Community rallies to help victimsDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – One week after fire levelled two businesses and six apartments in downtown New Liskeard, help is pouring in for the people who lost their homes.The response has been “amazing,” said Janet Spencer of the Temiskaming
Temagami goes countryDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – “It’s a real winter wonderland!”[caption id="attachment_5741" align="alignleft" width="500"] Hot dogs cooked on an open fire by Jonathan Vrij were a fitting way to
It was a uniquely Temagami take on Christmas last week as Santa helped three-year-old Bailey Mackey remove the three-year-old angler’s “catch” during the community’s first Country Christmas. For coverage of the festivities, turn to the C-front. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON -- The Green Timiskaming Development Cooperative launched its Green Timiskaming Community-Owned Solar Power project Friday, December 5.The official launch took place at the Earlton arena where Green Timiskaming plans to install solar panels on the roof for a 250-kilowatt project. Nine other ground-mounted
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 15-year-old they describe as a runaway.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they are concerned for the well-being of Havin Peddie and need to verify her safety.She’s described as white, four feet nine inches in height,
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) put a lot of (willing) people behind bars at their fourth annual Jail-A-Thon, held recently at Wal-Mart. The successful campaign – in which local high-profile individuals were put in jail with the hope that passersby would bail them out – raised $2,079.20 for MADD’s
DISTRICT (Staff) -- Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof has introduced a private member’s bill calling on the provincial government to allow side-by-side and two-up off-road vehicles to be driven on the shoulders of provincial highways.The amendment to the legislation governing off-road vehicles would provide drivers of side-by-side and two-up
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Christmas is the time to give, and what could be more valuable than the gift of life?A blood donor clinic will be held December 23 at Riverside Place in New Liskeard.The need is great, says Canadian Blood Services.A car crash victim may
