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Carpet One celebrates 40th anniversary and new owners

Floored with opportunityCarpet One celebrates 40th anniversary and new ownersSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - After 40 years, people are still walking all over them, but in a good way.Carpet One Floor & Home, located at 336 Whitewood Avenue in New Liskeard, celebrated a business milestone on Friday, June 23. They

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National attention for Devil’s Rock Blue

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A cheese created in the Little Claybelt has been recommended by a national association of dairy producers.Devil’s Rock Blue Cheese, produced by Thornloe Cheese, is one of three unique products that Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has showcased as part of Canada 150 celebrations.“Devil’s Rock

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Rental and property standards concern Cobalt

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt, and other Ontario municipalities, are anticipating increased responsibilities being downloaded from the provincial government regarding property standards for rental housing.Mayor Tina Sartoretto recently told council that it appears this responsibility will be downloaded to the municipalities by 2018.Councillor Sue Nielsen said she would like to

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Sport Shorts

Always localSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Former Speaker editor, Gordon Brock, was absolutely correct when he wrote his final sport column for this newspaper saying that the emphasis must be on local sports.Local sports, rather than the National Hockey League or other professional sport leagues.Our paper is a “community” newspaper and we take

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North on Tap sells out

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A new festival appears to have tapped into the public thirst for craft beer.“It’s overwhelming,” said Hugo Rivet, one of eight volunteer committee members organizing North on Tap.The inaugural festival, which runs July 15 at the Harbourfront Pavilion, is sold out.Ticket sales are capped at

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