Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The beef farmers are coming.To mark its tenth anniversary, the Cow-Calf Roadshow coordinated by the Beef Farmers of Ontario is heading north for the first time.Temiskaming Shores will be home base for the September 5-7 event which includes farm visits and presentations on beef production.The
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- The City of Temiskaming Shores has been approached by Agnico Eagle to allow the company to bury contaminated waste at the Haileybury landfill site.The waste Agnico Eagle hopes to dispose at the Haileybury landfill site contains 2.18 milligrams per litre of arsenic. The TCLP (Toxicity
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK - The Municipality of Charlton and Dack is giving its support to James Township for its resolution that user fees should be charged to Hydro One when they want to place a hydro pole on municipal property.The resolution was discussed at Charlton-Dack's council meeting Monday, August 14.Council
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK -- The Municipality of Charlton and Dack has opted to remain with its current method of dealing with delinquent property taxes, although the provincial government has authorized a new tool to increase pressure to gather taxes.At council's regular meeting Monday, August 14, chief administrative officer Dan Thibeault
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt council is pondering whether it would like to participate in a newly proposed Temiskaming Municipal Services Corporation.At council's Tuesday, August 15 meeting, council was advised by town chief administrative officer Michelle Larose that the Temiskaming Municipal Building Association (TMBA) has been advised by a law
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The over 570 boys and girls playing in the Rural Youth Mixed Slo-pitch League grabbed their bats, gloves, umbrellas and enthusiasm heading to area ball fields to compete in the recent season ending Gate’s Gala tournament.Gate’s Gala is named after Gaetan Gosselin, a long-time volunteer league
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) — The Temiskaming Summer Skating School has finished for this year.It was a great success and all skaters worked very hard and achieved their goals, said club president Sharron Graydon.The power skaters are ready for tryouts and a busy winter, she added.Graydon thanked the skaters, parents, coaches,
When former sports columnist Cam Cole, along with Michael Traikos, talked about Hockey Canada becoming an elitist organization for those parents who can afford to put their kids into hockey on a yearly basis, I had to question the disadvantage in which other parents find
In this land of lakes and rivers, do you or the members of your family know how to swim?I was deeply disturbed to read the news about the recent drowning of 15-year-old Jeremiah Perry while on a school trip to Algonquin Park.Apparently Jeremiah failed a mandatory swim test before the
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The first annual Wabi River Kayak Challenge drew a variety of spectators.Racers “even had cows cheering,” said Rick Demers of Timmins, minutes after winning the elite 10-kilometre sprint challenge that took kayakers past the Golf Course Road bridge and back.“It was good – a nice
