TDSS student thespians preparing for Regional Drama FestivalSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — After taking top honours at the Sears Ontario Drama Festival District competition held in Timmins the first week of April, Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) Grade 12 students are setting their sights a wee bit
Four-year-old Willow Hutnick-Whitehead was all ears as she coloured an Easter egg – of the paper variety – at the New Liskeard library. The New Liskeard girl had been among the crowd that only moments earlier searched every bookshelf for hidden eggs – of the chocolate variety. (Staff photo
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — There were no naked babies on hand for the official grand opening of Diane Jibb’s Nekid Baby children’s clothing store, but there were plenty of children, family and friends wishing Mrs. Jibb much success with her business venture.With the help of her
Northdale Manor status on city agendaDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The tax-free status of a New Liskeard retirement home is coming to the city council table next month.City staff have said the value of the tax write-off this year is $93,000.Northdale Manor, a 70-unit retirement
NORTH BAY (Special) – A Cobalt man was among three deer hunters fined in connection with violations late last year.The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources reports that court was told that a conservation officer visited a trio’s hunt camp in Nipissing Township on November 8, 2013.
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The Town of Cobalt is planning the installation of four solar power projects.Two will be on the town’s decommissioned landfill sites in Coleman Township. One will be on the town’s sewage lagoon site in Cobalt. And one will be at Sharpe Lake in
CBC sports eraAs the Stanley Cup playoffs are underway, we’re in the process of watching the end of an era in public broadcasting in this country.As most television viewers know the CBC lost the rights for telecasting National Hockey League games when Rogers Communications Inc. purchased for $5.2
Moose hunters will be further impacted by tightening restrictions.The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has announced it will be reducing adult moose tags it will be distributing this year. In the Kirkland Lake wildlife management unit encompassing Temiskaming Shores, Englehart, Kirkland Lake and Matheson, the number of adult
Dear Editor:I was saddened and horrified this past week to learn the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Television Commisson) denied the application for a broadcasting license intended for commercial FM radio station in Cobalt. I was saddened because I was looking forward to the option of having a local
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- Englehart council and staff are weighing their options now as they await the decision of the Cochrane-Temiskaming Waste Management Board regarding its future.The Cochrane-Temiskaming Waste Management Board has been picking up recyclables from area municipalities over the past several years and then finding
