Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Area municipalities are voting on whether to allow the City of Temiskaming Shores to join the Temiskaming Municipal Building Association (TMBA).The TMBA executive has prepared a report and has recommended to the 21 member municipalities that the city’s request to join should
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Ski Song
Last Saturday, January 16, the young skiers and their coaches enrolled in the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club Jackrabbit Learn To Ski Program were encouraged to sing a song begun by the animated, fun, personality of Program Coordinator Isabelle Goulet. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)
Cobalt approaching 2016 budget deliberations
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt will soon be entering into its budget deliberations for 2016.Mayor Tina Sartoretto told council Tuesday, January 12, that efforts will be made to trim the budget for the upcoming year.The town is already facing some known increases in costs, she
Cool fun together
Raina Cooke (left) and her brother Fenix-Cole Cooke were enjoying the public skating at the Haileybury arena Saturday, January 9. Many people were out to enjoy the free activity. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)
An ice start
Eli MacDonald, two-and-a-half, was enjoying his first time on skates at the public skating event at the Haileybury arena Saturday, January 9. Eli was being encouraged by his father Cam. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)
Girls Night Out a bright spot on arts calendar
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – For the past six years, the girls have been getting together – on stage – in Temagami.The 2016 edition of Girls Night Out is slated for February 6 at the Bunny Miller Theatre in the Temagami Welcome Centre.The annual show is an opportunity for
Sudbury to Ottawa
Ontario Northland expanding bus routesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NORTH BAY -- The Ontario Northland has created a pilot program for its coach service, by expanding into routes left under-serviced when Greyhound Coach cut its service between Ottawa and Sudbury this past fall.“This route will provide a growth
Exercising independence for older adults
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A chair, an exercise band, and an upbeat leader on a screen – they’re all the gear required for an exercise program targeting older adults.They were also enough to draw 11 women and men to Riverside Place at 9 a.m. on
Charlie Angus elected NDP national caucus chair
DISTRICT (Staff/Special) -- Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus has been elected by New Democratic Party MPs as their national caucus chair.Mr. Angus stated in a press release that he is honoured to have the support of his colleagues and will represent them with conviction and energy. “As Canada’s
Mining showcase wins marketing award
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – The city’s leading role in a Northern Ontario showcase at an international mining conference has caught the eye of Canadian marketers.The showcase, held at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto in 2015, was an Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC)