Wilsons head south for provincial playoffsSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Canada’s Wonderland may be in Vaughan, but the Wilson Puckhounds will find their amusement parked at the rink this weekend.The Wilson Chevrolet Buck GMC Atoms will be in Vaughan April 11-13 for the Ontario Hockey Federation (OHF) All-Ontario A Championship.“The
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Roof collapse
Snow weight causes major damage at Three HSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — An accumulation of winter snow plus a dumping of heavy wet snow last week all contributed to the collapse of the roof at the Three H Manufacturing Systems Ltd. building, located at 156462 Clover Valley Road, said President
Last year’s lessons
Partners watching Montreal RiverDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter JAMES TOWNSHIP -- Municipalities, Ontario Power Generation (OPG), and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) are among those keeping an eye on the Montreal River as spring advances after a particularly long and cold winter.“We are keeping an eye on it,” said James Township
TRAFFIC HALTED
Ice build-up on the tracks was blamed for the derailment of an empty rail car at the Highway 11 crossing near Georgia-Pacific in Englehart. Traffic was halted for a short time while crews re-railed the car March 29, said Ontario Northland communications manager Rebecca McGlynn. Normal traffic resumed at 1:20
“Taking action” to help crime victims
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Canadians’ attention will focus next week on the victims of crime and the services available to help them.“Taking action” is the theme of National Victims of Crime Awareness Week April 6 through 12.In Temiskaming, trained volunteers are available 24 hours a day to help local victims
Three-H will resume production
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- Three H Manufacturing Systems Ltd. is a company that has been producing office furniture for more than 35 years, employing 83 people.The roof collapsed over part of the building which had been constructed in 1980 and “theoretically, the roof should have held, but given the
From the Editor’s Desk
A question of ethics[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]On Thursday, March 27, the Canadian Community Newspaper Association announced The Temiskaming Speaker will receive four awards for newspaper excellence.One of the awards is for overall newspaper excellence
Letter of the Week
Not if but whenDear Editor:We are told the N.E.B. stands for the National Energy Board, but we were not made aware that it also stood for its position as the New Enbridge Bureau.So much camouflage for an independent branch of the Federal Government, which in the disguise as a fair