Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As two proponents fine-tune bids for wind power projects in the Lorrain Valley, the area’s MPP is advising residents to ask hard questions.“That will either stop this project or make it the best project in Ontario,” said Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof.
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
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
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
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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
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.
DISTRICT (Staff) – A defective piece of equipment in a breaker is being blamed for a widespread power outage on the weekend.Power went out around 4:20 p.m. Saturday, August 1 across much of the southern Temiskaming area.It extended from Sisk and McLaren townships south of Temagami north
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]I remember years ago when then Timiskaming MPP David Ramsay (and Ontario Agriculture Minister) argued against an expanded trade in dairy. He asked, what
LATCHFORD (Staff) – A Valley East man faces a drug-related charge after being stopped in Latchford at a roadside check program targeting impaired drivers.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police were conducting a RIDE program – Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere – on Highway 11 in Latchford July 23.A 41-year-old man
The 2015 Timiskaming District Secondary School male graduates from the left in the back row are Sheldon King, Anthony Robertson, Justin Beairsto, Matthew Lacroix, Daniel Charette, Russell Johnston, Timothy Willard, Travis Walker, Tyler Walker and Alex Byers. From the left in the third row are Kenneth Knot, Joel Moreau,
