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Celebrating the school year

CELEBRATING THE SCHOOL YEARLearning, growing, friends and fun are all part of a school year. Payton Bumstead (left) and Charlotte Peters were enjoying a special day at New Liskeard Public School on Friday, February 10. It was 100s Day, marking the halfway point of the school year for

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Northern Turning 50

TIMMINS (Special/Staff) – Ontario’s college system and Northern College are turning 50 this year.Northern kicked off local celebrations in January with faculty and staff.In a news release, it said special events and activities will be held at each campus – in Haileybury, Kirkland Lake, Timmins and Moosonee

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Library hangout

Nine-year-old Owen Arsenault needed only a couple of guesses before he solved the Hangman puzzle presented by mom Heather Nelson. “Books” was the word, and a fitting choice on Family Literacy Day. The New Liskeard library marked the occasion with a game day. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)

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A WINTER’S TALE

The bear of the book title may have snored on, but fans were wide awake as library clerk Alison McCorkle read a tale at the New Liskeard library.  Taking in last week’s preschool storytime were, from left, 17-month-old Jamie Knott, four-year-old John McLean, two-year-old Penelope Walford and four-year-old Lucian

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“No decision yet”

Concern about city role in Haileybury Public School propertyDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY — Local businessman Mike Da Silva approached Temiskaming Shores city council at its regular meeting Tuesday, November 15 to express concern that the city submitted an expression of interest regarding the former Haileybury Public School

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Canadore student a winner in industrial innovation

TORONTO (Staff/Special) – A student intern who worked on an industrial robot for a Temiskaming Shores company has garnered some high level attention.Cory Wigle is in his second year of mechanical engineering technology studies at Canadore College in North Bay. He’s also a student intern at Canadore’s Innovation

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New cross-border educational partnership expands opportunities

NOTRE-DAME-DU-NORD (Staff/Special) — Students in both Ontario and Quebec will be able to use two educational institutions as the result of the signing of a memorandum of understanding for a new partnership.Collège Boréal in Temiskaming Shores and the Service de formation aux entreprises du Témiscamingue in Ville-Marie will

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Little Claybelt schools subject of new history

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – One school, two schools, three schools…By the time Marg Villneff and a research committee completed their work, they had uncovered 63 schools once in operation from Gillies Limit south of Cobalt to the Hilliard-Beauchamp boundary.And they were only the English-language

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PEO SCHOLARSHIP

Julien Héroux of New Liskeard is the recipient of a scholarship from the Temiskaming Chapter of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). He is pictured here receiving his award from Temiskaming Chapter PEO Chair Maria Story. Mr. Héroux is currently enrolled in Chemical Engineering at Laurentian University. (Supplied photo)

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