GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Looking up in anticipation, this trio’s hopes were met a moment later when a large splash of water came cascading down on these Englehart Public School students. From the …
Northern doc talks about her first novel Drownproofing
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A number of friends and interested supporters gathered at the Temiskaming Shores Public Library on June 12 to hear Timmins family physician Karen …
The sound of summer on Lake Temiskaming
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Good music and good friends will be converging at the Algonquin Regiment Memorial Beach Park by the old bandstand and at …
YOUNG POETS
A highlight of this year’s Spring Pulse Poetry Festival was recognition of winners of the Jim Sargent Elementary School Poetry Contest. Pictured above are, front from left, Danika O’Shaughnessy-Bourdon, …
OUTDOOR ART INSTALLATION
For years, members of the Union culturelle des Franco-Ontariennes (UCFO) in New Liskeard spread the word, asking people to collect plastic container lids. As a pandemic project, they transformed …
Celebrating the life and work of Muriel Newton-White
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Temiskaming Art Gallery is now showing a retrospective exhibition of the works of Muriel Newton-White. The prolific artist …
Spring Pulse Poetry Festival this weekend
COBALT (Staff) – Once again, David Brydges of Cobalt has organized and is presenting the Spring Pulse Poetry Festival in Cobalt June 5 to 8. Poets will be …
Speaker receives five newspaper industry awards
TORONTO (Staff) – The OCNA has announced that The Temiskaming Speaker is the recipient of five provincial journalism awards for work done in 2023. The paper received an …
Order of the North honouring first Cobalt nurse
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – Annie Saunders is the next recipient of the Order of the North. She was the first nurse in Cobalt in …
MP announces funding for Franco organizations
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — In an effort to promote bilingualism, inclusivity and the benefits of a strong economy in the Temiskaming region, $308,600 has been granted by …
