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Long-time Latchford mayor honoured

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – George Lefebvre entered politics at the age of 12, when he was elected president of the Sigma C Boys Club in the Latchford United Church.He first ran for municipal office in 1965 after a neighbour’s dogs destroyed his garden and killed his son’s pet rabbit.He

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Awards presented to 355 Polaris Squadron

ENGLEHART (Staff) - The 355 Polaris Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets held their 34th annual ceremonial review at the Englehart and Area Community Arena Complex.The Reviewing Officer was Major Brenda Tinsley. In 2016 she returned to her previous post, North Bay. She qualified as mission crew commander and was Alpha

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ESCSM writers produce Jungle Gym Junkies

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - For the fifth year, students of École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie have had their works published in an anthology from the creative writing class of Alex Bain.This year’s edition, titled Jungle Gym Junkies, is available at Chat Noir in New Liskeard where the book was launched

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Sharp Lake Park quarry activity not legal

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP/COBALT - A large-scale commercial aggregate extraction activity at Sharp Lake Park is not a permitted activity.The Honourable James Wilcox of the Ontario Superior Court in Haileybury released the ruling Thursday, June 14.The property is in Coleman Township but belongs to the Town of Cobalt which purchased

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Happy July 1

So this is the year after the country celebrated its 150th birthday, its sesquicentennial.Not a lot has changed in the bigger scheme of things since that time.The celebrations in 2017 were most remarkable for their rather muted reception.Canadians didn’t respond to the landmark anniversary with the nationalistic fervour some expected

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