Food in spotlight at Foire gourmande
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter VILLE-MARIE – Will 13 be lucky for the Foire gourmande de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et du Nord-Est ontarien?This weekend sees the thirteenth edition of the mammoth food fair in Ville-Marie, where visitors can sample foods from northwestern Quebec, Northeastern Ontario, and beyond.But while half a
Hummingbird Garden Party at the Marsh this weekend
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILLIARDTON — The Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre is hosting a Hummingbird Garden Party this coming Sunday, August 17 from 8 a.m. to noon. They invite everyone to come to the Marsh to enjoy all the usual fun activities of songbird banding and critter
DRAWING STRAWS
Getting to make a mess was more fun for some young hunters than actually finding the quarters hidden in the straw. Dozens of youngsters came out for games and races at the fifth annual SMC/North Cobalt Flea Market Fun Day held at Teck Prospect Park in Cobalt on Saturday,
BLUEBERRY FISHING
Six-year-old Destiny Nietlispach of Temagami is already an accomplished angler, she’s been hauling in the big ones since she was about two years old. She was among many children trying their luck off the Temagami docks during the town’s annual Blueberry Festival on Sunday, August 3. (Staff photo by
Annie coming to Temiskaming
COBALT (Special) – The cast will come out tomorrow…or next week, as preparations begin for Annie.The musical is the latest project by Small Pond Entertainers, a local non-profit community theatre organization.Annie will be staged on the weekends of November 15 and 22.Auditions to cast the well-known
AND THE SOLUTION IS…
Add a few drops of food colouring to a little cooking oil, pour the mixture into a jar of warm water, and voilà. The colourful solution caught the eye of, from right, five-year-old Samuel Boucher, eight-year-old Katie Lacarte and library clerk Alison McCorkle. The Haileybury library was recently transformed
Coleman teen wins World War I educational trip overseas
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP -- Fourteen young Canadians from across Canada will be travelling to England, France and Belgium in August to learn more about World War I and Canada’s role in that event, and the effect that war had on Canada.Among that group of high
FRIDAY NIGHT TUNES
Downtown shoppers in New Liskeard enjoyed live music July 25, courtesy of Ian DeJoseph, far left, Steve Teal and Julie Preston, at right. The New Liskeard Business Improvement Area had hoped to offer live tunes and artists in action on Friday nights throughout the month, but arranging schedules for
Elk Lake showing Civic spirit
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ELK LAKE – In Elk Lake, the Civic Holiday weekend is synonymous with “homecoming” and “fun.”And this year is no different, as the community prepares to mark the sixty-eighth annual celebration.The activities kick off Wednesday,July 30 with an evening bingo at the Royal
Mining fun and memories for everyone
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT --There will be fun for everybody in and around Cobalt over the Civic Holiday weekend.First off the bat will be the Bass Lake Mens’ and Mixed Slo Pitch Tournament with 18 to 20 teams from throughout the area gathering at the ball diamonds