Five-year-old Keira gets a lift from her mom, Kayla Marshall, as the Haileybury pair enjoyed a sunny Thanksgiving weekend afternoon in the New Liskeard beach park. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
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Relocation of students
Grades 7-8 moving to TDSSDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Senior students from New Liskeard Public School and Haileybury Public School will be moving to high school a little early.The schools’ grades 7 and 8 will relocate to Timiskaming District Secondary School, effective February
Campus housing begins
Construction underway as council issues conditional building permitDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Construction of the new student residence at Northern College’s Haileybury campus has begun.On October 7, city council issued a conditional building permit enabling work on the foundation to begin before winter.The four-storey building
FRANCO FLAG PRIDE
Francophone students, groups and organizations across the Temiskaming region showed their pride when they hosted their green and white Franco-Ontarian flag on the day of the flag’s anniversary, September 25. Pictured in the photo are students in Grade 7 at Ecole catholique Saint-Michel who invited ACFO Community Development Officer
Drugs recovered in two New Liskeard searches
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police say a variety of drugs were seized after two New Liskeard apartments were searched last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say a quantity of cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription pills and marijuana as well as cash were found in a search of a Whitewood Avenue apartment
FALL CLEAN-UP
Larry Elliott of New Liskeard was among the city residents who took advantage of the amnesty program at the Haileybury landfill to do a fall clean-up. The landfill was also a drop-off point for trash cans that residents no longer need, thanks to the introduction of new bins for
Wanted: Junior Citizens of the Year
DISTRICT (Staff) — Do you know a special young person between the ages of 6 and 17 years who has been involved in worthwhile community service?Have you witnessed that special someone who goes above and beyond for others and is making a difference in their community?If
The battle against drugs
The misuse of drugs in our region is a very real legal, health and social problem which must be dealt with.Recent arrests are only the small tip of an iceberg which threatens the lives and well being of many people who we know and love throughout Temiskaming.With
From the Editor’s Desk
The mayor and reeve’s symbolismThe story of the October 25, 2010, municipal election in The Temiskaming Speaker’s circulation area is the fact all incumbent heads of council that ran for re-election went down to defeat and in the two other races for heads of council (Cobalt and Temiskaming
Letter of the Week
The position of trusteeDear Editor:An excellent Editorial [From The Editor’s Desk – “Trustee Acclamations”] in The Speaker on October 8 pointed out the challenges all school boards face in getting candidates for the position of Trustee. In addition to Board amalgamations which force many Trustees to travel