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Knock Cancer players brave the heat for worthy cause

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – White-hot line drives. Blazing speed on the bases.That was some of the action, and all of the weather, on display at the 13th annual Knock Cancer Out of the Park Team Shan Slo-Pitch Tournament.Held June 29-July 1, the event featured weather conditions that proved a

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License-free family fishing at Finlayson Saturday

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMAGAMI – Family Fishing Week will be celebrated Saturday in Temagami.“Finlayson Point Provincial Park is again hosting a Family Fishing Day event on Saturday, July 7, from 1-4 p.m.,” said Temagami area park superintendent Kevin Pinkerton.“The event is open to all to enjoy,” he said in an email

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Beating the heat with summer skating school

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – One way to, perhaps, beat the unusually hot temperatures of late is to conduct a thought experiment.Think about getting into a nice, cold arena, getting onto the ice and cutting a fine figure.That will put you in the perfect frame of mind for the New

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Earlton grocery co-operative at the idea stage

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter EARLTON — In the breadbasket of South Temiskaming, 175 people attended a special council meeting concerning the formation of a grocery store co-operative in Earlton.The meeting, held June 27 at the Earlton Recreation Centre, was a direct response from area stakeholders on the heels of the announcement of

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Firefighters respond to outdoor blaze at Englehart plant

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Firefighters were at the Georgia-Pacific plant in Englehart Tuesday after fire was discovered in a stockpile of woody material.Operations were shut down temporarily July 3 as a precaution, said Georgia-Pacific spokesperson Rick Kimble in a phone interview from the company’s office in Atlanta, Georgia.As of the

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Construction taking over Board ONE schools

TIMMINS (Special/Staff) – When students leave the classroom for the summer, construction workers move in.The region’s English public school board has more than 200 projects planned for the summer, with a budget estimated at $18 million.“It’s one of the busiest summers for upgrades we’ve ever had,” said Carole Horton, manager

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