Skating show of a unique kind
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Most people likely think of an Ice Capades-or Stars on Ice-type extravaganza when they think of an ice show.
Bird counters spread their wings this weekend
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - Sharpen your observation skills and grab your bird identification books as the first Christmas Bird Count of 2017 in the South Temiskaming region is scheduled to take flight this weekendThe Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre (HMREC) count begins on Saturday, December 16, at 8:45 a.m.Meet
Local photographer feeds her passion – and others
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter COBALT – The Cobalt/Coleman/Latchford and Area Food Bank can picture a nice start to the new year.Cobalt photographer Sue Nielsen
Temagami creates festive light show
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMAGAMI – “This is amazing.”Former Temagami resident Carol Okey and family made the trip from Powassan Friday night to take in the fourth annual Temagami Country Christmas event and the trip was well worth it.“(We came up) just to see this,” she said December 1 at the display
Temagami brightening the season
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Visitors can take a nighttime stroll through the forest later this week on a Temagami trail illuminated by Christmas lights.The fourth annual Temagami Country Christmas will be staged for two nights only at Peacock Woodcraft down the Milne-Sherman Road on December 1 and 2.Visitors can sip
Village Noël springs to wintry life
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – “This is awesome, this is fun,” said Gino Dacunha.The Hearst man was in Temiskaming Shores on the weekend with the Hearst Lumber Kings Atoms for the Challenge Cup hockey tournament.During a break in action at the arena, the Hearst team joined thousands of visitors who
Englehart unveils Christmas
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – There was enough snow late last week to get people in a festive mood in Englehart.But there wasn’t so much that it kept people from taking in the November 17 unveiling of downtown merchants’ Christmas windows and the special sales at a variety of locations.And the
Christmas Train visiting in early December
DISTRICT (Staff) - Ontario Northland's Christmas Train will once again be making the rounds, bringing Christmas cheer to children and their families throughout the North.The decorated freight train, with friends, will be making an appearance in this part of Northern Ontario during the first week in December.Community friends will be
Temagami illumination Christmas
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Elves with a flair for outdoor décor have already been scampering through the bush outside Temagami.It’s all in preparation for December 1-2 and the fourth annual Temagami Country Christmas.For just two nights, the wooded area behind Peacock Woodcraft on the Milne-Sherman Road will be transformed into a
TAG “About Eve” art exhibition explores body image
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — In a world obsessed with women’s bodies, hundreds of thousands of women report feeling depressed about the way they look.The good news is there is an artist who is talking about body image and using her medium to express her message.Simcoe-based Metis artist Tracy-Mae Chambers