Outfitter moose tag offences lead to $9,900 in fines
TEMISKAKMING SHORES (Special) – Almost $10,000 in fines have been levied against two men for illegal use of moose validation tags in the Marten River area.The charges relate to tourist outfitter adult moose validation tags issued from 2013 to 2015.The two cases were heard February 11 and
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The log in our eye
[caption id="attachment_11944" align="alignleft" width="211"] Darlene Wroe[/caption]It’s easy to point a finger at others about their lack of self-control or their self-destructive behaviours.It’s harder to look inside yourself at the things that are
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Trashing hazardous wastes June 4
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Have you started spring cleaning?Temiskaming Shores would like you to hold on to hazardous household wastes – such as old paint and dead batteries – until June 4.That’s the date of this year’s Orange Drop.From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., residents can bring
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“Highway design concern” Englehart River Bridge area subject of traffic concerns
EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP (Staff) -- The Englehart and Area Community Policing Committee wants to see a further reduction in speed limits for northbound traffic approaching the Englehart River Bridge, as well as improved winter maintenance.In a letter to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, sent in early March, the committee
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FUELING EDUCATION
Grant Fuels and Propane is helping the region’s students attend Northern College with a $5,000 donation to the Leaders of Tomorrow campaign. The campaign’s goal is $250,000, which will sustain a foundation providing a $500 entrance scholarship each year to one student from each high school and adult learning
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Travel affecting blood donations
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – The next blood donor clinic in Temiskaming Shores is a month away.But existing and potential donors with travel plans should check with Canadian Blood Services about eligibility to give blood at the April 26 clinic.“New donation rules to protect the blood supply from
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Through a glass darkly
[caption id="attachment_11944" align="alignleft" width="211"] Darlene Wroe[/caption]Poverty is difficult to understand, both for those who are caught within the maelstrom of circumstances which feed it, and also for those who have never experienced it,
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A look at Lake Temiskaming breakup
DISTRICT (Staff) – It’s been a warmer than usual winter this year in the region surrounding Lake Temiskaming. Anglers on Lake Temiskaming have reported a buildup of at least a foot of ice on the lake this year whereas last year there was at least two or more feet
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Missing indigenous woman
Police asking for tips on six-year-old caseDISTRICT (Staff) -- The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are calling on the public for any information anyone may have regarding the disappearance of Shelley May Anderson on September 19, 2009. She was 51 at the time and living in Cobalt.Ms. Anderson
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Snowmobilers charged
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Two out-of-towner snowmobilers face charges after a trip through Haileybury.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they responded March 1 to a call about two snowmobilers suspected to be impaired and travelling on a club trail in Haileybury.Police say they located the machines at about
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