The New Liskeard Lions have donated $1,434 to the New Liskeard Family Health Team (NLFHT) from proceeds collected during the annual July Dragon Boat Festival boat races. Participants in the race collected pledges and directed them to a charity of their choice. From the left are NLFHT Nurse Practitioner
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- The next step has been taken in creating a Temiskaming Shores Employers’ Council, with the aim of identifying immigrants who are skilled and interested in taking local jobs which otherwise cannot be filled.The North Bay Multiculturalism Centre, with the support of
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Everything’s coming up roses for the newest business to open its doors in Temiskaming Shores. A grand opening celebration was held for Petal Pushers, a full service floral business, at the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of
In Temiskaming, the predominant call to law enforcement remains domestic violence with 32 cases a month reported.Port in a StormHaileybury Pavilion Women’s shelter a safe place for womenSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter NOTE: This is the first of a four-part series looking at violence directed at women in
RESP program helps Earlton francophone studentsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter EARLTON — In this fast paced, information age…a child’s success in life is inexplicably tied to higher levels of education.This fact is recognized by Ecole catholique Assomption staff, La Fondation Communautaire du Temiskaming and La Caisse Populaire d’Earlton
Robert Young: The North Shore (New Brunswick) RegimentSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_5502" align="alignleft" width="500"] Robert Young holds a string of service medals he earned during
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter DRYDEN – “It’s a long road out of Eden,” sang the Eagles.Wonder if they ever tried to get out of Dryden in the winter (about 16 hours, or 1,300-kilometres according to Google Maps).“We made it home safe, it was a long
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – “The teams in both the House League divisions and the Rep team division were all evenly matched which made for some great hockey.”That’s the assessment of the latest Wilson Chevrolet Buick GMC Challenge Cup, held November 21-23 in Haileybury for Bantam teams.“It was
Three wins launch Cubs up the GNML standingsSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – After winning just once in their previous five league games, the New Liskeard Cubs broke out in a big way last weekend.The Great North Midget League (GNML) team vaulted
Sticks UpI am starting this column off by saying a “sticks up” to the New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North Midget League (GNML) for some stellar play of late. From time to time I have used the phrase “sticks up” to congratulate individuals and teams playing hockey in
