From the Editor’s Desk
Winter Highway MaintenanceA report by the Ontario Auditor General confirmed last week what many of us have long thought: winter highway maintenance has deteriorated since the provincial government began contracting out the work.“Over the past five years, winter highway maintenance service levels have declined
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Curves Food Drive feeds the needy
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT —Curves wants to help people lose a few pounds… a few pounds of food that is during their annual food drive held from March 9 to March 31.This year’s food drive netted 1,300 pounds of donated food split evenly
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Three facing drug charges
COLEMAN (Staff) – Three Haileybury residents face drug-related charges after police stopped a vehicle in Coleman Township.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say an officer stopped a vehicle on Portage Bay Road shortly after 6 p.m. April 14.The driver, a 27-year-old man from Haileybury, and a passenger, a 25-year-old
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Vandalism in Englehart’s Centennial Park
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- Six lampposts in Englehart’s Centennial Park were recently vandalized and the town now faces the expense of replacing the posts in the park.The vandalism was noticed Sunday evening, April 12, says town clerk Sue Renaud.She said the town had to shut
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Harvey Switzer
Veteran remembers being “moved around like flies”Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Harvey Switzer was 23 years old when life suddenly
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Torpedoes to blackboards
Cecil Blackwell: Navy Seaman during WW II and educatorSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_7750" align="alignleft" width="234"] This is a photo of Navy seaman Cecil Blackwell,
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Canine companion mourned
ENGLEHART (Staff) – A popular little dog in Englehart has died, and her owner is heartbroken.Maggie Mae, a five-year-old miniature schnauzer, accompanied Linda Walton on her walks around the town.Her dog was known for making snow angels, Ms. Walton said, and was well acquainted with the 29
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Traffic Act charge laid after light pole struck
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A traffic light at a downtown New Liskeard intersection was replaced this week after it was struck by a tractor-trailer.The traffic light pole at the intersection of Whitewood Avenue and Armstrong Street was torn down shortly before 2 p.m. April 10.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial
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WW II VETS
Seeking public’s assistanceSince the millennium, The Temiskaming Speaker has conducted interviews with World War II veterans. Most of these interviews were published in The Speaker’s annual Remembrance Day tabloids. These previously published articles will be put together for a book the paper plans to publish in late summer
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City building permits decline in ’14
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Building permits for construction valued at $8.3 million were issued in Temiskaming Shores last year.Building permits are a sign of growth.In 2014, single residential development represented almost one-third of the year’s tally.Five new housing starts made up almost $1.1 million, while renovations
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