Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Size and a global reputation figured into a riddle that local teens raced last week to solve.Viewers can see their efforts on the small screen when the Temiskaming Shores area race appears on the TFO show Les
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From the Editor’s Desk
Our Next MegaprojectWe’ve finished the anniversary of one of the biggest megaprojects in the last quarter century in this area and we are approaching an anniversary of another.The 25th anniversary of the New Liskeard waterfront project was celebrated in June. That project included approximately two-kilometres of
HAIR’S FREE
You may not always have money to donate, “but hair’s free,” said Edith Chaumont. The Englehart woman’s locks will be made into hairpieces for those who’ve lost theirs to illness. Cutting her hair was Chantal Beairsto, who was styling hair at Fashion Fix’s outdoor booth in downtown New Liskeard,
The place to be
The new skatepark in New Liskeard is attracting kids and families to enjoy the new facility. Among them Sunday, July 13, was Ahmad Khayzuran, aged four-and-a-half, of Dymond Township, who, with his family, was visiting the park for the second time. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)
Friday night music proposed for downtown
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – There may be singing, if not dancing, in the streets in New Liskeard.The New Liskeard Business Improvement Area (BIA) proposes to introduce Music in the Streets on Friday nights in July.Downtown businesses would remain open until 9 p.m. while musicians and artists would
Carter Antila Memorial Skate Park nears completion
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A skate park that has been in the works for almost three years is now nearing completion.The Carter Antila Memorial Skate Park is scheduled to be completed by the end of June, if the weather holds out.Excitement has been building ever
LIVING IN THE MOMENT
How does your physical health impact your mental health? Do your make time for family and friends? Do you see yourself in a positive light? The Wheel of Well-Being rolled into downtown New Liskeard during Mental Health Week, and offered passersby the opportunity for a little self-assessment – and
Skateboarders on thin ice
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city has a warning for skateboarders eager to explore behind the fence of the New Liskeard park-to-be:Stay out.Temiskaming Shores Councillor Jamie Morrow was on his way to a council meeting last week when he spotted several teenagers in the fenced-off
Volunteer earns on-the-job honours
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Public service has led to a public works designation for a New Liskeard man.George Dukovac has been named Temiskaming Shores’ first honourary member of the public works department.Armed with garbage bags and work gloves, Mr. Dukovac is often spotted combing New Liskeard’s streets and parks
Police Beat
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A New Liskeard man has been charged after a vehicle struck a tree in the town on New Year’s Day.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say an officer on patrol observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Cedar Avenue at about 4:20 a.m.Police say