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Students mastering the game of chess

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Kings and queens, bishops and knights took over Ecole catholique Ste-Croix in Haileybury last week.The school hosted the annual Caisse Populaire Community Chess Tournament Wednesday, March 21.“One-hundred and 50 students participated from area schools,” said organizer Luc Boucher.Along with Ste-Croix, players came from Ecole catholique

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2018 Drag ’N Fly to honour Martin Lavictoire

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter EARLTON — The Temiskaming Rod and Custom Club’s (TRACC) 2018 Drag ’N Fly Summer Classic races will honour a special volunteer, Martin Lavictoire, who passed away on December 20, 2017.Motor sport enthusiasts from across Northeastern Ontario and many points beyond will travel to the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport August

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Research station property on the market

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A “for sale” sign may soon be popping up on the New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station’s main complex on the west side of Armstrong Street.The province is preparing to sell the property, which includes agriculture-related structures but also buildings housing the Ontario Provincial Police, the

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Ten-year funding package for Temiskaming Transit

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES/COBALT – The wheels of the buses will continue to go ’round and ’round for the foreseeable future.The City of Temiskaming Shores and the Town of Cobalt are benefitting from new funding announced through a bilateral agreement between the federal and provincial governments.Funding of $220,000 each year

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Charges follow vehicle stop

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A recent check of a vehicle coming off Lake Temiskaming resulted in charges against the driver.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police stopped a vehicle March 4 shortly before midnight as it drove off the lake in Temiskaming Shores.A 22-year-old Hudson Township man was charged with driving with a

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Blood clinic collects 134 units

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The recent blood donor clinic in New Liskeard fell a little short of its mark.But that wasn’t because of a lack of donors.“Our target for the two days was 154 units of blood,” said Joanne Drake, territory manager for Canadian Blood Services in an email.“We had

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