TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Ecole catholique Ste-Croix in Haileybury made all the right moves when they hosted the Tournoi d’échecs franco-ontarien chess tournament May 8-10.Hundreds of players from French-language schools across Ontario participated in the event.“I am proud to announce that the Ste-Croix team in the Grade
The Haileybury landfill saw more traffic than usual last week as city residents – including Al Godin of North Cobalt – took advantage of a fee-free period to drop off trash. Temiskaming Shores launched the landfill amnesty program, in which tipping fees are waived for household items for specific
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART/HAILEYBURY — Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief Mike Trodd hopes to have a Spring groundbreaking for a 900-square-foot addition onto the north end of the EMS ambulance node in Haileybury.Chief Todd was speaking at the February 19 meeting of the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB),
NORTH BAY (Special) – A Haileybury resident is now acting chair of the regional body responsible for coordinating and funding provincial health care services.Danielle Bélanger-Corbin has been named acting chair of the board of the North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).The North East LHIN oversees $1.4 billion in health
Disbelief.That was the catchword in Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt in June upon learning that 42-year-old Chris Parsons was found murdered in his downtown Haileybury apartment.As the year ends the community continues to ask, and the police continue to deal with, many questions.Chris Parsons was a hardworking, happy, simple man who
DISTRICT (Staff) — A 15-year-old male was transported by air ambulance to Ottawa Monday morning, December 30 after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 outside New Liskeard.
The 15-year-old male was a passenger in the car involved in a collision with a minivan at the intersection of Highway 11 and Rockley Road at approximately 10 a.m.
Two other occupants in the car were taken by ambulance to hospital to be treated for non life-threatening injuries, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
Two of the four occupants in the minivan were also transported by ambulance to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries, police stated.
Police are investigating the collision with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit.
The highway was closed along the highway bypass of New Liskeard as the collision was being investigated.
More details will be in the January 8 Speaker.
Sarah Marsden: A champion for anti-bullying campaignSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — When you call someone a champion it’s usually because they have taken on a cause and made a difference in their community.They have worked with a goal to help others and raise awareness.Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie student 15 year-old
Gordon Brock Speaker Editor The Murder of Chris ParsonsDISTRICT – From the time in June the police called his death a homicide and right through to year’s end the questions have remained the same concerning the death of Chris Parsons.Who would want to hurt him and why?Mr. Parsons, known better to some
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
