Flipping for Loons
The Temiskaming Northern Loons set up to flip hamburgers to raise funds for the swim club Saturday, July 12. They were on site at the open house and fun day held at Leis Landscaping on Highway 11 in Dymond Township. The event also marked the opening of a new
Englehart community centre complex improvements
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- It’s going to be a busy season ahead for the Englehart and Area Community Arena Complex as more changes take place in and outside the building.LED (light-emitting diode) lighting will be installed throughout the building.The work will begin in the
FOOD “FUR” THOUGHT
Local food banks won’t be hungry as a bear – not even Smokey – thanks to a recent drive at Walmart and Chartrand’s Your Independent Grocer. Some $850 in cash and an estimated two tons of food, enough to fill three pickups and a boat, were donated during the
L.A. YARD SALE
The Latchford Volunteer Firefighters Fundraising Association held their annual yard sale at the Latchford Community Centre recently. Laura Wareing, left, and her mother Karen were among the residents who showed their community support. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque)
Blood donor clinic coming in August
SUDBURY (Special) – August 19 is a red-letter day.That’s “red,” as in blood, and “letter,” as in type A, B and O.The mobile clinic operated by Canadian Blood Services will next be in Temiskaming Shores August 19.Blood donation is vital, said the collection agency.A car
Sharing blessings in Haileybury and Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY/COBALT -- A group of about 20 to 25 people will be coming up from Kitchener-Waterloo to do volunteer work for people in their homes in Haileybury and Cobalt.The outreach activity is a project of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, says Haileybury and Timmins Pastor
Area coordination needed
Low turnout for Kap-Kig-Iwan toursDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_3428" align="alignleft" width="500"] Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park offers a variety of surfaces for biking and Saturday, June 14, mountain bikes were taken out
ESCSM Honour Roll
NEW LISKEARD (Staff/special) – Here is the Honour Roll for the second semester of the 2013-14 school year at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie.[caption id="attachment_3438" align="alignleft" width="500"] ESCSM Ontario ScholarsHere are the
Army Cadets mark 65 years locally
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) -- The 2344 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps held their 65th annual review Saturday, June 13 at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena in New Liskeard.As the official sponsors, members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 54 in Haileybury were among those present to witness the
Household recycling bins on the way
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Curbside recycling in Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt will be contained with the help of a company based in Los Angeles.Temiskaming Shores council has approved the purchase of new household bins in preparation for the launch of the new curbside, residential pickup in September.The