Fallen conductor blamed for outage cause
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A fallen conductor was the cause of a power outage to more than 1,700 electricity customers in southern Temiskaming late last week.The February 17 outage, which was reported to have occurred at 4:55 a.m., affected residents from Dymond to Casey to Dack.Hydro One
Albert street prepped for upgrade
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The engineering to reconstruct a half-kilometre stretch of Albert Street in Haileybury will be completed this year.That means it’ll be shovel-ready when funding opportunities arise, said Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd after council met February 7.The engineering will be completed
City rolls into bronze bike-friendly status
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – In the mid-February depths of winter, few people are thinking of biking.But that may change.Temiskaming Shores has been awarded a bronze level standing as a bicycle friendly community by the Share the Road Cycling Coalition.The city joins Thunder Bay
Cue to Cross
City prepping to flip the traffic light switchDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – New sensors that will match traffic lights to traffic volumes are being installed in downtown New Liskeard.In order to get your cue to cross, (pedestrians) will have to press the button. (The lights)
Celebrating the school year
CELEBRATING THE SCHOOL YEARLearning, growing, friends and fun are all part of a school year. Payton Bumstead (left) and Charlotte Peters were enjoying a special day at New Liskeard Public School on Friday, February 10. It was 100s Day, marking the halfway point of the school year for
Northern Turning 50
TIMMINS (Special/Staff) – Ontario’s college system and Northern College are turning 50 this year.Northern kicked off local celebrations in January with faculty and staff.In a news release, it said special events and activities will be held at each campus – in Haileybury, Kirkland Lake, Timmins and Moosonee
Goodbye and best wishes to editor Gordon Brock
This week The Temiskaming Speaker says goodbye and best wishes to editor Gordon Brock upon his retirement on February 10, 2017.Gord is originally from Maple, Ontario, and moved North to begin working at The Speaker in 1984 and has been the editor since 1985.The Speaker has
New Liskeard man facing multiple charges
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A New Liskeard man faces more than a dozen charges after police tried to stop a vehicle on Armstrong Street late last month.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers spotted an unlicensed motorist driving a sport utility vehicle on Armstrong shortly before 4
City wants passenger rail service back
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – In the final weeks of 2016, motorists in Northern Ontario experienced 90 road closures or blockages because of weather or crashes.The number of closures over a seven-week period was cited in the most recent newsletter by the Northern and Eastern Ontario Rail Network.The
111th birthday next week
Each year's top storyGordon Brock Speaker Editor [caption id="attachment_11947" align="alignleft" width="150"] Gordon Brock Speaker Editor [/caption]DISTRICT – This “leap week” issue of The Speaker marks the last one of the paper’s