On the shore of Lake Temiskaming
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]When I was a child growing up in the country outside Englehart, the big annual event was the church outing in which we all
COLEMAN TOWNSHIP HOUSE FIRE
Fire destroyed a family home on West Cobalt Road in Coleman Township last Saturday, September 6. Coleman Fire Department Deputy Chief Martin Cook said they received the call at 9:15 p.m. and the Cobalt Fire Department arrived first on the scene. Both fire departments battled the blaze into the
Pursuing STATO trail northward
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) -- The South Temiskaming Active Travel System (STATO) trail organizers have their sights set on getting the trail extended from the New Liskeard waterfront into Dymond Township.The group is continuing their fundraising efforts to develop the trail.The City of Temiskaming Shores council has given
Motorcycle deaths headed for seven-year high says OPP
ORILLIA (Special)-- With 26 motorcycle fatalities on record so far this year and at least two more months of the motorcycle season remaining, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is concerned that 2014 motorcycle deaths could reach a seven-year high. As of August 18, 2014, 25 motorcyclists and one
TRAFFIC STOPPED
Lakeshore Road just south of Radley’s Hill in New Liskeard was closed for about 30 minutes to all traffic on August 27. Two southbound cars collided with the vehicle seen here flipping over onto its roof and skidding across the northbound lane and the South Temiskaming Active Travel Organization
Passion pulls people in
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]Marketing has an undeniable impact in making or breaking an activity.There are many tourist attractions in the area, but those that are seeing a
Northern legend
The fighting spirit of Jack Munroe and The PatsSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_4380" align="alignleft" width="500"] A wreath was placed Monday morning in honour of Princess
Truck Rollover
On Monday, August 25 at approximately 10:15 a.m., a northbound tractor-trailer driven by a 44 year-old Nipissing Township man hit the shoulder of the road along Highway 11 in Armstrong Township, about a kilometre south of Earlton, resulting in the truck landing in the nearby east ditch. The driver
Hwy. 11 fatal crash under investigation
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A Highway 11 crash south of Temagami has claimed one life and sent three people to hospital.As of The Speaker’s deadline Tuesday, August 26, police had not released the names of people involved in the collision pending notification of next of kin.Police report that
Wanted: Harvest Queen Contestants
Pageant organizers seeking more numbersSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT —There are a few names that have been put forward to vie for the 2014-2015 Harvest Queen title for the New Liskeard Fall Fair Friends of the Festival Harvest Queen pageant, but more are needed says Lead Organizer Sharron Graydon.