Court hears owner was not homeNORTH BAY (Staff) -- It was an emotional day of testimony in the second day of the trial of Michael Wenham, charged with impaired driving causing death and bodily harm in the death of Carter Antila of New Liskeard.Tuesday, March 3,
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Day Three – Testimony about the scene
Court hears about evening at cottageNORTH BAY (Staff) --The third day in the trial of Michael Wenham took place Wednesday, March 4 in North Bay Superior Court. Mr. Wenham is charged in association with the July 31 death of Carter Antila, then 19, of New Liskeard.He has
Day Four – Cross-examinations and police testimony
Condition of UTV and tire marks describedNORTH BAY (Staff) -- Day Four, March 5, of the Michael Wenham trial at Superior Court in North Bay began with cross-examination of Constable Chris Purdie by defence lawyer Dennis Fenton.Court heard that Constable Purdie was responding to the scene
Snowmobiling collisions up
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Snowmobile fatalities are down in Northeastern Ontario, but collisions are up.So say the Ontario Provincial Police after reviewing statistics to date for the 2014-15 sledding season.Police in the Northeast have responded to more than 20 motorized snow vehicle collisions, up from 15 for
Cubs now in best-of-three Great North final
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Two close games. Two evenly matched teams. Two wins to go.That’s what the Great North Midget League (GNML) finals have come down to for the New Liskeard Cubs and the Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds.The teams both won last weekend turning
ESCSM students schooled in distracted driving, social media dangers
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) Grade 9 and 10 students in Simon Rivard and Alex Bain’s classes learned the pitfalls of distracted driving, bullying on social media, sexting, online predators and what a healthy relationship is all about, from
Free Falling
New Liskeard resident Troy Klawitter found big air on his snowboard as he soared high over jumps he and friends, Rob Ciraco and Austin Gilbert, constructed near Broadview Avenue in New Liskeard recently. The weekend weather was deemed perfect for snowboarding -- sunny with relatively warm temperatures. (Staff photo
Four-laning Highway 11
Chamber seeking input on “next 100 miles”Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – If you’re interested in four-laning Highway 11, the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce wants to hear from you.The chamber is spearheading local discussions on the extension of four-laning from
St. Pat’s celebrates with green eggs and ham
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Honours for Lake Wendigo rescuers
OTTAWA (Special) – Two Larder Lake residents have been honoured by Canada’s Governor General for their 2012 rescue of two men whose boat had overturned on an Englehart area lake.Mike Fecteau and Kyle Simpson were each presented a Medal of Bravery by Governor General David Johnston last week.
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