PUMPED FOR HALLOWEEN
Deven Hepworth carved his way into the Halloween spirit at English Catholic Central School. Grade 7 and 8 students exercised their creativity as they crafted jack-o’-lanterns prior to the big day. They then honed their cooking skills, roasting and salting the discarded seeds for a snack. (Staff photo by
Stocking shoeboxes with Christmas wishes
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – When thoughts turn to Christmas, “shoeboxes” rather than “stockings” may spring to mind.The 1st Temiskaming Congregational Church in New Liskeard is once again the local headquarters for Operation Christmas Child.The initiative encourages individuals, families and organizations to fill a shoebox
Celebrating Franco flag and culture
The 39th anniversary of the Franco flag was recently celebrated at École Publique Des Navigateurs in New Liskeard. The 186 students at the school, along with their teachers, held a flag-raising ceremony, a parade, and gathered in the school gym to hear the school choir sing, and to also
Checking in on CMHA services
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The Cochrane-Timiskaming branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association wants to gauge how it’s doing.Clients and their families, as well as employees, administrative staff, managers and board members have an opportunity to complete surveys about the branch’s operations and approach.To complete the survey
Teaching teachers
NLPS teacher goes to Haiti with Project OverseasTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — Heading to an impoverished country struggling to recuperate from a serious natural disaster might not be everyone’s view of professional development, but it was for New Liskeard Public School (NLPS) teacher Bruno Dallaire.
Northern College Social Service Worker students give back to the community
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A group of second year Northern College (NC) Social Service Worker students are hoping to raise awareness of hunger in Temiskaming Shores when they go trick-or-treating for food donations this coming Friday, October 31.The NC students are Kayla Dinel, Melanie Roy,
Helping her community
Harvest Queen organizing upcoming fundraisersTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — The New Liskeard Agricultural Society Fall Fair Harvest Queen is a young woman with a social conscience and a desire to help others. Hannah Fedechko-Conroy has been busy organizing several events to help not-for-profit agencies in the Temiskaming region as
SWINGING INTO FALL
Five-year-old Keira gets a lift from her mom, Kayla Marshall, as the Haileybury pair enjoyed a sunny Thanksgiving weekend afternoon in the New Liskeard beach park. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
FRANCO FLAG PRIDE
Francophone students, groups and organizations across the Temiskaming region showed their pride when they hosted their green and white Franco-Ontarian flag on the day of the flag’s anniversary, September 25. Pictured in the photo are students in Grade 7 at Ecole catholique Saint-Michel who invited ACFO Community Development Officer
FALL CLEAN-UP
Larry Elliott of New Liskeard was among the city residents who took advantage of the amnesty program at the Haileybury landfill to do a fall clean-up. The landfill was also a drop-off point for trash cans that residents no longer need, thanks to the introduction of new bins for