Poet awarded 2018 Order of the North
ELK LAKE (Special/Staff) – The latest recipient of the Order of the North has literary roots.The honour has been awarded posthumously to William Henry Drummond, a renowned poet and physician who died in 1907 while serving miners of the Cobalt camp.The award is presented by the Jack Munroe Historical Society
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Learning more about Canada’s cultures
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- September will go out in a glory of area culture with this year's Culture Days.There are numerous activities taking place over the period of September 28, 29 and 30 in Temiskaming Shores, Cobalt and Temagami, as well as other locations across the province and country.Tri-Town Culture
Englehart artists practise open door policy
ENGLEHART (Staff) – Twenty-nine artists and artisans. Eleven locations. One tour, along scenic roads bedecked in fall colours.Englehart Area Artists are staging their ninth annual Open Door Studio Tour this weekend.Visitors can pick up a map at various locations in and around the Englehart area.It plots 11 locations in Englehart,
Venne retrospective at Temiskaming Art Gallery
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - One of the most well-known and well-loved artists in Northern Ontario is now being featured at the Temiskaming Art Gallery in Haileybury.Lionel Venne: A Retrospective is an exhibition of 47 of Venne's artworks. A number of other unframed pieces are also
New Liskeard Fall Fair celebrating 116 years
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It’s been 12 months in the making, 116 years in the delivering and things are ready to go as the New Liskeard Agricultural Society presents their annual New Liskeard Fall Fair from Thursday, September 13, to Saturday, September 15.
Dancing docs unmasked
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Who will be swapping scrubs for formal attire at the upcoming Dancing with the Docs gala?Five couples from the area's health care field will be competing on the dance floor at the November 3 fundraiser for the Temiskaming Hospital Foundation.They are Dr. Eric and Isabelle Besner,
PoeARTry North exhibition on display at TAG
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Leonardo Da Vinci’s quote, “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen,” may describe the PoeARTry North exhibition at the Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG).A closing reception and awards ceremony for PoeARTry North, involving 23