Haileybury woman needs a second lung transplant
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Life is dependent onthe very act of breathing. For a Haileybury woman, breath is something she’sbeen fighting months for.Vicky Pineault has been advised by doctorsshe will need
Earlton Lions looking to settle in den
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor EARLTON – A brand new, hot off the press (as it were) medallion isavailable in Earlton.The 22-member Earlton Lions Club has been fundraising for over two yearsto build a new
Planning for the 2019 Englehart Fall Fair
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The new board of the Englehartand District Agricultural Society met on Saturday, February 9, and discussedtheir plan to bring back the Englehart Fall Fair for another year.President Brian
Love is For the Birds
Kerns Public's School of Flock students were on hand at the Hilliardton Marsh for World Wetlands Day Saturday, February 2, and helping with releasing birds. Grear Sadler, 10 (left) and her brother Lachlan (right) took this moment to admire and pet a hoary redpoll before it was released back into
John R. Hunt reflects on 67 years of journalism
by Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - John R. Hunt, probably the longest serving and best-known journalist in Northern Ontario, met his first deadline in 1925.He was born in a suburb of London, England, to Henry Hudson Hunt and Daisy Grace Rolfe, one of three children and the only boy.Hunt's father was
Earlton Winterfest rolling out fun for all
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON - The Earlton Winterfest is being rolled out for a rollicking good time February 8 to 10.Once again, the Earlton arena will be the hub of activities.With the promise of milder weather than that which was experienced through January, people will be able to take in the
Haileybury church hall preparing to open
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – This year marks the 125th anniversary of the establishment of an Anglican congregation in Haileybury.It’ll also see the long-awaited opening of the new hall at St. John and St. Paul Anglican Church.It’s been on the church’s wish-list for some 20 years, but work began in earnest
Healthy breakfast program digs in at Ecole Navigateurs
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Breakfast is a crucial part of a child’s day.From memory to creativity, children learn faster and more easily if they have a nutritious breakfast.