Farm show putting ag in spotlight
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – A rural rite of spring in Temiskaming returns this week with the Earlton Farm Show.More than 60 exhibitors will take over the Earlton Recreation Centre April 12 and 13.Last year’s show drew some 3,800 visitors “and we’re hoping for similar attendance,”
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KEEPING CARE CLOSE TO HOME
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Students building on trades
ENGLEHART (Staff) – After the sawdust settled at Englehart High, several students advanced to a province-wide competition in construction trades in May.Five schools from District School Board Ontario North East sent students to the regional competition in construction skills earlier this month.Competitors had six hours in which
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Splash pad fundraising kicking off
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Proponents of a splash pad park on the New Liskeard waterfront are preparing to launch a corporate sponsorship and donation campaign.It will begin in the coming weeks, reported Tammie Caldwell, a member of the committee and Temiskaming Shores recreation services director,
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All aboard: The Train is on the air
SueNielsenSpeakerReporterENGLEHART— South Temiskaming’s radio listeners have a new track they canfollow.TheTrain 103.1 FM is officially on the air playing with fewercommercials and more music to the delight of listeners from Latchfordto Kenogami and all places in
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Not so Naked and Soundchek merge
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - What does music and fashion have in common in downtown New Liskeard?They are now under one roof as Not So Naked Designs and Soundchek Music have merged
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No private service for non-urgent patient transfers
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - The district is once again facing a situation in which it can only rely on the availability of ambulances or private transportation to get patients to and from the district for medical
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Northern Ontario showcased at PDAC
TEMISKAMINGSHORES (Staff) – A dozen businesses from the South Temiskaming andTemagami areas showed their services to the world this week at amammoth mining exhibition in Toronto.Theywere among more than 110 suppliers from the region taking part in theNorthern Ontario Mining Showcase at the PDAC
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Beach Gardens plan revised
TEMISKAMINGSHORES (Staff) – Plans for the Beach Gardens development onLakeshore Road have changed a little.Underthe latest plan, the lakefront residential development at the southend of New Liskeard will now include 17 units, down from 18.Insteadof two fourplexes originally planned for
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Labour investigation ongoing
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – An Ontario Ministry of Labour investigation is continuing into a workplace incident at the SMC (Canada) McAlpine Mill in Coleman earlier this month.Ministry spokesperson Janet Deline said the
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