Englehart carnival makes fun of winter
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Cats in hats, red fish, blue fish and orange Loraxes were popping up around Englehart on the weekend.They embodied the Seuss on the Loose theme of the 2018 winter carnival, marking what would have been the 114th birthday of the popular children’s writer.The carnival, however, drew
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Pat Wilson reflects on life’s rewards
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY - For Pat Wilson, she doesn't ask herself why she is doing something.She just goes out and does it.The outcome of her approach to life, in which she just sees something that needs doing, and then goes and gets it done, has had a ripple effect across
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Englehart letting loose Dr. Seuss
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Don’t be alarmed if you spot cats in hats or mini Whos from Whoville in Englehart this weekend.They’re just carnival-goers getting in the spirit of this weekend’s three-day festival dubbed “Seuss on the Loose.”The theme emerged when carnival organizers realized that Friday, March 2, would be
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Fire and Ice mark Shiverfest ’18
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Shiverfest 2018 is retaining its regal air.On Thursday, March 1, a royal family will be crowned to preside over Temagami’s winter carnival.But the title has nothing to do with heredity.Prospective royals will be featured in a photo gallery at the Temagami community hall. Diners at the spaghetti
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Linda Scott and the Olympic flame
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — For any athlete, carrying the Olympic flame is an honour few have experienced.As the 2018 Winter Olympic Games take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, a New Liskeard woman warmly recalls carrying the Olympic torch as it passed
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Recognizing and reporting human trafficking
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Human trafficking can be tough to detect, says the executive director of a Temiskaming victims’ assistance group.While no one affected by trafficking has yet been referred to Victim Services of Temiskaming and District, “we believe there could potentially be some human trafficking activity in the
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ECCS celebrates Flag Day and Canada
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It was a sea of red and white as English Catholic Central School (ECCS) staff and students celebrated National Flag of Canada Day on Thursday, February 15.Flag Day is a countrywide event recognizing the first time the
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Gift of reading for New Guinea school
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Donations of fiction and non-fiction books (for all ages) from the Temiskaming region can help enrich the lives of children living in New Guinea. English Catholic Central School (ECCS) in New Liskeard is asking for donations of
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Valentine’s Day special after 40 years apart
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — “It was meant to be,” said Lise Lacroix and Allan Irwin.The couple has found each other after being apart for 40 years.They first met as teenagers in New Liskeard in 1977 - she was 16
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Brightening up the season in Earlton
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON - Everyone was having fun at the Earlton Winterfest Friday, February 9 to 11.The Earlton recreation committee organized the three-day event, and their reward was a full parking lot at the Earlton arena where most of the activities occurred.This is their sixth year of putting on the
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