WELCOME BACK!
A welcoming committee of staff and students greeted Grade 9 students at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte Marie (ESCSM) on the first day of school on Monday, August 25. From the left are members of the ESCSM student council, Jessy Cote, Faith Dugas, Francesca Roy, Jordan Desjardins, ESCSM Principal Carol
Making a splash
Englehart council members and town staff joined forces to create an ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) challenge for other area councils. A front end loader provided a perfect opportunity to make one huge splash at the doorstep of the town office Friday, August 22. The councils and staff of the
Latchford seeking correction on spelling of veteran’s name
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- Latchford town council has approved a change for the spelling on a road name in Gillies Limit.At its regular meeting Thursday, August 21, Latchford council approved changing the spelling for the Stan Wattom Road to Stan Wattam Road.The spelling on the
The road to school starts with safety
THORNHILL (Staff-Special) -- As the classroom bell rings in the new school year, over 800,000 students across Ontario will ride the bus back to school. That is why CAA South Central Ontario <http://www.caasco.com/> (CAA SCO) is reminding drivers to slow down in school zones and watch for flashing
Helping area children get ready for school
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Salvation Army, NorthernTel, CJTT, and The Temiskaming Speaker are the main partners in an effort to distribute backpacks and school supplies to children living in poverty across south Temiskaming.From Englehart to Temagami, families have been receiving assistance with the annual
SUMMERFEST SIZZLE
A Summerfest barbecue added up to a little over $2,000 for the New Liskeard Firemen’s Association. The fundraiser, staged with the help of Giant Tiger and its suppliers, helped firefighters enter a team in this year’s dragon boat festival, support the Bikers Reunion, and keep an antique truck running
JACK LEG DRILLER
The Cobalt and Coleman Lions Club Mining Competition was held on Saturday, August 16 outside the Father Les Costello Memorial Arena. Pictured during the Jack Leg drilling portion of the competition is Mileage 104 resident/experienced miner Gordon Fillion, behind him is volunteer Gino Chitaroni. Mr. Fillion came in third
Working together, relaxing together
Club 154 at 154 Market Street in New Liskeard has a new outdoor swing and table unit. Through their combined efforts, and the support of area service clubs, the group representing 30 apartments in the rent-geared-to-income housing unit were able to afford a new bench swing and table. The
Keynote speaker to address common question
COBALT (Staff) -- Where do we go from here?It’s a question often on the minds of many people.Nancy Lee Kotanko of Simcoe, Ontario, will be visiting the area Sunday, September 7, when she will be discussing just that question.Guests at the seventh
Apartments proposed for NL medical centre
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Liskeard medical centre has a buyer.Temiskaming Shores council approved the sale of the Whitewood Avenue clinic for $225,000 to Allan Moonie and Gwen King-Moonie of Notre-Dame-du-Nord.But the sale has several conditions, including the rezoning of the property by