“Chrome and thunder”The showcase that is the New Liskeard Fall FairDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- The New Liskeard Fall Fair is set to get underway Thursday, September 11 to Saturday, September 13.Approximately 15,000 people, including vendors, exhibitors, visitors and volunteers,
The 2014 July long weekend Bikers Reunion was another successful event helping to raise $120,000 for the Community Cancer Care program with offices in New Liskeard and Englehart. In total the Bikers Reunion has donated $935,000 to help local cancer patients absorb financial costs surrounding a cancer diagnosis. In
Gwen Pollock, seen here, and fellow artist Suzanne Burke-Lalande were inspired to create a show called Two Visions, on display at the Englehart and Area Historical Museum until September 14. The duo would look at the same photograph and create their own personal interpretation of the scene. This work
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- Federal funding of more than one-quarter million dollars to the area was announced Thursday, September 4, at the Mini-Foire Gourmande in New Liskeard.Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin attended the Mini-Foire Gourmande, held at the Horne Granite Curling Club and Riverside Place, and
Suzanne Burke-Lalande is seen here with her work View From Above, which is merino/corriedale wools wet and dry felted, thread embellished. It is one of the pieces currently on display at the Englehart and Area Historical Museum in a show with fellow artist Gwen Pollock entitled Two Visions. The
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Area people interested in learning more about painting with watercolours, drawing, using mixed media, or creating collages, can now do so at a local studio which has just opened up for that purpose.Joe-Ann Cleroux has now opened Joe-Ann’s Creative Painting and Art
Family Health Team exploring optionsDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- The Great Northern Family Health Team will now be exploring options for its future location.The Temiskaming Hospital advised the Family Health Team that the proposed lease agreement was not acceptable in August, 2014.Family
Ratepayer questions city on former Grant boathouseTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) -- Temiskaming Shores ratepayer Ray Lafleur questioned council in a public meeting Tuesday, September 2, regarding the costs that have been incurred by the city over the former Grant boathouse property on the shore of Lake Temiskaming in
Do campaigns matter?This Friday, September 12, is the deadline for candidates to declare their intentions for the October 27 municipal elections. Then the election campaigns officially get underway.In this space we ask and debate the question, “Do election campaigns actually matter?”AGAINST• Campaigns don’t matter as
Darlene Wroe’s New WorldDear Editor:This is regarding Darlene Wroe’s column in the August 20 Temiskaming Speaker entitled “Sustainability, Stability and Equality”Perhaps I am late responding to Ms. Wroe’s essay but it takes time and re-reading to consume and digest the views and ideas written by journalists
