Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What does the transfer of grades 7 and 8 to Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) mean for the future of Haileybury Public School?It will leave the school with more unoccupied space, acknowledged Doug Shearer, chair of District
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Protesting the move
Safety concerns raised over Grade 7-8 move to TDSSDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter “It was served to us on a garbage can lid.”TEMISKAMING SHORES – Plans to transfer grades 7 and 8 to Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) were unveiled to parents last week.But the reason for the
Letter to the Editor
Memories of that schoolDear Editor:I noticed in The Speaker a building that Lloyd “Strad” Wilson says was a school.It was also the home of the Second New Liskeard Scout Troop.I, along with Jim Grant and many others, started that troop.It began about 1957.My dad,
Northern extends China link
TIMMINS (Staff/Special) – Just as Northern College grads can be found around the world, so too are its courses.The college has formalized a new partnership with China’s Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College (CIPC).It will see four Northern programs – instrumentation and control engineering technician, mechanical
Celebrating Franco flag and culture
The 39th anniversary of the Franco flag was recently celebrated at École Publique Des Navigateurs in New Liskeard. The 186 students at the school, along with their teachers, held a flag-raising ceremony, a parade, and gathered in the school gym to hear the school choir sing, and to also
TDSS student named a Board ONE trustee
TIMMINS (Special) – A Timiskaming District Secondary School student is one of two new student trustees at District School Board Ontario North East.Grade 12’s Jenna Belanger, who counts art and photography as her favourite subjects, will bring a student voice to the board.“I think this experience will
Teaching teachers
NLPS teacher goes to Haiti with Project OverseasTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — Heading to an impoverished country struggling to recuperate from a serious natural disaster might not be everyone’s view of professional development, but it was for New Liskeard Public School (NLPS) teacher Bruno Dallaire.
Northern College Social Service Worker students give back to the community
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A group of second year Northern College (NC) Social Service Worker students are hoping to raise awareness of hunger in Temiskaming Shores when they go trick-or-treating for food donations this coming Friday, October 31.The NC students are Kayla Dinel, Melanie Roy,
Letter of the Week
About the move to TDSSDear Editor:This is an open letter to the director and trustees at District School Board Ontario North East:I am writing in regards to the board’s decision to move the New Liskeard Public School (NLPS) and Haileybury Public School (HPS)
Relocation of students
Grades 7-8 moving to TDSSDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Senior students from New Liskeard Public School and Haileybury Public School will be moving to high school a little early.The schools’ grades 7 and 8 will relocate to Timiskaming District Secondary School, effective February