Preparing an orchard for new crops
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - Yvan Chartrand has a vision for the future.He is working on establishing an orchard on the edge of Highway 11 and Bedard Road in the former Township of Dymond, now part of Temiskaming Shores.He believes it may be the first commercial scale orchard in Northern
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Latchford pursuing industrial park
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD - The Town of Latchford is looking to acquire land to establish an industrial park.The land is located to the north of the community, adjacent to Highway 11, and currently belongs to the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC).Exp engineering firm has been asked to define an area
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Temfund seeking to raise awareness
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - Temfund has been making the rounds lately to raise awareness about its role and activities as a potential funding resource for area businesses, including resource, industry and now agriculture.Temiskaming Development Fund Corporation (Temfund) business development coordinator Lorne Hillcoat was at Temiskaming Shores council Tuesday, August
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Beef farmers making tracks north
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The beef farmers are coming.To mark its tenth anniversary, the Cow-Calf Roadshow coordinated by the Beef Farmers of Ontario is heading north for the first time.Temiskaming Shores will be home base for the September 5-7 event which includes farm visits and presentations on beef production.The
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Ontario at the Foire gourmande table
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Northeastern Ontario is trying to take a more prominent seat at the table of an annual food fair in Ville-Marie.The sixteenth annual edition of the Foire gourmande de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et du Nord-est ontarien runs August 18 through 20.There will be an Ontario pavilion in a
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Lacroix Excavating under new ownership
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HARLEY TOWNSHIP - Gabriel Chartrand digs his new business.Chartrand, of Harley Township, is the new owner of Lacroix Excavating.He purchased the business from Roger Lacroix in December 2016.The Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the grand opening on Saturday, July 29.Chartrand said he has been busy
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Success brewing for Whiskeyjack Beer Company
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Call it a Temiskaming gold rush, best served cold.That’s a description fitting of the craft beer industry in Northern Ontario as small brewers create big opportunity with their products thanks to an increasing appetite for local food and drink.Whiskeyjack Beer Company is tapping into the
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Mill Market makes big impression with grand opening
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter COBALT – The floor of the Father Les Costello Memorial Arena in Cobalt was crowded Friday afternoon – and it wasn’t with eager young hockey players.It was the grand opening of the Mill Market Cobalt Farmers’ Market on July 14.“Really, it’s the community that made this all possible,”
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Carpet One celebrates 40th anniversary and new owners
Floored with opportunityCarpet One celebrates 40th anniversary and new ownersSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - After 40 years, people are still walking all over them, but in a good way.Carpet One Floor & Home, located at 336 Whitewood Avenue in New Liskeard, celebrated a business milestone on Friday, June 23. They
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Cancer survivor hoping to help others connect
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - Alyssa Kostello, 27, of Vancouver, wants to bring something back to the Tri-Town community where she grew up.She was living in Vancouver when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma two years ago.Her experience recovering from cancer in Vancouver has provided her with some
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