Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – The nets were short and the pucks, lightweight. There were no goalies, and no one kept track of the score.And the format drew some 160 Tyke-level players to the Englehart Minor Hockey Association (EMHA) Initiation Jamboree February 3.A fun day for Tykes has been held in
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Parking in winter can be a challenge – snowbanks push vehicles away from sidewalks, sometimes drivers and passengers have to trudge over snowbanks when there’s no footpath shovelled through the snow.Now imagine you’re a driver with a handicap and you have to make your way over difficult terrain.Now imagine
Cooking as prayer
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter To say grace over a meal is, in part, to express gratitude for the food.Those who promote health also recommend paying attention to food as we eat it, and being aware of each mouthful and our bodies as we eat.Often, when I have time, I enjoy spending the
The Speaker – February 7, 2018
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Canada Summer Jobs extension
If you want to hire student help this summer, you’ve got another couple of days to apply.The Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce is reminding area employers that the deadline to apply to the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs program has been extended to February 9.For further information, see https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada,
Got snow!
The Tri-Town Ski and Snowboard Village will be open this weekend thanks to the recent snowfall and cooperating temperatures. It’ll be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays for the foreseeable future.
Weekender – February 2, 2018
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Flipping the off switch
Hydro One customers north of Kirkland Lake area will be without power at times this weekend as station equipment is repaired.The scheduled outages will affect about 1,200 customers in McCool, Michaud, Carr, Bowman, Hislop, Playfair, Benoit, Munro, Black River-Matheson and Black as well as Wahgoshig First Nation.Power is slated to
New Liskeard man battles renal cell carcinom
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - A group of friends are banding together to host a fundraiser for a man who has undergone extensive cancer treatments.New Liskeard resident Gord Garreau, 52, was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in June of 2016. He underwent surgery to remove one kidney, has had heart
