Skilled trades students trade skills for medals
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Do job applicants need letters of recommendation when they can produce medals proving they’re tops in Ontario? A pair of Englehart High students – …
Smile Cookie campaign seeking volunteers
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Smile cookies need their smiles. The 2023 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Campaign, benefiting the Christmas Wish program, is seeking volunteers to decorate the …
Temagami looking at short-term rental regulations
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami council has requested a report from staff regarding the possibility of further regulating short-term rentals in the municipality. Council also has …
Boards announce administrative changes
TIMMINS (Special) – Changes at the top are coming to the region’s two largest school boards. The Conseil Scolaire Catholique de District des Grandes Rivières (CSCDGR) will be …
New, expanded Lodge expected to open in the fall
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The new, expanded Temiskaming Lodge is expected to be completed in mid-September. “Very soon after this date, residents from the current …
Go North series lands at Manitoulin brewery
NORTH BAY (Staff) – Community support through an online fundraising campaign helped launch a Manitoulin Island brewery. The story of Split Rail Brewing Co., located in Gore Bay, …
ACFO’s new Ca commence ici drop-in centre
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Francophone newcomers to the South Temiskaming region will be welcomed and informed via a new drop-in centre located in New Liskeard. The L’Association …
Trains to reinstate Northlander on track: minister
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Steps to relaunch passenger rail service in Northeastern Ontario are continuing, says Ontario’s associate minister of transportation. The trains for the restored Northlander service …
PDAC 2023 “incredible,” says city’s mayor
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city’s mayor left his first visit to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference impressed. “The event is incredible,” …
NORTHERN SHOWCASE
Mining interests from around the world met in Toronto at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention earlier this week. They had the chance to tour the Northern …