Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP - TemSAR (Temiskaming Search and Rescue) officially opened its new headquarters Monday, May 28.The Hercules and the Royal Canadian Air Force Search and Rescue Squadron 424 provided a fly-by, and an incorporated training session added parachute jumps to the spectacle.Under a warm spring sky, well wishers

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — She was raised in a business environment and that is where she functions best.Her steely determination, twinkle in her eye and endless energy have earned Haileybury businesswoman Nicole Guertin the 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year Award at

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - Canadian Emergency Services (EMS) Week took place May 27 to June 2.During that time EMS staff took part in activities to educate the public about the service they provide.Timiskaming EMS Chief John McCarthy commented that paramedics across Canada show dedication and compassion and are ready on

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A cool blustery day didn’t stop a large crowd from enjoying themselves at the 12th annual Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) Pow Wow on Friday, June 1.This year’s theme was “Honouring Our Warriors” with a special dance held for men only. The pow wow is

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – University studies, family life and career took Vivian Hylands Hostetler from Cobalt to Boston, Denver and Palo Alto, and then Ottawa.In 1990, she returned to Cobalt, where she became a passionate advocate for the preservation of the community’s history.But her interests extended beyond Cobalt into

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Jenn Tonkin of Cobalt was eight months pregnant, expecting her second child, when she was rushed by ambulance to the Temiskaming Hospital while suffering severe pain.She was immediately transferred to a Sudbury hospital where an emergency C-section was performed.Her baby boy, Aiden Marcus, was delivered

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD - The Spectrum Alliance at Timiskaming District Secondary School is a group of students who provide support and friendship to teens who have identified as LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer), and also seek allies in the school and the larger community.Two years ago the group

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - Grade 9 English Academic students at Englehart High School are putting their best feet forward.The class has initiated a project encouraging people to bring in their unneeded shoes or boots if the footwear might be suitable for someone else to use.The project, called If The Shoe