Riverbank slides into Wabi
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A big chunk of riverbank now sits in the Wabi, a short distance from the bridge on Golf Course Road.All was normal at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, said landowner Danny Desjardins.But at 8:30 a.m. the next day, he
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HPS closing June 30
Board approves students’ transfer to NLPSDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Haileybury Public School will close at the end of June, and its students will head to New Liskeard in September.The accommodation review process looking at the future of the Haileybury elementary school ended March
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A legacy of love
Zubycks’ son’s death inspires One Foot Forward FoundationSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Through loss and love, New Liskeard residents John and Shelly Zubyck are building a legacy to honour their two year-old son Greyson’s memory and to keep his spirit alive.
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Wind dies down
Lorrain turbine towers proposal rejectedDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LORRAIN TOWNSHIP -- A proposal for the construction of wind turbines on Crown land in Lorrain Township has been rejected.Since 2012, wpd Canada Corporation, based in Mississauga with its parent company in Germany, has been investigating and developing a
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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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