Agnico Eagle adds another $500,000 to fundDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Agnico Eagle presented the second half of its $1 million contribution to the Historic Cobalt Legacy Fund on Wednesday, June 1.Many employees of Agnico Eagle were on hand at the Cobalt community hall, along with
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP -- The floor of the Earlton arena was filled Saturday, May 14 and Sunday, May 15, with offerings from around the area for the annual Club Lions d’Earlton yard sale.This event is one of many throughout the year that are held to
Postcard art exhibition opens at Englehart Historical MuseumSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Size doesn’t matter in most areas of life, including the newest post card art exhibition to hit the walls of the Englehart & Area Historical Museum. The 50 postcard art
The board of the Cobalt Mining Museum presented a clock to retiring curator Anne Fraboni on Saturday, May 14 during an open house to honour her many years of dedication. Pictured here making the presentation is board chair Reg Holdsworth. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt council has agreed that the town office doors should now be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the summer, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during the winter.At council’s regular meeting Wednesday, June 1, council accepted the motion, although
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt Councillor Perry Wuest has put forward a proposal that Cobalt council should meet every two weeks instead of every three weeks.Although the proposal was defeated in a vote of three to four (Mayor Tina Sartoretto voted against it) a compromise offer
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK -- The Municipality of Charlton and Dack is viewing some projects for its three cemeteries over the next couple of years.At the regular meeting of council Monday, May 23, two members of the cemetery committee outlined some concerns and ideas for council.Karen
Saints bring OFSAA hardware back to TDSSSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Concentration paid off for a pair of Saints at OFSAA track and field last week.David Tysick and Cheyenne Henry-Robinson won gold and silver, respectively, for Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) at the provincial
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – For the ESCSM soccer girls, the 2016 season ended with a notable achievement.They were in North Bay June 2-4 for the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) provincial championship for A schools.Ecole secondaire catholique Ste-Marie (ESCSM) had two wins
Skylar Polson of Mid-North Recycling gets ready to make the catch with Ava Ehman from Gilli’s Truck Stop trucking into second base. The play was part of the age 8-10 division game of the Rural Youth Mixed Slo-Pitch League on May 31 in Dymond. Gilli’s won the game
