Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- Six lampposts in Englehart’s Centennial Park were recently vandalized and the town now faces the expense of replacing the posts in the park.The vandalism was noticed Sunday evening, April 12, says town clerk Sue Renaud.She said the town had to shut
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Refinery facility, president fined $625,000
COLEMAN (Special) – A Coleman waste disposal facility and its president have been fined a total of $625,000 for failure to comply with a court order to clean up the site and remove waste materials to a licensed facility.The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change said
City fails to make connection
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city has been sidelined from a revived initiative providing funding for municipal roads connecting to provincial highways.Temiskaming Shores is not among the 77 municipalities eligible for the new Connecting Links program announced last week.Expected to start in the spring
From the editor’s desk
The Name[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]This Saturday marks the 46th annual Walkathon for Community Living Temiskaming South.In some ways the event can be looked at as a sort of rite of passage for
Letter of the Week
Warning lights to save livesDear Editor:If you’ve ever travelled on Bass Lake Road or attended the Bass Lake Resort, you will know what I’m talking about.Railroad Crossing Safety is an issue on Bass Lake Road.Safety is a concern at this crossing due to the
Letter to the Editor
Liberal Privatization of Hydro ONE Will Not Work for Northern OntarioDear Editor:Recently, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that the Liberal Government plans to sell the Hydro ONE distribution system to help pay for her Government’s transit construction plans. The announcement was intentionally made outside of
Twenty Questions with Katelyn Carmody
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Timiskaming Home Support Stroke Community Navigator with the Post Transitional Care Program, Katelyn Carmody.1. What
A magical new club
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) -- Abracadabra! You’re a magician!Retired primary school teacher and outdoor educator Jerry Jordison (a.k.a Jerry the Majicman) is starting a magic club for other magicians of all stages, from new to accomplished.The magic club is open to anyone from eight to infinity, says Mr.
Harvey Switzer
Veteran remembers being “moved around like flies”Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Harvey Switzer was 23 years old when life suddenly
Torpedoes to blackboards
Cecil Blackwell: Navy Seaman during WW II and educatorSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_7750" align="alignleft" width="234"] This is a photo of Navy seaman Cecil Blackwell,