Reviewing 2014 – August
WEEK OF AUGUST 6, 2014Aggies returning to New LiskeardTEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s been 20 years since the New Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology closed its doors.But the aggies came back.The first reunion of college grads and former staff ran August 15 and 16.WEEK OF
Reviewing 2014 – September
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 3,2014 Harley Man killed in head-on crash with tractor-trailerDISTRICT – For the second time in six days a head-on motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer and a SUV has claimed a life on Highway 11.On Sunday, August 31 police say Derek Horner, 35,
Reviewing 2014 – October
WEEK OF OCTOBER 1, 2014Evanturel Challenge hikes over to Kap Kig IwanEVANTUREL TOWNSHIP – There was a change of scenery for the latest iteration of the Evanturel Adventure Challenge.The September 28 road race – which features jogging, bike riding and hiking – started and ended
Police warn of holiday scams
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – ‘Tis the season for shopping and, it seems, scamming.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police are reminding the public to be wary of attempts to defraud them of cash during the holiday season.Among the current scams they identify is an email offer claiming to be from
School bus fire:
Stock Transportation Ltd. buses burned in weekend fireSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY — Four school buses parked at the Haileybury Stock Transportation Ltd. parking lot caught fire in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 14. No one was hurt and no students were aboard the buses at the
Reviewing 2014
Thornloe makes road investmentTHORNLOE (Staff) – Thornloe invested more than $30,000 in roads within the village in 2014.It also paid $16,400 for Ontario Provincial Police service – that cost is anticipated to rise to $17,800 in 2015.Its 2014 allocation from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund, the
Police seek public’s help to find teen
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 15-year-old they describe as a runaway.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they are concerned for the well-being of Havin Peddie and need to verify her safety.She’s described as white, four feet nine inches in height,
Equal access sought for side-by-sides and two-ups
DISTRICT (Staff) -- Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof has introduced a private member’s bill calling on the provincial government to allow side-by-side and two-up off-road vehicles to be driven on the shoulders of provincial highways.The amendment to the legislation governing off-road vehicles would provide drivers of side-by-side and two-up
Reviewing 2014
Borgford Bridge reconstruction big project for KernsDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter KERNS TOWNSHIP -- For Kerns Township, the 2014 year has been focused on the reconstruction of the Borgford Bridge on Maybrook Road.At the beginning of December, the project was approaching completion.Kerns
SUPPORT
Two Temiskaming Shores Fire Department firefighters lean on each other for support as they pour water on the flames of the Glenn Walton Shoes building roof last Saturday. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)