Local teen chargedTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police have released few details about the death of a Haileybury man last week.The murder of Eloi Langlois, 46, is still under investigation, said Constable Renee Taylor, community services officer with the Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police.Police have said the body of Mr. Langlois was
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Members of a New Liskeard drop-in centre typically serve lunches once a week to raise a little money.But on January 28, they were the guests.The occasion was Bell’s fourth annual Let’s Talk Day, and the location, Rendez-Vous Place.The telecommunications company has designated the date for
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter EARLTON — Just shy of a month into their journey on foot to Ottawa, a group of First Nation people from Attawapiskat representing Aboriginal communities along the James Bay coastline walked through Earlton to raise awareness of First Nation treaty rights.The name of the walk is called “Reclaiming
Red Sky Performer Meegwun Fairbrother was at New Liskeard Public School on Thursday, January 30 courtesy of Pied Piper Kidshows. Red Sky is Canada’s leading company of contemporary world Indigenous performance in dance, theatre and music. Former Temagami resident Sandra Laronde is a choreographer with Red Sky. Mr. Fairbrother told
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — She is a Temiskaming Shores francophone youth that goes above and beyond for her community.Josée Boulanger, 17, of New Liskeard has been named the 2013 ACFO-Temiskaming and Club Richelieu ‘Youth of the Year’.She received her award during the annual Association canadienne-francaise de l’Ontario (ACFO) annual
Blindfolds turned Tri-Town Bowling into dark alleys for more than 140 bowlers on February 2. Participants were blindfolded and then guided to the start, in hopes of bowling a spare or a strike. “We’re having a blast,” said North Cobalt’s Michel Lachaine, centre, who guided his father, Guy, as his
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Some locations in a new photo exhibit are immediately recognizable – the New Liskeard post office steps, a dragonfly mosaic, a stop sign.But when seen through the lens of recovery from mental illness, the familiar scenes take on new meaning.The steps indicate the journey to
Alice Cooper’s No More Mr. Nice Guy brought Samantha Foley, guitarist Josh Lawrence and the rest of the band to the stage at Timiskaming District Secondary School. The Northern Rock concert wrapped up the semester’s rock music course. “This is their final exam, too,” said teacher Gail Menard as students
The hair was big and the colours fluorescent at Riverside Place when Haileybury firefighters turned back time to the 1980s. Firefighters and friends – including, from left, Kevin and Nadine Hallworth and Steve Langford – sponsored an ’80s-themed dance at Riverside Place February 1 to raise funds for the Carter
Living in a sparsely populated region such as we do, we are much more aware of events around us than others are in other more populated regions.Or are we?The problem with our judicial system is that cases take a long time to get to court.By the time they reach court,
