Lavigne inducted into Hall of Fame

COBALT (Staff) – Mervyn Lavigne of Haileybury was recently inducted into the Cobalt Mining Museum’s Founders and Mining Partners Hall of Fame.Mr. Lavigne was honoured for his work in preserving the museum and the Cobalt mining camp, said museum manager Ann Fraboni.Born in Ottawa on June 9,

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caAugust 20, 2014Businesscobalt, Cobalt Mining Museum, mining

White Mountain Publications moves and opens bookstore

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The main floor of the headframe at 50 Silver Street in Cobalt is now the home of a new and pre-loved bookstore.Deborah Ranchuk, owner of White Mountain Publications, officially opened her new retail outlet on Friday, August 8.

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Competition Bureau reviewing Ontera sale

DISTRICT (Staff) -- Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin says that the Competition Bureau is reviewing the pending sale of Ontera to Bell-Aliant.“The sale has the potential to greatly decrease telecoms competition in our region and lead to increased prices for consumers,” Mr. Aspin commented in a press release.Mr.

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caAugust 13, 2014BusinessBell-Aliant, business, Ontera

Seeding ag development

NLCAT a life-changer for early gradDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Over almost three decades, the New Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology sent its grads to fields across Ontario and beyond.The “aggies” number some 800.But no alumnus is as deeply rooted in the

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caAugust 6, 2014Businessagriculture, New Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology

Thanking volunteers, from a seated position

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Volunteers, take a seat.Or, in the case of Timiskaming Home Support (THS), give one.When the not-for-profit agency was looking for a way to thank its unpaid assistants, the volunteers themselves said they needed no more mugs.So the agency puzzled

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caAugust 6, 2014Businessdonation, Temiskaming Home Support, Volunteers

Aggies returning to New Liskeard

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – It’s been 20 years since the New Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology closed its doors.But the aggies are coming back.The first reunion of college grads and former staff runs August 15 and 16.Organizers began spreading the word a year ago in hopes

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caAugust 6, 2014BusinessNew Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology

Taking flight

Airport part of regional infrastructure, says managerDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP -- The future of the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport is a topic that is on the minds of area municipal representatives.Whether a funding strategy can be arrived at which will ensure the smooth operation of the

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caJuly 31, 2014Businessairport, Earlton

Environmental testing at Sherman Mine ongoing

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Twenty-four years after the closure of Sherman Mine, water leaving the site has been found to meet provincial standards.But testing is stepping up this summer that will look at water, sediments, and potential problem areas at the former iron ore mine.It

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caJuly 31, 2014Businessenvironment, mining

Red Hat Society chapter strikes up in Cobalt

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The Red Hat Society has come to Cobalt.A new chapter has just been registered by Theresa Tasse and, although the first meeting has not yet been held, a name has already been chosen--the Classy Cobalt Red Hatted Ladies.The newest chapter of

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caJuly 31, 2014Businesscobalt, Red Hat Society

Job Losses

Request made for review of Ontera saleDISTRICT (Staff) -- Area federal MPs are calling on Canada’s Competition Commissioner to review the provincial government’s sale of Ontera to Bell Aliant.Both Conservative Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin and New Democratic Party (NDP) Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus have announced

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caJuly 23, 2014Businessjob losses, Ontera

The Temiskaming Speaker

Temiskaming Shores Community Newspaper

Lavigne inducted into Hall of Fame

White Mountain Publications moves and opens bookstore

Competition Bureau reviewing Ontera sale

Seeding ag development

Thanking volunteers, from a seated position

Aggies returning to New Liskeard

Taking flight

Environmental testing at Sherman Mine ongoing

Red Hat Society chapter strikes up in Cobalt

Job Losses