Cattle lost in Earlton barn roof collapse

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Up to a dozen cattle were killed and a large dairy operation put on hold when a section of roof collapsed at a barn outside Earlton on the weekend.The cause of the roof collapse on March 5 hasn’t been determined, said dairy

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Olive David turns 105

Oldest woman in Temiskaming doesn’t “worry about life”Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — She was treated like a celebrity and almost everyone in the room wanted to have their picture taken with her.Haileybury Extendicare Tri-Town resident Olive David was hugged and kissed and treated like

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Board staff recommend HPS closure, new JK-12 school

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TIMMINS – As trustees move toward a decision on the fate of Haileybury Public School next month, school board administrators are recommending that it close at the end of June and its students be transferred to New Liskeard Public School.In a second recommendation, they’re

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Double Fatality

Two teens killed in Highway 11 crashSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say two teens are dead as a result of a motor vehicle collision between a car and a tractor-trailer that happened in Armstrong Township on

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Ontario Northland cut

New Liskeard bus terminal closingDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Ontario Northland has issued a notice that it will be closing its New Liskeard bus terminal.The terminal is being closed effective March 5.The Husky Rest Stop on Highway 11 north of New Liskeard has been providing

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HPS future

Board to decide school’s fate in MarchDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s not a foregone conclusion that Haileybury Public School will close, say officials with District School Board Ontario North East.“The decision has not been made,” said Pearl Fong-West, the board’s superintendent of

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“Care close to home”

Hospital launching strategic planning processDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As Temiskaming Hospital plots where it wants to be in three to five years, it’s adopted the theme of “care close to home.”The statement is an important part “of where we need to go,” said

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Charges laid in fatal crash

(Staff) – Charges have been laid following the death of a Latchford man in a tractor-trailer collision near Matheson last week.Gary Messenger, 61, of Latchford was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred January 11 on Highway 11 in Taylor Township.Ontario Provincial Police report

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Pedestrian fatality

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A Haileybury man is dead after being struck by a motor vehicle on Lakeshore Road near Moore’s Cove during the noon hour on Monday, January 11.According to a press release from the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, Rejean Lajoie,

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Eight Charges

OPP release 2015 Temiskaming holiday RIDE statsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have just released statistics collected from their Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program which began on November 23 and concluded January 2, 2016.In

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