Archives

New beginnings

Syrian family settling into life in Temiskaming ShoresSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A Syrian refugee family has arrived in New Liskeard and is settling into Canadian life with hopes of rebuilding their lives. Not well-known is the sadness they carry with them as they miss loved

This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here

Ongoing investigation

Walmart evacuated Friday evening after bomb threatDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DYMOND TOWNSHIP -- The Walmart store in the former Dymond Township was the scene of a bomb threat and subsequent evacuation Friday evening, October 14.A thorough search of the building revealed no suspicious items, police reported.The

This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here

COVERING THE 701

The Charlton Englehart Lions Club made a $10,000 donation to the 701 Restoration Committee being directed to the canopy project. The 701 Restoration Committee has raised $70,000 to date for the completion of a canopy that will further protect the refurbished steam engine, a vital part of the railway

This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here

Sinkhole repairs force two-day Hwy. 11B shutdown

NORTH BAY (Staff) – Highway 11B southwest of Cobalt has reopened after a sinkhole opened late last week and forced emergency repairs.A sinkhole developed around 3 p.m. October 14 near a culvert on Hwy. 11B.The road was immediately closed in the vicinity of the sinkhole, which

This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here

MPP presses to lift risk management cap

[caption id="attachment_2733" align="alignleft" width="210"] John Vanthof[/caption]TORONTO (Staff) – Timiskaming-Cochrane’s MPP is asking the province to lift the cap on Ontario’s agricultural Risk Management Program.New Democrat MPP John Vanthof raised the issue in Queen’s Park this

This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here