Charlton park receives $74,000 grant
CHARLTON (Staff/Special) – A $74,000 grant from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation has been used to repair and upgrade features at the Blackbridge Pioneer Park in Charlton. The newly …
Flu clinics continue this week in Temiskaming
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – While a new so-called “Frankenstein” COVID-19 variant is on the rise in Canada, local health officials are urging residents not to be …
Cobalt bylaw restricts exotic pet ownership
Joe Hornyak Speaker Reporter COBALT – Owning an exotic animal is now against the law in the town of Cobalt. At its September 16 meeting, town council gave third reading, …
Celebrating 130 years at New Liskeard’s Presbyterian church
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in New Liskeard will be celebrating its 130th anniversary on October 19. The congregation is …
50 years of Franco-Ontarian flag celebrated
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Approximately 70 people gathered under sunny skies near the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police on Armstrong Street …
Salvation Army Food Bank offers services for Cobalt clients
Sue Nielsen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – They say when one door closes another one opens. This is surely the case as the Salvation Army Temiskaming Community …
EVERY CHILD MATTERS
The sun shone, the drums beat loudly and a flock of Canada geese flew overhead as about 100 people started out from Scott Street Tuesday morning for the annual …
COLD AND WET AND FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Students and staff at Temiskaming District Secondary School got into the spirit of the Terry Fox Run when they held an ice water dump challenge on September 26. Student …
Family Fun Day on the Farm firms up food banks
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter HARRIS TOWNSHIP – The Family Fun Day on the Farm attracted close to an estimated 1,000 people in this, just its second …
ACFO Témiskaming asks city for more French services
Darlene Wroe Temiskaming Speaker TEMISKAMING SHORES – ACFO Témiskaming has approached Temiskaming Shores council to partner “to enhance communication with its French-speaking population and to project an image …
