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
TREE FALLS
If a tree falls on Latchford Street in Haileybury does anyone hear it? Yes, of course. Robert Franks reported that a large willow tree had fallen to the ground directly across from his driveway at the beginning of this week. The tree is located on Northern College campus property
AMBULANCE CHECK-UP
Four-year-old Connor Mallais of North Cobalt described his scraped knee to paramedic Léonce J. Verreault while touring an ambulance. The emergency vehicle was recently on display during a morning devoted to safety and injury prevention at the Ontario Early Years Centre in Haileybury. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
GREAT STYLE
Grayson Bond-Selman, 4, of Englehart, showed his great style as he whipped a ball at a stack of pop cans at the Englehart and Area Historical Museum’s Kids’ Day At The Circus Friday, July 18. Owen Vaillancourt, 4, of Englehart was a bystander as the great pitch was made.
PROVIDING SHELTER
A large blue tarp measuring fifty feet by twenty-five feet is providing shelter from the elements for those who choose to ride the Carter Antila Memorial Skatepark. The tarp was donated by Dr. Tarp of New Liskeard and is valued at $1,000. From the left in the photo are