Erratic commercial driving reported to police

TEMAGAMI (Special) – Complaints of erratic driving by commercial trucks on Highway 11 in the Temagami area have been reported to police.In a news release, Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say many commercial drivers “take their driving responsibilities seriously.”It’s “imperative,” police say, that every driver of a large

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMarch 2, 2016NewsOPP

Spreading the word

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Words can hurt.That’s one of the messages behind the Spread the Word to End the Word.It targets the R-word – “retarded” – as both a description of people with intellectual disabilities and as a term of derision in casual conversation.

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MNRF posting summer student jobs

DISTRICT (Staff) -- The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is advertising its job opportunities for youths this summer.The MNRF is offering 2,000 positions across the provinces, including internships and summer jobs. Youth employment opportunities will be offered in more than 200 communities and provincial

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caMarch 2, 2016Newsemployment, MNRF

City supports seniors’ housing study

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city wants to see if a business case can be made for more seniors’ housing in the municipality.Temiskaming Shores council has supported a request for funding from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to develop a business plan for

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caFebruary 24, 2016NewsHealth, housing, seniors

City interested in partnership if new school proceeds

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city is “very interested” in working with District School Board Ontario North East if a new school is built in the municipality.“This might incorporate a new joint public-student library, which the city could possibly invest capital into or provide the

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caFebruary 24, 2016NewsDSBONE, education

OCNA Awards

Speaker and Weekender recognized for photography and editorial writingTORONTO (Staff/special) – The Temiskaming Speaker’s photography and editorial writing have been recognized by the journalism industry.The Speaker and its weekend edition, the Temiskaming Speaker Weekender, were named finalists in four categories in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s (OCNA)

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caFebruary 24, 2016NewsOCNA

ESCSM Honour Roll

DISTRICT (Staff/special) – The following is the 2015-16 first semester Honour Roll at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie.Grade 9Baril, AshleyBaril, DominicBates, LeahBédard, StéphaneBreault, MaximBreault, PaigeChartrand, AngelinaCorbin, PhilippeCôté, KaseyDaviau, JesseDewar, JennaGosselin, ÉmilieJulien, MackennaKirkey, Calvin

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EHS Honour Roll

Englehart (Staff/special) – The following is Englehart High School’s (EHS) Honour Roll for Semester 1, Term 2 (Final) for the marking period ending January 28, 2016.According to information supplied by the school, “As per District School Board Ontario North East Senior Administration level instructions, and pursuant to Privacy

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Seized drugs valued at $70,240

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Three area residents face drug-related charges after the search of a residence turned up marijuana with an estimated street value of $70,240.The house, located in New Liskeard, was searched February 10 by the Ontario Provincial Police’s organized crime enforcement bureau’s North Bay drug unit

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SCENE

This is a photo of the site where two 19 year-old Armstrong Township teens died when the northbound car they were driving collided head-on with a southbound tractor-trailer early Sunday morning, February 14. The crash happened on Highway 11, just a few kilometres north of the Highway 11 and

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