Dancing docs raise $26,000
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – How lucrative is a new career on the dance floor?Very, judging by the Dancing with the Docs gala for the Temiskaming Hospital Foundation.The November 3 event raised $26,020.25 for the Care Close to Home campaign.The first-time fundraiser, held at Northern College in Haileybury, featured medical couples
The long, hot summer of 2018
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – The year may be best remembered for a summer of fire, smoke and prayers for rain.Wildfires forced the evacuation of some 20 residences in Temagami and two provincial parks, and other areas were on alert that they too might have to leave.Meanwhile, one of the biggest
Faces of 2018
Faces of 2018 Glossary
Roland Lachapelle reflects on faith and hard work
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter BELLE VALLÉE - A community, and a church, are more than places. They are the people.One person who has been an integral part of Belle Vallée and the surrounding area, and its church, Église de Notre-Dame-de-Bons-Secours, throughout his entire life is Roland Lachapelle.He and nine other children were
Food drive sets record
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Among the donations turned over to the annual Christmas food drive coordinated by local Ministry of Natural Resources and Food staffers was a frozen turkey."That's a first," said Conservation Officer Pete Gilboe as he accepted the contribution.This year's effort – assisted by Temiskaming paramedics and
HAMPER HELP
The Salvation Army Church in New Liskeard has brought back its popular Hamper Contest whereby individuals, groups and local businesses donate small and large hampers of food for needy families at Christmas, but also decorate those hampers in a Christmas theme. The best-decorated hamper wins the No Bell Prize, a
Cobalt teen working on her recovery
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The 18-year-old Cobalt teenager who has undergone two brain surgeries is now "settling in nicely" at the rehabilitation centre in Toronto, says her mother.Jamie Morin-Kennedy underwent two surgeries, including a craniotomy, in her recovery from a stroke caused by a blood clot in her brain.Her mother,
Vote on Englehart Fall Fair future
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The Englehart and District Agricultural Society is asking the Town of Englehart to wait for another month before making a decision on whether the town will take over the barns and lands belonging to the Agricultural Society.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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