Quilts bring comfort and thanks to veterans
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter EARLTON — A quilt can bring much more than physical comfort. It can hold love and kindness. Two veterans say the quilts they received …
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TDSS grad awarded $80,000 scholarship
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — Nadia Breault, 17, of Coleman Township is well on her way to a successful university experience after winning the prestigious McMaster …
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John R. Hunt believed in the North
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – Many across the district and beyond will know and remember the name John R. Hunt. The well-known journalist began writing about the North in …
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Injured bald eagle found at Haileybury landfill
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Eagles are one of the most powerful birds on the planet, with wide wingspans, laser focused vision and large sharp talons, but there …
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Francophone organizations receive FedNor support
DISTRICT (Staff) – FedNor is providing a total of nearly $675,000 to assist four Francophone organizations in Temiskaming. The announcement made online June 3 revealed funding assistance for the Fondation …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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