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Representatives from Ontario’s universities were at Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) on Tuesday, September 30 offering students information about admission requirements, scholarships, campus life, etc. Students from TDSS, Englehart High School and Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie listened to university representatives pitch the reasons why they should choose their respective

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caOctober 15, 2014Newseducation, TDSS

Farm tractor driver charged in collision

EVANTUREL (Staff) – The driver of a farm tractor has been charged after a collision on Highway 11 near Englehart that left one woman injured.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say an unlit farm tractor towing a hay wagon was northbound near Kirbyson Road at about 7:45 p.m. September 25.

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The area I call home

[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]One of my favourite places in the world is in Quebec off Highway 101.Over the past 40 years or more I have

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caOctober 2, 2014Newslake temiskaming, Quebec

Palliative care in Temiskaming on agenda

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Palliative care in Temiskaming will be the subject at Pro-Vie Right to Life’s annual fall meeting.Two representatives of Timiskaming Hospice Palliative Care will speak at the October 2 meeting.Program coordinator Betty Smallwood is a registered nurse with certification in gerontology and hospice palliative

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caSeptember 24, 2014NewsHealth, palliative care

Dedicated to his community

Longtime Harley Township fire chief passes awayDISTRICT (Staff) — One of Temiskaming’s most beloved fire chiefs to join the volunteer fire service passed away last week, leaving behind a 31-year legacy of dedication and pride.Harley Township Fire Chief Wayne Hearn passed away at the Temiskaming

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caSeptember 24, 2014NewsFire Department, Harley Township

Hwy.11 crash claims North Cobalt man

DISTRICT (Staff) – As was reported last week on The Temiskaming Speaker’s website, for the third time in three weeks a collision on Highway 11 between a motor vehicle and a tractor trailer has claimed a life. The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caSeptember 17, 2014Newsaccident, fatality, highway 11

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

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caSeptember 17, 2014News

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

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caSeptember 10, 2014NewsColeman Township, fire

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

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caSeptember 10, 2014NewsSTATO

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

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speakeradmin webmaster@northernontario.caSeptember 3, 2014NewsOPP, traffic