Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Why not discover the beauty of wild Temiskaming from the comfort of a warm padded seat inside the historic Classic Theatre in Cobalt?Nastawgan Trails Inc. and Good Gauley Productions will present Discovering Wild Temiskaming - a premier film gala there on Saturday, January 13.Nastawgan Trails Inc.
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Hwy. 11 crash claims life of New Liskeard man
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A New Liskeard man is dead after a two-truck collision on Highway 11 south of Earlton last week.Police say Remi Breault, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred shortly before noon January 3.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police were called to the crash,
First baby of ’18 arrives at home
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – On a dark and chilly night last week, Emma Marguerite Dodds made her arrival and became the first baby born in the Temiskaming Shores area in 2018.But her parents didn’t face a cold drive to the hospital as the area endured an early January deep
Environment Canada says warmer weather on the way
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — It was a bitterly cold start to the New Year in the Temiskaming region but, according to Environment Canada, it’s not record breaking by any means and conditions are expected to improve.Several cold weather warnings were issued by Environment Canada for this region over the holiday
Carbon monoxide detector saves lives
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Carbon monoxide detectors are the law for homes with fuel-burning appliances, or with attached garages.Cobalt resident Natasha Lacharity is now strongly praising them."The best purchase of my life," she wrote on her Facebook page.Thursday, January 4, the carbon monoxide detector in her home saved her life
Former Cub McCrank works the lines at World Juniors
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor PUSLINCH, ONTARIO – Software sales by day – cold arenas by night.Such is the contrast in the life of Dustin McCrank.A former Haileybury resident who played for the New Liskeard Cubs from 2001-03, McCrank has kept at the game but is now on the other side of the
A medal moment
Ups and Downs
Now that the deep freeze has left South Temiskaming (for the time being) and more balmy January weather is in place, people are thinking back to the cars that wouldn’t start, the frozen pipes and broken water mains.Take a moment, though, to give a big thumbs up to all
Chloe’s white Christmas
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter Here in the North, a white Christmas is what we tend to expect.Growing up in the North, Christmas mornings always tended to be punctuated with frosted windows, giant icicles, and wide expanses of snow-covered fields.On sunny mornings, the trees were often coated in silver sparkling in the sunlight.It
A little longer yet…
The Tri Town Ski and Snowboard Village has been forced to delay their opening due to rain and deteriorating conditions. Both the ski hill and tubing hill will be closed on Saturday and likely Sunday too. Lessons have been postponed. Check the Ski Village Facebook page for updates