FIERY PROCEEDS
The annual Summerfest barbecue raised $2,168 for the New Liskeard Firemen’s Association. The annual fundraiser is staged with the help of Giant Tiger and its suppliers. Proceeds this year supported the firefighters’ entry in the dragon boat races, maintenance of vintage firefighting equipment, and the Bikers Reunion. Turning over
Testing confirms blue-green algae
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Testing has confirmed an algae bloom recently spotted at the New Liskeard beach was toxic blue-green algae.The Timiskaming Health Unit advises that contact can irritate the skin and eyes.Consuming the contaminated water can cause headaches, fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain and
Heinz Dittmann
A German soldier’s memoriesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LORRAIN TOWNSHIP -- Heinz Dittmann, 89, is always smiling, says his wife Gerda.He has had a successful life in Canada, and lives comfortably on the beautiful shore of Lake Temiskaming in Lorrain Township with children and grandchildren
Cobalt Train Station shines again
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="9183,9184,9182,9181"]COBALT -- The Cobalt Train Station has undergone a transformation.The building now features gleaming floors of crushed quartz, dark oak beams, ceilings and door frames.The pride of its earliest years has now been returned to the building, which was a key part
Investigation continuing into boaters’ deaths
TEMAGAMI (Staff)– Investigation is continuing into the deaths of a Harris Township couple whose bodies were found in a lake north of Temagami last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said foul play is not suspected in the deaths of Ginette Labonte, 51, and her husband, Rene Labonte, 54.
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