Community Food Bank Drive Saturday October 3DISTRICT (Staff) —It’s been over twenty years since the first food bank was created in Canada, and it was supposed to be a temporary solution to the issue of hunger. But each and everyday people are going hungry on our streets. They
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No injuries
No one was injured when a car caught fire Saturday, September 26. The driver was able to pull the car off Highway 11 in Harley Township before it fully ignited. Firefighters and police were on hand between about 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. while the fire was extinguished and
Stress reduction, bovine-style
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – When you have to move cattle, how can you minimize their stress?Curt Pate, a livestock handling expert based in the western U.S., is on a Northern Ontario tour offering workshops on low-stress cattle handling.He’ll hold a clinic in Temiskaming Shores next week.The
Keeping kids safe in vehicles
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – If you’re worried that your child’s car seat may not be fastened securely, roadside help is available.On October 1, trained community members will be stationed on Lakeshore Road north of Haileybury to inspect and assist from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.The clinic is
Fair weathered attendance
In heat and rain crowds flocked to eventsSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Even a day of rain couldn’t wash out people’s enthusiasm for the New Liskeard Agricultural Society’s Fall Fair.Approximately 12,000 people attended the event from September 17-19.We went from t-shirts and