Paying it Forward
One Foot Forward July 9 events raise $375,000Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — An event held to honour the life of a toddler who died in hospital Boxing Day has raised $375,000, which will in turn be paid forward to enable children in South Temiskaming to
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Our summer fad
Hunting the wild PokémonDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Lois Weston-Bernstein was intrigued when she saw the same vehicle circling the chamber of commerce parking lot half a dozen times one day last week.“People are in our parking lot catching Poké balls,”-- Lois Weston-BernsteinIt turns out
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“What’s going on?”
Cobalt waiting for a little sunDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Kapuskasing and Cobalt are awaiting the completion of three ground-mount solar project sites in Cobalt.Among the delays outlined by Cobalt Mayor Tina Sartoretto at Cobalt’s regular council meeting Wednesday, July 13, is that the “contractor is waiting
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Overwhelming support
One Foot Forward events honour Greyson Zubyck’s lifeSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_13123" align="alignleft" width="500"] Despite a steady rain coming down, over 500 runners and
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Final Bikers Reunion
Committee now focusing on cancer care programDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Lake Temiskaming and the surrounding region was the beautiful backdrop for the fifteenth and final Bikers Reunion which took place in New Liskeard June 30 to July 3.But founder and committee chair Barry Phippen said the
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Changing Direction
Hwy. 11 campaign shifts to passing lanesDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A campaign to four-lane Highway 11 north of North Bay is changing direction.The focus is shifting to the addition of more passing lanes, said Helene Culhane, membership and events coordinator at
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Extension Underway
St-Michel undergoing $6.3 million expansionDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_12861" align="alignleft" width="500"] Board chair Roger Gregoire, at back, prepared to distribute cake to guests after the official groundbreaking for École catholique
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The last ride
Final Bikers Reunion is this coming July says lead organizerSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This was a committee decision. It was a tough, tough decision to make and it didn’t just happen overnight. We’ve been planning on an exit plan for three years and you have to
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Highway 11 wildlife fencing proposed
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre is calling for wildlife fencing along the northern sections of Highway 11 from North Bay.He wants the wildlife fencing to prevent collisions with large wildlife.Speaking at the Temiskaming Municipal Association (TMA) meeting Thursday, May 26, he noted
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Coleman forest fire
Mine hazards complicating firefightingDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN - A fire in an area south of Cobalt strewn with open cuts and mine hazards has proven tough to extinguish.“This fire was deliberately set,”-- Coleman Fire Chief Don LaitinenAs of
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