Chat with city firefighters
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – What should you look for in a carbon monoxide detector? How can you better protect your home from fire? How do you become a firefighter?City residents can satisfy their thirst for answers October 12.Temiskaming Shores Fire Department is inviting the public to drop by McDonald's Restaurant
Temiskaming plowing match marks 20 years
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – At the Temiskaming Plowing Match last year, Jose Denis said the ground was so hard that it was impossible to use the walking plow.And this year?Conditions are "a little damp," said Denis, as he and a team of Belgian draft horses struggled through deep muddy furrows
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Fall migration banding in full swing
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILLIARDTON — The miracle of the fall bird migration is being played out at the Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre (HMREC) where visitors are being given a bird’s eye view of saw-whet owl banding.The fall migration has been underway for a while now, starting as early as
North On Tap raises cheers to tune of $48,000
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) - The second annual North On Tap craft beer festival held at the Harbour Place Pavilion in Haileybury in July was a huge success, raising $48,000 for local groups.“Without a doubt putting together a festival of this magnitude is a lot of work,” said organizing committee member
A fair donation
Mother Nature gives Fall Fair a boost
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – It was better than a fair time.It was a great fair time.The 116th New Liskeard Fall Fair took place September 13-15 under summer-like conditions for all three days.“Overall it was a great fair,” said Meghann Packard, president of the
Community Food Bank Drive seeks donations
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The need for food in the South Temiskaming region is such that volunteers at area food banks are kept busy meeting the demand.Food banks assist the working poor, children, teens, adults, seniors and people on fixed incomes or the disabled.