Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD -- A Classical Variety Night is being presented at St. Paul’s United Church in New Liskeard on Thursday, March 9, beginning at 7 p.m.The special musical evening is being held to raise funds for the church’s maintenance expenses, such as the costly
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The Cobalt Mining Museum has a new board chair in Brit Griffin.Griffin, along with other representatives of the mining museum, as well as representatives of the Bunker Military Museum, also located in Cobalt, was present at the town council’s Tuesday, February 21,
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - In celebration of 150 years of Canada’s confederation, ACFO-Temiskaming (Association Canadienne-française de l’Ontario-Temiskaming) is developing a project to mark the contributions of francophone as well as anglophone residents in the district.Dominic Hamel is heading up the project throughout 2017, researching the
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- Local historian Florent Héroux has now written 12 books on area history, including genealogy, all including interesting, colourful and often little known facts that bring the region to life.All books to date have been written in French and four include English
Diners were offered salad with their pasta – courtesy of Grade 7 and 8 students, from left, Genna Pritchard, Jessica Groulx-Walsh and Emily Demarce – at a recent fundraiser at Timiskaming District Secondary. Proceeds will offset the cost of a three-day trip in June to Ottawa, where Grade 8
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – Smoke alarms save lives, says Temiskaming Shores’ fire chief.Investigators found no working smoke alarms in the house where a mother, father and teenager died in a Valentine’s Day fire in Brampton, said Chief Tim Uttley last week.“Early detection and warning of a fire
