Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The 108th Englehart Fall Fair has come and gone, and organizers are happy with the overall response to the event held Thursday, September 7, and Friday, September 8.While attendees and exhibitors were down slightly, there was an interest shown in all categories by the exhibitors who
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Weekender – September 8, 2017
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Frost advisory September 8:
Friday 08 September 2017Frost advisory in effect for: Kirkland Lake – Englehart New Liskeard – TemagamiFrost may damage some crops in frost-prone areas.A large arctic high pressure area settling in over Northeastern Ontario will set the stage for frost in many areas tonight.Under clear skies, temperatures will dip
Beef farmers in the North
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Beef producers from southern Ontario are continuing their tour of Northeastern farms today.The annual Cow-Calf Roadshow, coordinated by Beef Farmers of Ontario, is turning ten this year.It’s marking the occasion by making its first visit to Northern Ontario.The tour continues tonight with a supper at Bowmanlea
Police investigating Hwy. 560 crash
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police are appealing to the public for information about a single-vehicle collision that left one person injured.Shortly before 5 p.m. August 29, Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police responded to a collision on Hwy. 560 in Charlton-Dack.Police say a westbound car entered the eastbound lane, lost control and
Editorial Cartoon
Fair time
Many Speaker readers no doubt heard or read the recent story about an 84-year-old woman in Alberta who found her engagement ring after it had been lost for 13 years.She had been weeding in the family farm’s garden in 2004 when it slipped off her finger and was never found.“I
90 years on the road
by Steven LarocqueHighway 11 is a vital artery for Northeastern Ontario.It opens us to the rest of the province and the province to us.We can take it for granted much of the time, but when there are serious and unfortunate accidents that shut down the roadway, we’re reminded of its
A new look at Old Temiskaming
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD - New Liskeard resident Florent Héroux has just completed his latest book titled Recollections of Old Temiskaming.While other books produced by Héroux have been in French, or bilingual, this book has been presented in English, with the possibility of translating it into French at a later