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Recognizing and reporting human trafficking

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Human trafficking can be tough to detect, says the executive director of a Temiskaming victims’ assistance group.While no one affected by trafficking has yet been referred to Victim Services of Temiskaming and District, “we believe there could potentially be some human trafficking activity in the

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Cubs plotting new course for ’18-19

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Liskeard Cubs will head into next season with an earlier start than usual.The Great North Midget League (GNML) team is planning on having a training camp in the spring – months sooner than their traditional summer startup.The new tack comes after the Cubs

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Big fish, big prizes at big derbies

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor DISTRICT – A pair of upcoming ice fishing derbies will have lines a-jigging for the big one.Saturday, February 24, features the Casey Recreation Committee’s derby on the Blanche River.A second chance to haul in big prizes comes Saturday, March 10, with the 14th annual Elk Lake Fish-On Derby

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Transport driver found guilty in fatal ’16 crash

TIMMINS (Staff) – A Winnipeg man has been convicted of dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death in a collision two years ago that claimed the life of a Latchford man.Gary Messenger, 61, was pronounced dead at the scene of a Highway 11 crash near Matheson on January 11, 2016.Messenger

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Barrie man faces multiple charges

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Barrie man faces multiple charges after police responded to a report of gas theft in Englehart last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they received a call about the theft shortly after 8 a.m. February 15.Police kept watch for the vehicle involved.They said it was spotted

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Multi-vehicle January crash claims a life

TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Police say a Fauquier man recently succumbed to injuries sustained three weeks earlier in a multi-vehicle collision south of Temagami in early January.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report that 91-year-old Joseph Brule of Fauquier, about 90 kilometres west of Cochrane, died January 26.Police say he had been a

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Airport authority buoyed by year one

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – After a one-year pilot project, municipalities have until the end of March to decide if they want to board the fledgling Earlton airport authority for five years.A five-year business plan was presented last week to the municipalities that are now supporting the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport Authority.It

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