The Christmas season in Temiskaming is officially underway.Already we see many of our businesses either externally or internally – having their places of work decorated in the seasonal adornments. The week or two after Remembrance Day seems to be the time when many of our residences put up
Remembrance NotesOn Friday, November 7, a Remembrance service was held in the afternoon at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie.The gathered student assembly saw an audio-visual presentation prepared by teacher André Maheu. Mr. Maheu this year has also completed a book, soon to be published, on our local World
Dear Editor:I remember in the late 1940’s, when the Eaton Stove Works closed its doors putting over 100 men out of work.Like an animal that has lost too much of its habitat, the giant wood cookstoves were cast aside often with glee, and replaced by electric stoves.
Dear Editor:Kindness, although a more commonly used word, seems more appropriate than generous to express our feelings of your support of our Food Bank.Throughout the year we experience these acts by members of our community, who on a regular schedule visit our Food Bank to deliver food
says Vimy Foundation ambassadorDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- “We don’t understand the sacrifice these young men made,” Lola Angus, 17, of Coleman Township says of World War I veterans.She was speaking at Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) to Grade 10 history students in the class
DISTRICT (Special) – A project by family health teams in Temagami, Haileybury and New Liskeard has been deemed a bright light on the provincial health care scene.The three multidisciplinary teams collaborated on a pilot project to help seniors reduce their risk of falls.It was spurred by data
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY – If you are looking for a friendly, professional service that will increase your peace and improve your overall health and wellness, then take in a workout, enjoy a reflexology session or professional skin care service from Zen Fitness Centre & Aesthetics owner Sonia
COLEMAN TOWNSHIP (Staff) -- Brit Griffin of Coleman Township has just launched a new novel set in post-apocalyptic Northern Ontario.Her story, titled The Wintermen, is said to be perhaps the first truly Northern. It provides “all the lawlessness and action of the Old West--with 100 per cent more
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_5313" align="alignleft" width="800"] The above is a breakdown, by polling station, of the 2014 vote in the City of Temiskaming Shores. As one can
Temiskaming Shores Library receives award for technology trainingTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — The Ontario Library Service-North has awarded the Temiskaming Shores Public Library with an award for Excellence in Partnership and Community Capacity because of the libraries Technology Training project, which ended in June of this year.“The program was
