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A Day in Farm Country an educational experience

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Feeding milk from a bottle to a calf that was just two hours old and seeing the fascinating way bees make honey were just a few things people learned while taking part in A Day in Farm Country, a self-guided tour of Temiskaming agriculture.Area farmers invited

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Elk Lake’s Civic festivities have seen it all

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor ELK LAKE – After 70 Elk Lake Civic Holiday Weekend celebrations, this wasn’t the worst weather ever.Veterans of past events have seen days of rain, sometimes even a few snowflakes.But the 2017 version just saw some rain on Saturday, temperatures dipping into single digits Sunday morning, but then

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Lions’ Kayak Challenge will support community

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – You don’t need to be an expert, or a competitor, to enjoy the Wabi River Kayak Challenge.You don’t even need to get on the water.The New Liskeard Lions Club has designed this new event with families in mind and with plenty to see and do

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On track

In March of 2015, Northern Ontario made the news when a CN train went off the rails near Gogama.The train consisted of 94 tank cars that were filled with petroleum crude oilThere were no injuries, but the damage was extensive.“Although the train was travelling below the 50 (mile per hour)

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TARMAC hosts annual Fun Fly day

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP — From the earliest of times, people have been fascinated by the concept of flight.Flight and model airplanes also fascinate members of the Temiskaming and Region Model Aircraft Club (TARMAC).They are a group of like-minded people from across the Temiskaming region who enjoy remote control model

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