The area has been filled with activities over the last several weekends of summer.From the final Bikers Reunion, which brought in thousands of people, to the Temagami Deepwater Music Festival and Temagami Canoe Festival which brought in an estimated thousand people, to the Rod Inglis Memorial Earlton Steam
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(NOTE: This poem by Scott Gray of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 33, New Liskeard, was written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Somme offensive in Beaumont-Hamel, France, on July 1, 1916, by the Newfoundland Regiment.)Beaumont-HamelAs the poem goes, in the fields of
The Last Ride?
Dear Editor,During the last Bikers Reunion I spoke to many of the bikers as I took (my dog) Misty on her many daily walks through the campgrounds.Every biker I spoke to expressed their disappointment at this being the last reunion.Other bikers mentioned that different locations were
Overwhelming support
One Foot Forward events honour Greyson Zubyck’s lifeSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_13123" align="alignleft" width="500"] Despite a steady rain coming down, over 500 runners and
Hundreds support One Foot Forward
Moving TributeSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_13122" align="alignleft" width="500"] From the left at the Greyson Zubyck Memorial Dinner/Silent Auction held July 9 were former NHLer Manny Malholtra, Winnipeg Jets
Damaged insulators lead to pole fire, power station shutdown
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Police suspect vandalism is responsible for damaged transmission equipment and a fire that shut down the Matabitchuan Generating Station for several days last month.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police are requesting the public’s help in finding the culprit or
Stepping Lightly
Despite occasional waves of rain, dancers made their way around the circle on day one of Temagami First Nation’s powwow July 9. They included 10-year-olds River Wolfe, left, and Tiana Bender, TFN members who spend part of the year on Bear Island. At back are visitors Snapping Turtle, left,
Old-time explosives found among artifacts
COBALT (Staff) -- The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the Cobalt Mining Museum on Sunday, July 3, after interim curator William Hamilton discovered artifacts on display that were used as explosives during the early era of mining in the Cobalt Mining Camp.“The board of directors determined
It has to stop
There’s a growing awareness across the province, the country and around the world of the increasing needs of others, and their inherent right to respect, fairness and equality.Here in the district of Temiskaming, the region is growing in partnerships with other communities across the province, and indeed, other
From the Editor’s Desk
Eyewitness AccountsHow often do we hear a media report, quoting “eye-witnesses” for example, about a police shooting? How often do we then hear the “eye-witnesses” were wrong. No, they didn’t deliberately lie, they were wrong but they honestly believed what they were saying was true.Looking back over