Our Next MegaprojectWe’ve finished the anniversary of one of the biggest megaprojects in the last quarter century in this area and we are approaching an anniversary of another.The 25th anniversary of the New Liskeard waterfront project was celebrated in June. That project included approximately two-kilometres of
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Bridging the concept of wonder
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]The future is a brilliant thing. For some of us, we can’t even imagine it.The world of most children of today is something quite
Letter of the week
Recognizing Peter BirnieDear Editor:The Canadian Mental Health Association Cochrane Timiskaming Branch would like to recognize the significant contributions of Peter Birnie to mental health services in our community and throughout the province. Mr. Peter Birnie was an important supporter and advocate of the community
Real city business
Dear Editor:This is an open letter to the mayor and councillors on Temiskaming Shores council:To All:I have a problem and it occurs to me that I may not be alone in this. We’ll see.I have before me, a letter from
Plastic Shelters regulation
Dear Editor:The City of Temiskaming Shores is mandated and entrusted with enforcement of the Ontario Building Code. We must ensure that all construction meets Building Code standards and that buildings are safe for our residents to live in and use. Plastic Shelters that are larger
Planting trees in Cobalt park
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- A plan is in place to plant over 50 trees in the Teck Prospect Park in Cobalt by Cobalt Lake.At its regular meeting Tuesday, July 29, Cobalt council received a presentation by Mike Anderson of the Temiskaming Stewardship Council.Mr. Anderson told the
Annie coming to Temiskaming
COBALT (Special) – The cast will come out tomorrow…or next week, as preparations begin for Annie.The musical is the latest project by Small Pond Entertainers, a local non-profit community theatre organization.Annie will be staged on the weekends of November 15 and 22.Auditions to cast the well-known
Northern Lights
Horse show races through entertaining weekendSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_3931" align="alignleft" width="500"] Kurt Kneidinger and Eye Bailey Made It concentrate on rounding the next barrel during the Northern
Sport Shorts
He’s worth itMontreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban is now the highest paid player on the team earning $9 million per season over the course of an eight-year contract.It took a while but he finally came to terms with his club via an arbitration hearing last week.In
Sports digest
DRAG ‘N FLYThe Temiskaming Rod and Custom Club’s annual Drag ‘N Fly quarter-mile race at the Earlton Airport takes place August 8-10. The gates open at 11 a.m. Friday with the test and tune at 3 p.m. Time trials start at 8 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. There’s