Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The first annual Wabi River Kayak Challenge drew a variety of spectators.Racers “even had cows cheering,” said Rick Demers of Timmins, minutes after winning the elite 10-kilometre sprint challenge that took kayakers past the Golf Course Road bridge and back.“It was good – a nice

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - "It does take a village to raise a child," said Healthy Kids Community Challenge project manager Tammy Flood at the opening of the Cobalt community garden.A gathering of close to 20 people turned out for the ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the garden on Argentite Street."We know

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Feeding milk from a bottle to a calf that was just two hours old and seeing the fascinating way bees make honey were just a few things people learned while taking part in A Day in Farm Country, a self-guided tour of Temiskaming agriculture.Area farmers invited

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor ELK LAKE – After 70 Elk Lake Civic Holiday Weekend celebrations, this wasn’t the worst weather ever.Veterans of past events have seen days of rain, sometimes even a few snowflakes.But the 2017 version just saw some rain on Saturday, temperatures dipping into single digits Sunday morning, but then

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP — From the earliest of times, people have been fascinated by the concept of flight.Flight and model airplanes also fascinate members of the Temiskaming and Region Model Aircraft Club (TARMAC).They are a group of like-minded people from across the Temiskaming region who enjoy remote control model

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CANADIAN FORCES BASE BORDEN - From the time she was 13, Sarah Eckert has been drawn by the idea of taking part in expeditions.She had a taste of her dream last summer with one such excursion to the Atlantic Ocean.The 18-year-old Coleman Township teenager is still keeping her

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – There’s a new squad available to do odd jobs this summer.The young workers’ business slogan?“They can do everything for you.”Five senior elementary students from Temiskaming Shores and the Earlton area have formed a co-operative and launched “Les enfants en action.”The goal of the summer job