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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
DISTRICT (Special) – FedNor is still on board an initiative reserving a special place for the North at the Royal Winter Fair.The federal agency is providing $408,900 to the NECO Community Futures Development Corporation, which serves East Nipissing and East Parry Sound, to coordinate the Northern Ontario Pavilion
