Neighbours cry “fowl” over plans to capture birds
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — There is no doubt about it, peafowl are beautiful birds, especially the male peacock with its long, beautiful tail feathers. But the birds …
Interest in Cobalt World War I memorial stone
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – A large slab bearing the names of Cobalt’s World War I fallen has been sitting behind the Cobalt public works building for years. The …
Latchford gives the nod to Rising Stone
By Jamie Mountain For The Speaker LATCHFORD – The Town of Latchford now has an official stone. Latchford council approved a bylaw to name iron oxide dendrite as …
Ethier remembered on Missing Children’s Day
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — A mother and her young daughter stopped beside the Melanie Ethier memorial tree on the New Liskeard waterfront last Sunday. The mother bent down …
City OKs emergency water main move
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city has approved a $158,850 project to relocate a leaking water main under Highway 11. Temiskaming Shores council approved the emergency relocation …
Checking chicken welcome in Charlton
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK – The homey sound of chickens clucking contentedly in the chicken coop is something that is becoming increasingly familiar in backyards across the district. The …
Residents pressing city for road safety improvements
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – More crosswalks, lower speed limits, lane reductions. The public is suggesting ways to make Lakeshore Road and other areas of the city safer …
Speeding fight takes sign route
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The city is turning to another tool in efforts to get speeding drivers to slow down. Temiskaming Shores has purchased a $4,500 mobile speed indicator sign …
Red dresses for the missing and murdered
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — On an overcast, blustery May 5, four red dresses fluttered in the wind outside the Keepers of the Circle Aboriginal Family Learning Centre …
New funding for New Horizons program
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Several groups in the Temiskaming region received New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) funding to support and enhance seniors’ services. The announcement was …