Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - Grade 9 English Academic students at Englehart High School are putting their best feet forward.The class has initiated a project encouraging people to bring in their unneeded shoes or boots if the footwear might be suitable for someone else to use.The project, called If The Shoe
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – After months of construction, an expanded Canadian Tire store overlooking Highway 11 officially unveiled the results earlier this month.The community has deserved an enhanced store for years, said owner Jeff Levy.“It was time,” said Levy during an interview as shoppers surged through the new quarters
Timiskaming District Secondary School is hosting a benefit concert and silent auction in the cafeteria tonight, Wednesday, May 30 at 7:00 pm as a fundraiser for Vicky Pineau, who must undergo a double lung transplant. The concert will mostly showcase students from TDSS with some support from SoundChek Music’s
no picDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - A group of people are working to establish a co-op for Cobalt's Hoist Room, and to move the gym to a new location and take over its management.Cobalt resident Angela Hunter made a presentation to Cobalt council Tuesday, May 22, outlining work that has taken
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Timiskaming-Cochrane’s first meet-the-candidates night was a friendly match-up.Only two political hopefuls – incumbent John Vanthof of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and challenger Shawn Poirier of the Northern Ontario Party (NOP) – were at the May 22 session at Riverside Place.Prior to taking to the
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – It’ll be up to a judge to choose who will fill the empty seat at Temagami’s council table.None of the five applicants for the spot won support from a majority of Temagami’s six remaining council members last week.The decision will now be referred to a judicial
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP - A farm fire in Evanturel Township Wednesday resulted in the loss of a herd of cattle and two barns.The fire started at approximately 10:30 a.m. May 23 and spread quickly, said Englehart Fire Chief Tom Henderson.Police later reported that 80 to 90 cows perished in
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In late May there was a roundtable discussion in Timmins.It included representatives of the mining and forestry sectors, Aboriginal businesses, politicians and members of the business community at large.They discussed developing a strategy to make sure the next government, whoever it may be, takes “bold action” on the economy in
