Hospital says emergency 24/7 service continues
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) -- Temiskaming Hospital continues to provide emergency 24-hour service, the hospital stated in a press release.Rumours are circulating that the Temiskaming Hospital will not be providing 24-hour emergency service, and will be reducing the hours on a rotating basis effective November 1.On Monday, October
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Tractor driver facing charges after boy injured
HARLEY (Staff) – A New Liskeard man faces charges related to drinking and driving after a five-year-old boy was injured riding on a tractor last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say the New Liskeard boy sustained non-life threatening injuries in the September 25 incident.Police say the boy was
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Water system linking prompts boil-water advisories
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – If work proceeds as planned, boil-water advisories for residents of New Liskeard and Dymond may be lifted by the end of the week.The advisories are precautionary measures implemented as part of a $2.3-million project linking the Dymond and New Liskeard water
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Fortieth anniversary of Franco-Ontarian flag celebrated
[gallery ids="9822,9821"]DISTRICT (Staff) -- Francophone schools in the area were all involved in the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag Friday, September 25.ACFO (Association Canadienne-Française de l’Ontario) Témiskaming community development officer Jean-Claude Carrière commented that it is important to involve “French-speaking schools of the region
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No injuries
No one was injured when a car caught fire Saturday, September 26. The driver was able to pull the car off Highway 11 in Harley Township before it fully ignited. Firefighters and police were on hand between about 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. while the fire was extinguished and
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Stress reduction, bovine-style
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – When you have to move cattle, how can you minimize their stress?Curt Pate, a livestock handling expert based in the western U.S., is on a Northern Ontario tour offering workshops on low-stress cattle handling.He’ll hold a clinic in Temiskaming Shores next week.The
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Keeping kids safe in vehicles
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – If you’re worried that your child’s car seat may not be fastened securely, roadside help is available.On October 1, trained community members will be stationed on Lakeshore Road north of Haileybury to inspect and assist from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.The clinic is
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Fortieth anniversary for Franco-Ontarian flag
“Symbol to all Canada”Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Friday, September 25 will be the 40th anniversary of a symbol representing the rights of Franco-Ontarians in Ontario to have their language and their culture.The Franco-Ontarian flag was raised for the first time 40 years ago in Sudbury
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Quiet sex ed protest staged at MPP’s office
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the September 9 issue of The Speaker. It is being reprinted here as a large section of the story was inadvertently deleted in last week’s issue.TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – In some Ontario communities, sign-toting protesters showed up at MPPs’ offices to loudly express their opposition to new sex education curriculum.In New Liskeard, half a
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OPP launch “Focused Patrol” program
DISTRICT (Staff) — The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)have begun a proactive and innovative service delivery model called “Focused Patrol”. In a press release, the OPP say this program will maximize their resources by having police officers in locations where the need for police service is the greatest.The OPP say there will
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