Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – “We’re not just about weight loss. We’re about wellness,” says Cindy Holden.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – The Cobalt area mining camp is getting a new look – a deep look, extending up to 40 kilometres under the earth’s surface.Seismic surveys will be conducted along Highway 567 through Coleman Township, with several days of work expected to begin later this month.The surveys won’t
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Despite some cool, rainy weather, the Beef Farmers of Ontario’s (BFO) tenth annual Cow-Calf Roadshow rolled into the Temiskaming region bringing visitors from eastern and western Ontario to the farms of
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
