ELK LAKE (Staff) – The Catch the Ace fever has spread to Elk Lake.Royal Canadian Legion Branch 310 is on week 13 of the fundraiser.Five hundred tickets, at $5 each, are available this week.If all the tickets are sold and the ace of spades is drawn this week, the winner
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - Englehart and area residents have been working together to protest the decision by the CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) to close the Englehart branch at the end of the business day on November 15.Most recently, organizers have been helping residents share with CIBC their stories
DISTRICT (Staff) – There will be fireworks, face painting and flag-waving aplenty to mark Canada Day weekend.An old favourite returns to Temiskaming Shores, while a new event makes its debut in the region.Temiskaming ShoresTemiskaming Shores will see a street dance revival.Some tickets remain available for the June 30 dance in
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
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
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
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
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
