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Tom Goddard will be read- People will be able to take a ing collected stories and poems stroll down memory lane and en- about the township and its past. EARLY TRAINING joy time with family and friends There will also be a food booth. Landen Laramee of Haileybury, aged two-and-a-half, was introduced to an essential at the sports complex in neigh- A big birthday cake will be fi refi ghting technique by his grandfather Peter Monk at Bass Lake in Coleman Township bouring Belle Vallee between included in the festivities to cel- Saturday. Shooting water at targets was one of the popular activities taking place there as 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. ebrate the township’s 100 years. part of the Canada 150 festivities. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque) There will also be a car rally HISTORY earlier in the morning, with regis- With a population of 117 in been researching it. tration taking place between 8:30 2017, the township’s history has At one time there was a pop- along Brethour Road, the main amazed David Wight who has ulation of about 450 people, he road through the township. ated a busy setting for those said, with many of those living Farming, logging and min- early years prior to the Great ing were all activities that cre- Fire of 1922, he outlined. DID YOU GET Continued on 3a Here are some of theTHE stories SPEAKER in our July 5 edition… • For the second year in a row, the Temiskaming Hospital has achieved a balanced budget. THIS WEEK? Vol. 112 – No. 21 • A well-known businessman from Armstrong Township was and photos on the THE TEMISKAMING killed Monday in a Highway 11 automobile crash. • Englehart invites all to annual Summerfest Slo-Pitch tournament raises more than $7,000. come to Centennial Park celebrations in 1B • Cobalt, Coleman and Latchford www.northernontario.caSPEAKER WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017 $1.75 per single copy (H.S.T. included) July 8 for their annual Day downtown New Liskeard Balanced budget came together for a huge Canada Hospital weighs held June 30-July 1. challenges, successes in the Park celebrations. Diane Johnston One year into the Care Close Day celebration in all three Speaker Reporter to Home campaign, donations 1B and pledges have reached TEMISKAMING SHORES – For $3.5 million. • The 12th annual THE the second year in a row, Temis- She described the fundrais- TEMISKAMING kaming Hospital has achieved ers as “inspiring.” a balanced budget. RECRUITMENT municipalities on Saturday. Speaker Sports While the hospital’s fi nan- Doctor recruitment remains WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017 cial status is sound, “this has an issue. Shanna Larsen Memorial not come about without chal- In his report, chief of staff lenges,” said board chair Bruce Femi Olokodana said the hos- 1C SPEAKER Hawkins at the hospital’s an- pital’s emergency room re- • South Temiskaming residents are WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017 nual meeting last week. mained open, thanks to the Its fi rst voluntary operational use of temporary placements Knock Cancer Out of review in 2015 resulted in the known as locums and the loss of 15 positions. A second, scheduling of additional shifts more recent round has cut an- by the community’s existing Summerfest ’17 other fi ve positions. physicians. urged to roll up their sleeves and give But the hospital was able to “We continue efforts to re- the Park mixed slo- do so without any involuntary cruit new physicians to the layoffs or reduction in services, area,” he said. Dianeweathers Johnston change he said. Beatty said the hospital has Speaker Reporter “That’s our real threat – loss recruited two new residents at the July 11 and 12 blood donor of service. We really don’t want and two family physicians in TEMISKAMING SHORES – Drizzle and a little dazzle distinguished pitch tournament wasn’t Summerfest ’17. Despite the weather, visitors of all ages to see that happen.” the past year. Conditions were sometimes damp for the fi rst day of the – many clad in red and white and sport- Direct funding from the On- Attracting not only doctors downtown festivities. ing images of the Canadian fl ag – took in sidewalk sales, live music, and food. tario Ministry of Health and but a wide range of health care It forced the relocation of kids’ infl atables to the Don Shep- herdson Memorial Arena June 30, and shoppers and strollers oc- Local organizations staged fundraisers Long-Term Care represents professionals “is a huge chal- casionally ducked for cover. and displays, while Science North came about 75 per cent of the hospi- lenge for the North,” she said. clinic at Riverside Place. from Sudbury with a popular interactive Skies were dark on Canada Day itself, but there were only a tal’s revenue. It took the hospital fi ve years Opening night at Algonquin Regiment Memorial Beach Park on Friday saw the sun shine down on players for slowed down by some wet couple of bouts of light showers in mid-afternoon. exhibit. Riverside Farmers’ Market opened the 6 p.m. timeslot. (Staff photo by Steve Larocque) Infl atables were brought back downtown. on Friday afternoon in addition to operat- For four years, hospital CEO to replace its pharmacist, she ing as usual on Saturday morning. Margaret Beatty said that min- said. “This is a transition year for us,” said Mi- istry funding was fl at-lined, When it comes to the search chele Lamoureux, a director on the New Liskeard Business Improvement Area and the hospital had to absorb for doctors, she said it’s work- (BIA) group that organized the event. negotiated salary increases ing with its external recruit- • Hundreds come out for Canada weather. This was the fi rst year since 2004 that and infl ation. ment and retention commit- CANADA DAZZLE Summerfest did not run alongside the Temiskaming Shores cousins Ella Caldwell, 11, left, and Kendra Mackenzie, 8, epitomized Canadian 12th annual Bikers Reunion. Nine-year-old Georgia Peters of New Liskeard tested It meant a loss of roughly tee chaired by the city’s mayor. Keevan Roy is only two but he already has a well-developed That in itself was a new experience for her balance aboard a Science North contraption. It was style in downtown New Liskeard. Summerfest was just one of many July 1 celebrations offered around pitching arm and is a big baseball fan. He watched his parents $700,000 to the hospital each There’s an incentive pro- Knock Cancer sets up a winning weekend some BIA members, and brought “a dif- just one of many interactive exhibits that the Sudbury year, she said. gram to which local physicians the region. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston) play at the Knock Cancer tourney but couldn’t resist getting ferent dynamic” to the event, Lamoureux Steven Larocque into the action himself. (Staff photo by Steven Larocque) science museum brought to Summerfest. (Staff photo Still, she said the hospital themselves contribute, she 150 festivities in Temagami where Speaker Editor cancer at the age of 24. • Finlayson Point said. by Diane Johnston) As a business owner, she said she didn’t managed to purchase more said, and the hospital is also “The highlight of the weekend, as always, was the Lorna Larsen (Shanna’s mother), however she was under ceremonial pitch,” said Paterson. the weather this year and couldn’t swing the bat.” necessarily make many sales to the out- In general, she said her overall sales were “excel- than $1 million in new equip- working with the Northern TEMISKAMING SHORES – The winners were every- of-town motorcyclists. Armstrong man killed in Hwy. 11 crash where by Sunday night. “Each year previous it had been conducted by Stepping up to the plate this year was former Elk Lake lent,” and BIA coordinator Carol Duke reported hear- ment. Ontario School of Medicine. TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – An Armstrong northbound lane where it collided with an on- resident Amy Semple. See 6b for more “But they brought the locals down- ing positive feedback. Participants in the 12th annual Shanna Larsen town, and they shopped,” she said. The Temiskaming Hospital It hosted about 40 student Township man is dead after a two-vehicle crash coming van driven by Hobson. Memorial Knock Cancer Out of the Park mixed slo- Lamoureux said organizers are learning from this This year’s Summerfest was also com- year’s event. Foundation launched a cam- placements last year in clinical on Highway 11 near Earlton earlier this week.