Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – With summer drawing to a close it’ll soon be time to drop the bikes and pick up skates.Big questions facing Tyke hockey are: should children between the ages of four and six play and practice on the same sized ice surface as pro hockey players?
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Cubs ready to get new season underway
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North Midget League (GNML) are just about ready to get going.The roster is just a couple of defencemen away from being finalized.That task should be complete after they play an exhibition game in Sudbury against the Nickel Capital Wolves
TSB series nets good results in Temagami region
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – The summer fishing season is coming to a close for participants in the Temiskaming Smallmouth Bass (TSB) series of fishing tournaments.Next up is the final event of the season, the Lake Temiskaming Bass Classic Saturday, September 16, and Sunday, Sept. 17.The circuit’s most recent stop in
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Calling all blood donors
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Donors are still being sought for next week’s blood clinic in Temiskaming Shores.“The need for blood is constant and we still need 120 donors for this special clinic,” said Joanne Drake, territory manager for Canadian Blood Services, in an email.It’s being held in honour of the
Paying tribute to heroes of the ’77 fire
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COBALT – On a hot and windy day 40 years ago, a cigarette tossed into debris caused a fire that tore through Cobalt, leaving more than 400 people homeless.The Victoria Day fire of 1977 “changed the face of Cobalt forever,” said Kendra Lacarte, a director on the Cobalt
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Editorial cartoon for August 30, 2017
Saving roots while moving forward
The future is unfolding quickly, and in Northeastern Ontario, that means a need to stay abreast of change, while not allowing it to leave people behind.Rapid change tends to arrive from larger more populated regions such as the Greater Toronto Area, Queens Park, Parliament Hill, large consulting companies and international
A rainy day with lemonade
By Darlene WroeGlobal warming, climate change, extreme weather.These are terms we are going to have to get used to.This summer, to date, has been a very cool and wet one.Apparently, because the earth is warming, there is less ice overall throughout the year. The loss of ice is critical to