Environment Canada issued the following special weather statement at 10:29 a.m. today (Thursday) warning of “significant snowfall” across Temiskaming:”Significant snowfall is possible late Friday into Saturday.Snow is expected to begin Friday afternoon and persist into Saturday. Total snowfall accumulations of 10 to 15 centimetres are possible by Saturday morning.Light snow
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The Weekender – November 09, 2018
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A cheerleader, a football player, a budget and love
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - The story of Peter and Sharron Graydon seems like an inspirational real-life story that would lend itself well to a movie.Two young teenagers - one a cheerleader and the other a football player - meet at high school, fall in love and go on to
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Christmas in a shoebox returns
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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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