Candlelight vigil will continue at veterans cemetery
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A memorial bench has been set up at the Cobalt Veterans Cemetery in Haileybury in memory of Ken Riley …
Englehart veteran honored to receive Quilt of Valour
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A beautiful Quilt of Valour was wrapped around Canadian Armed Forces veteran, Serge Lacasse at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 54 in late …
THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE
Coleman Township Fire Chief Don Laitinen was presented with his long-service medal and bar from the Fire Marshal’s office at a special ceremony October 14 in Coleman. He first became …
Fire department gets alarming help
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – If a resident of Temiskaming Shores or Harris Township needs a life-saving alarm that detects smoke and carbon monoxide, “don’t be afraid to …
FOOD FOR THE NEEDY
The Pastoral members of Ste-Croix Parish in Haileybury are once again asking members to bring non-perishable food items to church each week. This week it was pasta for the Haileybury …
City council calls for “strong continuous” library funding
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council has backed the Temiskaming Shores library board in its call for a “strong continuous funding program” for library services. The spark …
New era rung in for historic bell
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A bell that warned Haileybury of emergencies and tolled for sombre ceremonies now has a new home. The bell that stood outside the …
New city fire hall will house today’s larger vehicles
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Dignitaries, Temiskaming Shores council and staff, volunteer firefighters and others gathered at the Rorke Avenue location of the new …
Whooping cough outbreak may be over
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A whooping cough outbreak in the central part of Temiskaming may be at an end. While the occasional possible case continues …
Hundreds turn out for flu/COVID clinics
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s that time of the year – leaves change colour and fall, and people line up for flu shots. The opening …