The Speaker’s Best of 2017 list
DISTRICT (Staff) – How The Temiskaming Speaker remembers the year 2017.STORY OF THE YEAR: Renewed interest in the Cobalt Mining Camp SPORTS STORY OF THE YEAR: TSMHA retires Alexa Corneil’s hockey sweater FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Rebecca RamsayMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Isaac Story-Korman COACH OF THE YEAR: Volleyball coach Nikki CambridgeSPORTS
Year In Review: Angus runs for leadership
Angus places second in bid for NDP leadershipDISTRICT (Staff) – Charlie Angus carved out a spot in national political history in 2017 when the veteran MP – also a writer, activist and musician – made a run for the leadership of the federal New Democrats.The Timmins-James Bay MP, who lives
Year In Review: Latchford dam
Dam refurbishment project represents a $34 million investmentSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD — Perhaps the most distinctive physical characteristic of the Town of Latchford is its dam site.The Latchford Dam, built in 1913, sits on the Montreal River controlling the water level of Bay Lake.The dam site played a big role in
Fuel spill cleanup continuing
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Investigation is continuing into the environmental impact of a fatal tractor-trailer collision south of Temagami earlier this month.But there are no indications that diesel fuel made its way into Robin’s Creek or Pan Lake, said Brent Trach, environmental officer with the Ontario Ministry of the
Tight timeline for fire department bookkeeping changes
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The four Englehart area councils are all supportive of bookkeeping changes that are coming to the Englehart and Area Fire Department.There is no planned change in the operation of the department.Auditor Kemp, Elliott and Blair has advised the Englehart fire board that the change is required.The
Holiday schedule for transit service
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES/COBALT - The Temiskaming Transit bus service will be off the roads for the statutory holidays of December 25, 26 and January 1.Temiskaming Shores physical assets manager Mitch Lafreniere told The Speaker that this schedule is followed annually, and reflects the fact that if buses were maintained
Bethlehem Walk attracts hundreds of visitors
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter THORNLOE - Bethlehem came to Thornloe on a chilly Sunday night as hundreds of people took a walk through the woods for a depiction of The Christmas story.The ancient story surrounding the birth of baby Jesus came to life during the 17th annual Thornloe Crossroads Baptist Church Bethlehem
Food drive on
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Don’t be alarmed if you see Smokey the Bear and paramedics this weekend.They’ll be at Walmart and Chartrand’s Your Independent Grocer on December 16 collecting donations for local food banks.The pre-Christmas collection was launched almost a decade ago by staffers with what was then the Ministry
Corneil named acting MOH
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – While the Timiskaming Health Unit continues to search for a new full-time medical officer of health, a Temiskaming Shores physician has been hired on an acting basis.Glenn Corneil has been named acting medical officer of health of the district’s public health unit for the next
TREES DOWN
If a tree falls in downtown New Liskeard does anybody hear? Of course people working and shopping in the downtown core last week heard the two large oak trees near the New Liskeard Library on Wellington Street being cut down. Declining health of the trees and public safety were the