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Congratulations to Charlie Angus on a courageous contest for the federal New Democratic Party leadership.While finishing in second place, he has made the North proud, and drawn us in to listen to ideas that speak to a better future.There are many things that Canada and the world have to accomplish,

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Crown land campers fined

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Too long a stay on Crown land cost five campers $5,000 in fines in two separate incidents.Over the past summer, conservation officers investigated complaints that people had been camping for extended periods of time on Crown land in the Lake Temagami area.Under the Public Lands Act,

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Food drive restocking shelves

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – As the area prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend, the needs of others were in the forefront one week earlier.The Temiskaming Speaker Community Food Bank Drive was held September 30.Locations across the southern district accepted donations of food, personal items and cash to support food banks

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Seismic surveys in the old mining camp

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – The Cobalt area mining camp is getting a new look – a deep look, extending up to 40 kilometres under the earth’s surface.Seismic surveys will be conducted along Highway 567 through Coleman Township, with several days of work expected to begin later this month.The surveys won’t

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ESCSM teacher receives Teach Nutrition award

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — In this day and age of fast food and fast paced lifestyles, teaching nutrition to teenagers is an important activity and a rewarding one, as an ESCSM teacher found out.Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) nutrition teacher Isabelle Peddie recently received the Teach Nutrition Award from

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Cultural exchanges take centre stage

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As she wrapped copper foil around the edge of a small piece of stained glass, Jeanne Menard said she’d never tried the craft before.“But I want to. It’s on my bucket list,” the Temiskaming Shores woman said.She was instructed by Reina Leudke, who specializes in

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Repairs for New Liskeard library building

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - Temiskaming Shores council has chosen to invest in repairs for the Carnegie building which houses the New Liskeard branch of the Temiskaming Shores Public Library.Councillor Mike McArthur noted at the city council meeting that even if the city moves the library to another location, it

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Concern about dark intersection

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter THORNLOE - A dark intersection on Highway 11 is the subject of local efforts to get ministry approval for lighting.The intersection at Highway 11 and Highway 562, which leads into Thornloe Village, is unlit.Thornloe Village council has been lobbying for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to place

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