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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Cobalt farmers’ market opening July 14
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Another farmers' market will be opening in the Temiskaming area on Friday, July 14.The Mill Market Cobalt will be opening its doors in the Father Les Costello Memorial Arena.Riversedge Developments of Sault Ste. Marie has entered a five-year lease agreement with the Town of Cobalt for
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Early cobalt exploration underway near Bay Lake
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – A company’s search for cobalt in the Bay Lake area is in the early stage of exploration.Two geologists will be conducting geological mapping in the area until the end of June.Their work is “very non-intrusive,” explained Anna Mullan, field manager with Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. of
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Proposed changes will increase minimum wage
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TORONTO - Ontario labour laws which affect minimum wage, sick leave and other potential rights and benefits of Ontario employees will be debated this fall when the Legislature resumes, expects Timiskaming-Cochrane New Democratic Party (NDP) MPP John Vanthof.A proposal has been put forward by
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Chamber objects to minimum wage increase proposal
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) - In a recent press release, the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce (TSACC) came out swinging against the proposed minimum wage hike by the provincial government.Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced a
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