Unpaid bills
MPP seeking intervention in solar farm controversy Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd says city representatives have met with Canadian Solar officials over the issue of unpaid bills in the construction of the solar farm project in the city.In an email to The Speaker, Mayor Kidd
Annual recognition
The 2013 Citizen and Lifetime Achievement recipientsSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The 2013 CJTT FM Citizen of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and Posthumous Lifetime Achievement Awards are a means of saying “thank you” in a very big way to some worthy recipients.The annual community recognition awards were announced
Rec plans
Public gets serious about playDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – How can the city improve recreation?A multi-sports complex, better arena timetabling and new soccer fields were among the ideas, big and small, floated at a public meeting about recreation.It’s “the first baby step” in the development of a recreation
Lots of Laughs
Very good, very good…yay, was the Laughter Yoga Club mantra said at New Liskeard Public School this week during a Laughter Yoga session with instructor Kari Sterling for Grades 1 and 2. She explained to the children that laughter is the best medicine and children laugh between 300
Murder investigation continuing
Local teen chargedTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police have released few details about the death of a Haileybury man last week.The murder of Eloi Langlois, 46, is still under investigation, said Constable Renee Taylor, community services officer with the Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police.Police have said the body of Mr. Langlois was
TARTANS, KILTS AND HAGGIS
Dr. Pace killed
Investigation continuing into Hwy. 11 crash[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500"] A transport truck sits at the side of the road showing damages from a collision with a northbound vehicle driven by New Liskeard physician Dr. Peter-John Pace near Englehart on Monday,
Flu season
Timiskaming records single H1N1 caseDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As rates of H1N1 flu continue to rise in Alberta and Saskatchewan, Temiskaming has recorded a single case of the flu strain.That patient was hospitalized over the Christmas holidays, but has since been discharged and is recovering, said Ghislaine Julien, manager
First baby of 2014
A new year, a new baby for NL coupleTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Just after the start of what would have been normal business hours on any workday, Lila May made her appearance.The seven-pound, 15-ounce girl was born at 9:02 a.m. January 1 to become the first baby born at Temiskaming
A Cry for Justice
GORDON BROCK Speaker Editor Year ends with two unresolved murders and remembrance for a young Earlton teenDISTRICT – From early in 2013 to year’s end, the common thread in our community throughout the past 12 months seemed to be a cry for justice. Many of the top news stories in Temiskaming this
