RIDE checks result in charges
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
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TDSS 2015 MALE GRADUATES
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,
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TDSS FEMALE GRADS
The 2015 Timiskaming District Secondary School female graduates from left to right in the back row are Jordan McVittie, Jenna Belanger, Nicole Secord, Vanessa Watson, Vanessa Roy, Hannah Lightle, Vanessa Lightle, Jayda Conti, Becky Meilleur, Kate-Lynn Lavallee, Carly Adamus, Lynnsey St. Louis and Hannah Fedechko-Conroy. In the third
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TDSS 2015 ONTARIO SCHOLARS
These are the 2015 Timiskaming District Secondary School Ontario Scholars : from the left in the back row are Austin Quenneville, Kevin Regimbal, Micah Ton, David Elford, Sam Gilbert, Jonathan Firlotte, Timothy Willard, Garrett Robertson, Darian Cooper, Tynan Sears, Andrew Veley and Alex Ingleton. From the left in
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Cobalt competition reveals underground movement
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="9057,9058"]COBALT – Weekend conditions in Cobalt included falling rain and flying rock.“This is just like underground. You get wet,” said Kirkland Lake Gold employee Brent Fillion.The Haileybury man was among the drillers and muckers working for fun and cash prizes in the
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Equipment failure blamed for outage
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – An equipment failure has been blamed for an outage earlier this week that left much of southern Temiskaming without power.The problem was traced to coil-like bushing equipment in the Dymond station, said Hydro One spokesperson Alicia Sayers.The outage occurred at 4:30 p.m.
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Sweltering heat
Northeastern Ontario’s heat wave raises health concernsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Summer’s here and the living is easy.After an unusually cold, harsh winter, many people living in the Temiskaming region said they wouldn’t complain when the hot days of summer arrive.Well, they have arrived
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Attention readers
Has any published Veteran’s story been left out?DISTRICT (Staff) --The Temiskaming Speaker is nearing completion of a book containing the stories we’ve told over the past two decades with area World War II veterans.The book will consist of previously published stories going back to the 1990s. Since
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An energetic discussion
The proposed wind energy project in Lorrain Valley does not sit well with everyone in the area, and there are many concerns being expressed.But there are others who support the move to green energy, and the need for lands to be utilized to support this movement.There are
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When Lassie walked with me
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]When I was a child, I attended a country school.The school was located one-and-a-half miles from my home, and most often I
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