Dear Editor:On February 18, on my way into town on the Dawson Point Road, which was very slippery, I had the misfortune to ditch my vehicle in the snow on the roadside just east of Benoit Drive.Two gentlemen, one coming from the east and the other from
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with the President of the Englehart Minor Hockey Association, Paul Aquino.1. What is your full name?Larry
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Offering a standing commitment to excellence and integrity with a certain element of self sacrifice, lawyer Marc Ducharme and his wife Melanie and their two children cut a ribbon to announce the opening of Ducharme Law office at 213 Whitewood Avenue in
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A growing movement to end the use of the R-word has won the support of Temiskaming Shores.That’s R, as in “retard” or “retarded.”The use of the word “whether intended or not is a form of bullying,” Kayla Marwick told city
Senior abuse is an ongoing issue in our community. Many forums are held on this subject. One such forum took place in the autumn of 2014, where the Timiskaming Elder Abuse Task Force hosted a one-day conference at the Riverside Place in New Liskeard called Safeguarding Our Seniors, funded
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Limitations on grid availability have resulted in some downsizing of two of the solar projects in Cobalt.But at Cobalt’s regular council meeting Tuesday, February 3, Mayor Tina Sartoretto expressed confidence that the town will be seeing revenue from the projects by 2016.
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The cost to keep a family well fed in Temiskaming is going up.And while it costs more to feed a family in Temiskaming than the provincial average, local costs are rising more slowly than in Ontario as a whole.The data is found in the
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Liskeard Cubs got what they wanted last weekend – a pair of wins to open their best-of-five series against the Timmins Majors.How they got them, however, shows there’s still some room for improvement.“We want to have a better
MacPherson sets his sights on volleyball after the SaintsSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – For 17-year-old New Liskeard athlete Curtis MacPherson, he’s been caught up in nets since he was a little kid.Soccer nets, basketball nets, but most importantly these days – volleyball nets.The fourth-year
Story-Korman medals at provincial cross-country skiingSUDBURY (Staff) – Hannah Story-Korman got hot in the colds of Sudbury last week, capturing a bronze medal in provincial skiing.The Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) student was one of almost 600 cross-country competitors at the February 18 Ontario Federation of School
