[caption id="attachment_3758" align="alignleft" width="500"] Marie Black earned an Honourable Mention for her #3 Flowers fiber art piece at the second Juried Postcard Exhibition at the Englehart
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TMA head now FONOM first vice-president
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A head of the Temiskaming Municipal Association is now the first vice-president of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities.Danny Whalen, who is also a Temiskaming Shores councillor, is now the first vice-president of the Northeastern municipal association.He had been
Job Losses
Request made for review of Ontera saleDISTRICT (Staff) -- Area federal MPs are calling on Canada’s Competition Commissioner to review the provincial government’s sale of Ontera to Bell Aliant.Both Conservative Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin and New Democratic Party (NDP) Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus have announced
Northern potential
Area targeted for beef herd expansionDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Wanted: beef farmers, all ages, all backgrounds, willing to train.Ontario’s beef producers haven’t placed an actual ad, but they have an ambitious goal to dramatically increase the province’s beef cow herd.And they see
Banking scam catching OPP interest
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say a wary senior did not fall prey to a banking scam.But they’re warning the public to be on guard, now that the fraud has surfaced in the area.While the July 16 incident is the first recent local attempt
Summer in North
It’s summer in the North--a time for family visits and spending time outdoors in the warm sun.The land replenishes, particularly at this time of year.Flower gardens are in full bloom. Vegetable gardens have started to provide their harvests. The berries on rocky hills and on sunlit road
My favourite places
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]Somehow in our hearts places have almost the same presence as do other people.One of my first clear memories is that of standing on
Letter of the Week
Our life in GowgandaDear Editor:We have been blessed to spend the last 49 years in this little village called Gowganda. If you do not know where Gowganda is and what it is about then you must check the blogspot http://gowgandaphotography.blogspot.com/.Now we must leave and although there
The story of a journey of independence
HAILEYBURY (Staff) -- The next presentation in the Presidents’ Suites Guest Speaker Series at the Temiskaming Shores council chambers is Wednesday evening, July 30.Author Lucinda Hage of Peterborough will be sharing her son’s journey of independence. Her intention by sharing this story is to provide families and caregivers
Latchford wants complaints about animals in writing
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- If anyone has complaints regarding animals in the Town of Latchford, the council and staff need to see it in writing, it was explained at Latchford’s regular meeting Thursday, July 17.The council was commenting on the discussion now taking place at the