Foire Gourmande making tasty return
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter VILLE-MARIE – After two lean years, the hungry can once again satisfy cravings for unique, regional flavours. The Foire Gourmande de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et du Nord-Est Ontarien …
Day in Farm Country returning to rural routes
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – After two and a half years of pandemic -related cancellations, Temiskaming is invited to come back to the country. The fourth edition of …
Verger du Terroir bearing fruit
Diane Johnston Speaker reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As crates of dusky blue haskaps roll into the yard, even Yvan Chartrand is surprised. “Unbelievable,” he said. “When I was …
Chamber announces student bursary recipients
DISTRICT (Staff) — The Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce (TSACC) recently announced $1,000 bursaries for three area high school students. Ryan Sloggett from Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS), …
City OKs sale of former Haileybury library
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The former Haileybury library is one step closer to being sold. On July 12, city council authorized the sale of the former Haileybury …
Long road leads to new Daki Menan forestry enterprise
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Amid the smell of sawdust and with dozens of people watching, a ceremonial plank was sawn to officially open the Daki Menan …
Good food in a grand building
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – The former CIBC building in Cobalt is now a grocery outlet with a sandwich, soup and salad bar. As much as possible, …
Accessibility upgrades at The Shep proceeding
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Work to make the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena more accessible will proceed this year. But the project will tally almost $97,000 more than the …
Summer Jobs program offers opportunities for youth
DISTRICT (Staff) — Youth seeking employment in the Nipissing-Timiskaming district now have the opportunity to access 500 job opportunities with the Canada Summer Jobs program. “Residents aged 15 to 30 …
New roofs on housing units
DISTRICT (Staff) – Roofing projects at the social housing units in Englehart and Earlton will be going on this year. A third roofing project was slated for 100 Market Street …