Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Staff and students at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) had an otherworldly experience recently involving blue and yellow teams of staff and students.The 6th annual Intergalactic Day, held Thursday, September 28, was a fun way for staff and students “to promote school spirit and celebrate

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It was fifty years ago this year that Tom and Theresa McGrory and their three wee children left their homeland of Scotland travelling to Northern Ontario as newly arrived immigrants. The year was 1967, Canada’s centennial year.In 2017, during Canada’s sesquicentennial year, discussions have taken

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ELK LAKE - Three groups came together in Elk Lake recently to celebrate a "fantastic" crop from the second annual Elk Lake community garden.Harvested vegetables were incorporated into several tables of prepared food at the Elk Lake community hall where a free Community Fall Feast was held September

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – As the area prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend, the needs of others were in the forefront one week earlier.The Temiskaming Speaker Community Food Bank Drive was held September 30.Locations across the southern district accepted donations of food, personal items and cash to support food banks

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — In this day and age of fast food and fast paced lifestyles, teaching nutrition to teenagers is an important activity and a rewarding one, as an ESCSM teacher found out.Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) nutrition teacher Isabelle Peddie recently received the Teach Nutrition Award from

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - Temiskaming Shores council has chosen to invest in repairs for the Carnegie building which houses the New Liskeard branch of the Temiskaming Shores Public Library.Councillor Mike McArthur noted at the city council meeting that even if the city moves the library to another location, it

TEMISKAMING SHORES – It was 95 years ago today, October 4, 1922, that The Great Fire began.Brush was being burned so area farmers could clear the land for crops when, on that hot, dry day, strong

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD - There are many adventures to be had around the region, but not all are well known or well used. One of those is the Montreal River, which offers 220 kilometres of experiences.Many people know this river well, but Mac Hamilton, who is one of those living

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP - Bass Lake Park is an accomplishment of which Coleman Township is proud, and as much as the park already has to offer, the plans for the future continue to unfold.Currently work is underway in the reconstruction of one of the many small cabins on the