Environment Canada issued the following special weather statement for the Kirkland Lake, Temiskaming Shores and Temagami area at 3:52 p.m. Sunday:Total rainfall amounts of 30 to 50 mm are expected by Tuesday morning.Rain is expected tonight and will persist into Tuesday. The heaviest rain is expected to fall Monday afternoon
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Weekender – October 20, 2017
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Autumn Fest for family and fun
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The Englehart and Area Historical Museum will be presenting its Autumn Fest on Saturday, October 21.The family-oriented event will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is being held as a fundraiser for a new elevator-lift for the museum.People will be able to enjoy a
Ontario college faculty on picket line
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Pickets went up at Northern College’s Haileybury campus earlier this week as thousands of unionized faculty at Ontario’s colleges launched strike action.Classes have been suspended at Northern’s four campuses for the duration of the strike, but some student facilities remain open.The province-wide strike began October
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Questions and answers on local bus service
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES/COBALT -- The Temiskaming Transit Committee is considering input received from the public regarding its bus service which runs through Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt.The Transit Committee has put forward a proposal which will help the committee have an ongoing plan for maintaining the service.At meetings October 11
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Ecole Navigateurs raises funds for pediatric cancer care
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — To honour a fellow student who has been battling cancer for six years, staff and students at Ecole publique des Navigateurs in New Liskeard raised $2,281.86 for the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) on Friday, October 13.POGO is an organization championing childhood cancer care
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Changing climate
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When someone will listen
Every individual has something worthwhile to say about living in the area.That's why it's good to provide an opportunity for members of the public to comment on what is going on in their lives, and how it could be better, or what help they could use.The area is lucky because
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How I spent my summer holidays
There are benefits to holidays after Labour Day.Foremost among them is the absence of pesky rug rats who are back in school.A September vacation also extends that summer vibe.But it’s also a melancholy time.Shortening days remind me that winter is coming. Canada geese are everywhere. I translate their honking as
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Candidate nomination requirements changing
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – With the next municipal election just a year away, some final changes to the nomination process for candidates have yet to be announced.But an Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs representative says the province has heeded concerns that a 25-signature requirement endorsing a nomination could pose “an
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