Guilty plea gets three-year sentenceHAILEYBURY (Staff) — Christopher Edwards, 35, of New Liskeard, has been sentenced to three years in jail, minus 92 days already served, in connection with the New Liskeard downtown fire which occurred Saturday, November 29, 2014.On Tuesday, March 3, Mr. Edwards
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Downtown fire damages tally $1.8 million
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Losses from the November 29 fire in downtown New Liskeard are estimated at almost $1.82 million.That includes the destruction of the Armstrong Street building that housed two businesses, Glenn Walton Shoes and the children’s clothing store Watch Me Grow, and six
ARSON TO BLAME IN FIRE
Two businesses, six apartments lost, people left homelessGordon Brock Speaker Editor Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD — A 35-year-old New Liskeard man has been charged in connection with Saturday’s downtown New Liskeard fire which saw more than a half dozen people left homeless, two businesses burnt to