Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – One of three OHF championships this weekend will take place right here in Temiskaming Shores.The Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena in New Liskeard will be the site of the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) All-Ontario Midget A Championship featuring the hometown New Liskeard Lions.“I hope home ice
Good politics is an ongoing process by which attempts are made to meet the needs of people and improve the overall economy of the region.But too often it takes the voices of strong advocates to draw to the forefront the needs of those who would be overlooked.A government that meets
By Steven Larocque Speaker Editor That truly horrible crash in Saskatchewan April 6 made many people realize how lucky we all are that this is such a rare occurrence.Starting out in this job back in the mid-90s I went on a few road trips with the New Liskeard Cubs of the Great
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP - Sammy Morrow is four-years-old and lives in Coleman Township with his parents, Richard and Krystal, and his older brother Jason, age six.Sammy is a happy boy who attends St. Patrick School in Cobalt.However, he has a health challenge which means he has extra needs. While
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter BELLE VALLÉE - Double-barns, or twin barns, built side-by-side and joined by a passageway, are a unique adaptation of a barn structure which originates from Quebec.At one time several of these double-barns existed in the Casey Township and Brethour Township areas of Temiskaming.Evidence of that unique barn structure
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – In the month of March, Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police responded to 684 calls for service across southern Temiskaming.In a news release, the OPP noted that the calls included 19 vehicle collisions, 17 violence-related occurrences and 36 property-related occurrences.The monthly snapshot also included seven drug-related occurrence and
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HILLIARD TOWNSHIP - A proposal has taken another step forward for the replacement of the one-lane Blanche River Bridge on Highway 569 in Hilliard Township.A report is now available for review at the Armstrong Township office and in North Bay at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — To BIA or not to BIA was the question on the minds of 50 or so downtown New Liskeard property owners and tenants last week.The City of Temiskaming Shores hosted a public information session concerning the petition to disband the New Liskeard Business Improvement Area
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES —“Its broken,” said Sean Mackey.He was referring to the New Liskeard BIA at the City of Temiskaming Shores public meeting Thursday, April 5, at Riverside Place.He represents a group of downtown New Liskeard property owners who brought a petition to the City asking to have the
