Harvest Queen reflects on “amazing opportunity”
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It will be bittersweet when the reigning New Liskeard Agricultural Society (NLAS) Harvest Queen, Shaelyn Turcotte, passes her sash and crown to her newly crowned successor this coming Friday night saying it has been an “amazing opportunity” and she feels blessed.Ms.
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BACK TO SCHOOL
The big yellow school busses arrived in droves at New Liskeard Public School (NLPS) this week marking the first day of the new school year, Tuesday, September 6 for the majority of students in The Speaker’s circulation area . (French-language Roman Catholic students went back last week.) This is
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Driver facing drug charges
LATCHFORD (Staff) – A Penetanguishene man faces trafficking charges after a recent police roadside stop in Latchford.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers were conducting a RIDE – Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere – program on Highway 11 in Latchford August 26.Shortly after midnight, police say a driver was
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Grotto site slated for repairs
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The site housing the grotto that was once part of the Soeurs de l’Assomption de la Sainte Vierge convent is getting a facelift.The Chevaliers de Colomb Conseil Fatima 1398 in Haileybury will be providing the labour and some of the materials
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Micro-plastics in Lake Temiskaming
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- The Ottawa River is 1,200 kilometres long, and its presence is an important part of Canada’s geography.The river, with Lake Temiskaming at its head, feeds into the St. Lawrence River, and from there feeds into the Atlantic Ocean.Lake Temiskaming and the
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Forest fire help sought
NORTH BAY (Staff) – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is asking for the public’s help to identify who was responsible for a fire north of Temagami.The ministry said the fire, located in the Red Squirrel Lake area and designated North Bay 44, was lit
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Police seeking public’s help in fire investigation
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police are appealing to the public for information as they investigate what they’ve termed a suspicious fire in Cobalt last week.On August 16, a late-night fire at 32 Baker Street destroyed a camper and caused some damage to a residence.The Cobalt Fire Department
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Cigarette suspected as cause of grass fire
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – A discarded cigarette is suspected to have caused a grass fire west of Haileybury earlier this month.Two passing motorists spotted the fire at the intersection of Highway 11 and the former Highway 558 at around 11:30 a.m. August 9 and immediately called 9-1-1.The
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A song of summer cheer
Sometimes there is just no better way to say something.The songwriters, with the addition of uplifting music, so often come up with exactly the right sentiment, or observation, about life and what it is to be human.Nat King Cole nailed it with his 1963 song Roll Out
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What To Do If You Find A Sick, Injured Or Abandoned Wild Animal
DISTRICT (Release from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry) -- If you see what you think may be a sick, injured or abandoned animal, don’t remove it from its natural habitat. It may not need assistance and you could do more harm trying to help.Determining if Wildlife
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