Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Over the past 12 years, Northern Ontario’s medical school has a catalogue of good news stories.Ninety-four per cent of its graduates who went on to do post-graduate residencies in Northern Ontario are practising in the North.One-third of those are in smaller communities like Temiskaming Shores.But
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Honouring Leslie McFarlane with Order of the North
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY - In the life of people with special talent, there is always a moment, usually in their youth, when the community at large officially recognizes the great potential of that individual.It was in 1917 that a province-wide essay-writing competition, sponsored by the IODE, was won by Haileybury's
Corneil remembered as girls hockey inspiration
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – World Girls Hockey Weekend was celebrated October 7 in rinks across Canada, but the most poignant observance was perhaps right here in Temiskaming Shores.The Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association (TSMHA) used the occasion to pay tribute to Alexa Corneil by retiring her number 15 Midget
Road trip puts Cubs on the right path
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Liskeard Cubs found a new ingredient at the western edge of the Great North universe last weekend.A bit of confidence.The team was in Sault Ste. Marie for a pair of games October 7 and 8 against the Minor Midget Thunderbirds and the Major
Welders win two shootouts on home ice
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) - The Ebert Welding Puckhounds hosted the Lasarre Lions in their home opener of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Hyundai Bantam BB League. The Hounds eked out a pair of thrilling
An immigrant story: 50 years later
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It was fifty years ago this year that Tom and Theresa McGrory and their three wee children left their homeland of Scotland travelling to Northern Ontario as newly arrived immigrants. The year was 1967, Canada’s centennial year.In 2017, during Canada’s sesquicentennial year, discussions have taken
The Speaker – October 11, 2017
Operation Impact over Thanksgiving weekend
District (Special) – Heading into the Thanksgiving Day long weekend, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding the motoring public about Operation Impact. This annual campaign focusses on the four main causal factors in motor vehicle collision deaths: distracted driving, speeding, impaired driving and failure to wear a seat
Weekender – October 6, 2017
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Angus loses to Singh in leadership race
TORONTO (Staff) - Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) has chosen Southern Ontario MPP Jagmeet Singh as its next leader.He beat out Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus who was second in the Sunday, October 1, voting.Behind Angus were MPs Niki Ashton of Manitoba (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski) and Quebec’s Guy Caron (Rimouski-Neigette-Témiscouata-Les Basque).Angus,