TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Falling leaves, fall suppers and the first flurries are preludes to the Christmas season.So too is the annual shoebox campaign for Operation Christmas Child.Individuals, organizations and schools have been packing shoeboxes with toys, sports equipment, personal hygiene items, school supplies
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Anti-violence campaign making colourful message
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A purple scarf is more than a fashion statement.The winter fashion accessory signifies support for efforts to end violence against women and children.Purple scarves – and, for the first time, purple neckties – are available once again from the Pavilion Women's Centre in Haileybury.Proceeds support
OPP investigate fatal collision in Coleman Township
COLEMAN TOWNSHIP (Staff) — The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police report (OPP) a fatality occurred as a result of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11 B, in Coleman Township, near Cobalt on Thursday, November 1, around 10:30 a.m.The police say the single motor
Police seize drugs, lay charge
COBALT (Staff) – Drugs were seized and a woman was charged after police stopped a woman in Cobalt on the weekend.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say an officer observed a woman on Silver Street at about 7 p.m. November 4 who was wanted on an outstanding warrant.
Hercules aircraft to provide flypast
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP – The Royal Canadian Air Force will be sending a CC130J Hercules military aircraft to provide a flypast across South Temiskaming in recognition of this year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies. This November 11 is the 100th anniversary of the official end of World War I.The military aircraft
Dancing with the Docs boogies for Care Campaign
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Local doctors and their partners waltzed onto the stage at Northern College Saturday night in front of a sold out crowd of 400 to strut their fancy footwork in support of quality medical care close to home.Dancing
Elves working on Unveiling of Christmas
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - Throughout the region at Christmas most communities take a day or weekend to produce something especially colourful and fun-filled to mark the advent of the season.For Englehart, the Unveiling of Christmas has been one of the first opening events, taking place in mid-November.The event is organized
Cobalt resignation outcome unresolved
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The final makeup of the new incoming Cobalt council, which will be sworn in in December, is still not known.With the resignation of Sue Nielsen, received in writing at the Tuesday, October 30, meeting and accepted by the outgoing council, a question was left hanging.While Nielsen's
Zoning approved for new Beach Gardens project
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council has approved rezoning that will permit a residential development on the Beach Gardens property to go ahead.The property, located south of the Algonquin Regiment Memorial Beach Park, had originally been zoned for high-density residential use. Plans called for a 74-unit project that would
CIBC Englehart closing November 15
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - In spite of meetings and discussions, Englehart area representatives have not been able to convince CIBC to reverse its decision to close its Englehart bank on November 15.The Municipality of Charlton and Dack decided at its Monday, November 5, council meeting to close its account and