items at the Temiskaming Hospital cafeteria?"Quesadillas," said chef Georgi Krumov.But it was breakfast items on the menu that drew hungry patrons to the hospital last week to celebrate the reopening of its cafeteria.It was the most public part of