Cobalt project extended over 2014 and 2015Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter Let us say thatis a big project”, -- Cobalt Mayor Tina SartorettoCOBALT -- The Lang Street project running through the Town of Cobalt is not expected to be completed this year, although it is expected
A large blue tarp measuring fifty feet by twenty-five feet is providing shelter from the elements for those who choose to ride the Carter Antila Memorial Skatepark. The tarp was donated by Dr. Tarp of New Liskeard and is valued at $1,000. From the left in the photo are
Six-year-old Destiny Nietlispach of Temagami is already an accomplished angler, she’s been hauling in the big ones since she was about two years old. She was among many children trying their luck off the Temagami docks during the town’s annual Blueberry Festival on Sunday, August 3. (Staff photo by
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY -- The preservation of the heritage and memories of local history is a passion for local historian and author Florent Heroux.From the towering splendour of the Holy Cross Church in Haileybury, to the artifacts overlooked and forgotten in the grass of a once
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- Victim Services of Temiskaming and District swore in three new volunteers at the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce office Tuesday, July 29.The three new volunteers finalized their classroom training with staff that afternoon, which was coincidentally the seventeenth birthday
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Volunteers, take a seat.Or, in the case of Timiskaming Home Support (THS), give one.When the not-for-profit agency was looking for a way to thank its unpaid assistants, the volunteers themselves said they needed no more mugs.So the agency puzzled
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Signe Olson Byberg will celebrate her 100th birthday this coming August 19.There are celebrations being planned at her son’s home in Port Perry, Ontario and in Welland, Ontario, where she has lived since 2010.She is a former resident
There was a good turnout for the swimming competitions August 2 at the 68th annual Elk Lake Civic Holiday Weekend celebrations. Rhya Baker, left, and Avery Gibson, both Elk Lake girls, did a few warm-up laps prior to the race. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The doors of the Cobalt town office will be closed in the mornings until 10 a.m. as the town staff deals with a number of large projects that are currently taking place.Mayor Tina Sartoretto supported the town staff
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – It’s been 20 years since the New Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology closed its doors.But the aggies are coming back.The first reunion of college grads and former staff runs August 15 and 16.Organizers began spreading the word a year ago in hopes
