Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Thornloe councillors have called for lighting at the intersection of Highway 11 and Highway 562.Two fatalities have occurred at the intersection in recent years, Thornloe Reeve Earl Read told an April 27 meeting of the Temiskaming Municipal Association.Earlier closing hours
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - Two upcoming shows will provide insight into the talents and artistic studies of this year's area art students.Special selections from the artworks of area youth will be displayed at the Englehart and Area Historical Museum from Wednesday, May 24, to Sunday,
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The 1st Englehart Girl Guides of Canada is leading the way in the Town of Englehart with a project to have a community garden this summer.The Sparks and Brownies (ages five to eight) have decided to establish a community garden, and
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The former Haileybury Public School’s loss is Bucke Park’s gain.The city is purchasing the playground units currently located in the yard of the closed school for $7,500.The equipment will be installed this summer at Bucke Park, with funds from the park’s reserve
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The closure of the Collège Boréal campus in Temiskaming Shores will not affect the other users of the New Liskeard complex, says a provincial spokesperson.“There is no impact on other existing tenants” as a result of the college’s decision to
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – There were no bats, balls or mitts at the Dymond Recreation Park on May 13.But there were a few umbrellas and lots of pink – in honour of Mother’s Day – for the second event in the 2017 Get Active
Rebecca Ramsay was awarded two first-place championships at the Canadian Snowcross Racing Association’s year-end banquet April 29. She was undefeated in the Junior Girls category and was the points leader in the Pro-Am Women’s division after a close fought battle with Taylor Desjardins, who also races out
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Perhaps the only one surprised by the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) Angus Campbell Award designation was the recipient.Temiskaming Shores resident and longtime hockey volunteer, Al Roy, received the award for his involvement with the sport covering a span of
Here are two things worthy of a thumbs-up this week in Temiskaming and one deserving of a thumbs-down.• The announcement that the Frog’s Breath Foundation continues to make a huge impact in the region is welcome news indeed.They’ve been giving money to the community for almost
By Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter Emergency Preparedness Week has come and gone.Now, it doesn’t rank up there on my personal priority list with, say, the income tax filing deadline.But recent events – flooding in the Ottawa area and beyond, and the anniversary of the Fort McMurray wildfires
