October 31, 2026
Inside This Issue Of Tri Town Today
🌤️ Weather - A Mix of Sun and Clouds then Mainly Sunny Low 0 High 10
📰 Local News – Halloween Spiders That Grow
🏪 Local Spotlight – Clothing Drive Seeks Winter Boots
🏒 Sports – Legion Helps Keep Hockey Affordable
📅 Events – A List of Events Happening Around Temiskaming Shores Area
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Oct 31st
Food for Thought Exhibition - Temiskaming Art Gallery, Haileybury | During gallery hours until Nov. 23 | Ontario Society of Artists members exhibition with work by Cesar Forero, Melissa LaPorte, Sue Gamble and Gerry Gooderham.
Trick or Treat at Riverside Market - Riverside Place | 8 AM-12 PM | Vendor treats, a spooky children's craft, outdoor games, a fall photo opportunity and a vote for your favourite vendor-carved pumpkin, plus hot breakfast.
Halloween Grab Bags - Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake | 12:00-4:00 PM | Find one of seven hidden purple skulls on the second floor and win a special treat bag. Admission is free.
Curling Bananas Charity Bonspiel - Espanola Curling Club, Espanola | A bananas weekend of charity curling for all levels. Register at curlingbananas.com or email [email protected].
Honouring Bravery - Little Claybelt Homesteaders Museum | 4-7 PM Oct 28-30; 11 AM-3 PM Oct 31 | Canadians at Normandy, June 6, 1944: stories and WWI/WWII artifacts from local families. Schools can book visits.
Halloween Parade - Legion parking lot, Latchford | Parade starts 1:00 PM | Latchford's Halloween parade steps off through town. Meet at the Legion parking lot by 12:30 PM so everyone can get organized. Contact Sharon Gadoury-East for details or to help spread the word.
CANCELLED: Halloween Pizza & Movie at Cobalt Public Library | Sat Oct 31, 2pm, Cobalt Public Library | This event has been cancelled.
Englehart Boo Bash - Community Hall, Englehart | 1 to 4 pm | A free all-ages afternoon of crafts, treats and spooky fun.
Trunk or Treat with the Gold Miners - Joe Mavrinac Community Complex, Kirkland Lake | 2:00 - 4:00 PM | The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners junior-A team hosts a trunk or treat in the back parking lot. Costumes, candy, and a chance to meet the Miners.
Haunted House - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 54, Haileybury | 3-7 PM | The Haileybury Legion hosts a haunted house with free entry and treats for everyone.
Trick or Treat at the Temiskaming OPP - 300 Armstrong Street, New Liskeard | 3:00 PM | The Temiskaming OPP welcomes trick-or-treaters to check out the spooky display, show off costumes, and grab a treat.
Trick or Treating at Northdale Manor - Northdale Manor | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Residents invite ghosts and goblins to show off costumes, collect treats donated by seniors, and maybe give the seniors a little scare.
Cobalt Legion Halloween Event - Cobalt Legion Branch 44, Cobalt | Lounge open at 4:00 PM | Trick-or-treaters can stop by for candy, with door prizes and pizza for sale. Come in your best Halloween attire.
Halloween Treats - 100 Market St | Evening | The folks at 100 Market St will be handing out treats this Halloween. Bring the kids and grandkids and make it one of your stops.
Halloween Candy Distribution - Église Notre-Dame-du-Nord | 6:00–8:00 PM | The municipality and the Fabrique invite all residents to a special Halloween candy distribution at the church. Bring the kids and fill those bags.
Halloween Event - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 408, Temagami | Doors 8:30 PM | Halloween night with live music from Turcotte Tunes at the Legion in Temagami. $10 cover, ages 19+ only.
Halloween Dance - Riverside Place, New Liskeard | 9 PM | Paws Across Timiskaming hosts a Halloween dance at Riverside Place. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, ages 19 and over only.
Halloween Extravaganza - Cobalt Miner's Tavern, Cobalt | 9:00 PM-2:00 AM | The TemMexican Supergroup Three Amigos play Halloween night with best costume and door prizes, snacks and candy. Advance $15, $25 at the door.
Haileybury Legion Halloween Extravaganza - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 54, Haileybury | Time to be announced | The Haileybury Legion hosts a Halloween Extravaganza featuring Radio Daze. Tickets are $35, available in the lounge.
Halloween Dance - Legion Branch 104, Englehart | Time to be announced | Legion Branch 104 in Englehart hosts a Halloween dance with door prizes and a best costume contest. $10 at the door.
Mini-Pumpkin Decorating Competition - Armstrong Public Library, Earlton | Drop in to decorate; winners chosen Saturday, Oct. 31 | Kids can decorate a mini pumpkin or two for a chance to win one of five prizes, with pumpkins provided by Lisa Hansen.
Spooky Garage Sale - 311096 Highway 571, Earlton | Time not listed | Tools, tires, hunting gear, household items and more at scary-deal prices in Earlton for Halloween.
Nov 1st
Legion 87 Ladies Auxiliary Breakfast - Legion 87, Kirkland Lake | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes, homefries, toast and fruit. $12 adults, $7 ages 4-7, free 3 and under, takeout available.
Fall Fun Horse Day - Aidie Creek Gardens | 10 AM-3 PM | Ride the corn maze with your horse on the final day of Aidie Creek's Fall Fun season. $10 per person. Helmets required for riders under 18.
Christmas Wish Applications - Online at tschristmaswish.ca | Application period | The Christmas Wish program raises money to provide gifts of new clothing and toys to local school-aged children in need. Applications open online Sunday, Nov. 1 and close Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Nov 3rd
Card Day - Coeur du Village, Earlton | Every Tuesday, 1-4 PM | The Golden Age Club hosts a card day every Tuesday afternoon at Coeur du Village in Earlton. Come play cards with the club.
After School Reading Boost - Englehart Public Library | Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 PM | Free one-on-one reading help with Sue for kids every Tuesday. Call (705) 544-2100 or message the library on Facebook to register.
Nov 4th
Washers Night - Coeur du Village, Earlton | Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. | Play washers every Wednesday evening at Coeur du Village, 18 10e rue, Earlton. Cost: $6.50 members, $7 non-members. All skill levels welcome.
Nov 5th
Flu/COVID Clinic - Coeur du Village, Earlton | 3:00–7:00 PM | Roll up your sleeve at the flu and COVID clinic at Coeur du Village. The bilingual clinic runs Thursday afternoon and evening.
Gingerbread Christmas Auction - Riverside Place | Doors open 6:00 PM | Northdale Manor's fundraiser features a silent and live auction plus an attendance draw with 100 gifts for $20. Admission $15 includes snackies.
Nov 6th
Pickerel Platter - Silver Cafe & Pizza | Noon, last seating 6 p.m. | Save the date for a pickerel platter with all the fixings, served from noon with last seating at 6 p.m.
Give-Back Dinner - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 87, Kirkland Lake | 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad and dessert. Veterans and seniors 60+ eat free, others $5. Bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank; takeout after 6 PM.
The Sound of Music - Classic Theatre, Cobalt | 7 PM | The Classic Theatre in Cobalt presents the movie The Sound of Music. Tickets are $10 cash at the door or online.
Crib Night - Coeur du Village, Earlton | 7:00 PM | The Club de l'Âge d'Or hosts a crib tournament at Coeur du Village, open to everyone. Twenty dollars to enter, with prizes for first, second and third.
Nov 7th
Vendors Market and Bake Sale - St. Patrick's School, Cobalt | 10 AM-2 PM | St. Patrick's CWL hosts a vendors market and bake sale in the school gymnasium. Reserve a table at 705-647-2303. Lunch served by the Grade 7/8 students.
Intermediate Stained Glass Workshop - Open Studio Libre, Haileybury | 10 AM-3 PM | Make a 15 by 21 inch floral stained glass panel with Carmen Cantin over two weekends. Previous experience required. $425 non-members, $340 TAG members, materials included.
Euchre Tournament - Haileybury Legion Branch 54, Haileybury | 1:00 PM | Eight games of euchre with a $5 entry fee; pick your own partner. Register by calling Betty at (705) 647-6684.
Awards & Appreciation Night - Good Shepherd Church, Englehart | Doors 4:00 PM, dinner 6:00 PM | The Englehart & District Agricultural Society hosts its annual pot luck dinner and silent auction. Bring a dish or an auction item and RSVP to Dawn at 705-570-1831.
TPHC Year End Banquet - Riverside Place, Temiskaming Shores | Cocktails 5 PM, dinner 6 PM | Awards, silent auction, DJ and dancing. Tickets: $25 adults, $10 kids under 10, from any director or Fairstone in New Liskeard.
Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction - Englehart Arena | 5 to 7 PM | Spaghetti with veggie or meat sauce, bun, Caesar salad, dessert and drinks. $15 adults 13 and over, $10 children 3 to 12, free under 3. Silent auction support at [email protected].
Ms Claybelt Pageant - Dymond Community Hall, New Liskeard | 6:30 PM | Crown the next Ms Claybelt. $40 tickets, all proceeds to the Haileybury Food Bank. Contact Jodi at 705-647-6307 or [email protected].
Adult Learn To Curl Train The Trainer Workshop - Horne Granite Curling Club, New Liskeard | Time not given | A one-day Curling Ontario workshop for club officials and potential instructors on attracting and keeping new curlers.
Nov 8th
Lions d'Earlton Brunch - Coeur du Village, Earlton | Sunday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | The Earlton Lions serve brunch at Coeur du Village, 18 10e rue East, Earlton. $15 for Lions.
Team Cribbage Tournament - Motel Coutu, Notre-Dame-du-Nord | 1:30 PM | Team cribbage with $40 entry per team and all funds returned as prizes. Bar opens at 1:00 PM, kitchen at 4:00 PM. Call 819-723-2131 to register.
Indigenous Remembrance Day Service - Royal Canadian Legion Branch 87, Kirkland Lake | 11:00 AM | Remembrance service honouring Indigenous veterans, with soup and sandwiches to follow in the branch.
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Clothing Drive Seeks Winter Boots
A winter clothing drive is looking for wide pull-on boots in a men's size 9.5 or 10 for an 11-year-old. Organizers have also put out a call for women's small ski pants.
The local family behind the drive says the goal is to help make sure people who are homeless or otherwise in need stay warm this winter. They are collaborating with One Light Diversity Centre on its Snowbody program.
The ongoing drive accepts new or gently used coats, hats, mittens, boots and blankets in sizes for both children and adults. The family is also putting together care packs, so new personal items such as toothbrushes, hand and foot warmers and hygiene products are welcome too. Those items must be new.
The main drop-off is at 90 Whitewood Ave. in New Liskeard on Tuesdays and Fridays. Donations can also be left at One Light Diversity Centre, or at Temiskaming Church, 583472 West Road in Haileybury, on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
People who need winter clothing, or know someone who does, can send the organizer a private message through the original Facebook post. Organizers say they are working to arrange more drop-off locations.
The specific requests give residents a clear way to help meet needs already identified by the organizers.
Legion Helps Keep Hockey Affordable
Pic Credit: Kirkland Lake Legion 87 Timbits
A $6,000 donation from Royal Canadian Legion Branch 87 in Kirkland Lake will help keep the local Timbits hockey program available at a greatly reduced rate.
The Legion 87 Timbits page shared news of the sponsorship on October 29. The contribution supports Kirkland Lake Minor Hockey's program for young players.
Timbits players Bodyn, Wesley and Colten were pictured with Branch 87 president John MacDonell and Kirkland Lake Minor Hockey Association president Kristal Spadetto at the cheque presentation.
The funding helps lower the cost of taking part in the program for local families.
Halloween Spiders That Grow
Pic Credit: Aidie Creek Gardens
Not every Halloween spider needs to be scary. Some might even grow leaves.
The Englehart and District Horticultural Society is bringing a hands-on gardening craft to Aidie Creek Gardens' Halloween Fall Fun Day on Saturday, October 31.
Children can create a spider-themed planter using a small plant, a decorated cup and pipe-cleaner legs. It's a Halloween craft with something living inside.
The activity begins at 11 a.m. and will continue while supplies last.
The workshop gives young visitors a chance to get creative while discovering a little about gardening.
It's one of the activities planned for Aidie Creek Gardens' Halloween celebration, bringing together fall fun and a little green-thumb creativity.
👵 Become a Grandpal
The Grandpals Program is looking for volunteers aged 55 and up to connect with elementary students through conversation, storytelling and shared learning. Volunteers visit classrooms weekly for 8 to 10 sessions, and orientation and support are provided. No teaching experience is needed. Contact Alex Leveille at 705-647-5709 or [email protected].
📅 Marsh Calendars Now on Sale
The 2027 Hilliardton Marsh wall calendars are now available at retailers across the area. Pick one up in Elk Lake at J&S Variety; in New Liskeard at Clean Scene, Findlay's Drug Store, Gilli's Truck Stop and Chat Noir Books; in Cobalt at The Lavender Fox and White Mountain Publications; in Englehart at Williams & Scott Hardware and Marshall's Pharmasave; in Earlton at Earlton Timber Mart; in Thornloe at Northern Feed & Supplies; and in Haileybury at Smallman IDA Pharmacy.
🚗 Meals on Wheels Seeks Volunteers
Timiskaming Home Support is looking for volunteers to deliver Meals on Wheels in the community. Anyone who can spare time to help neighbours get a hot meal can call 1-877-318-9678 to sign up.
🎱 Rotary Sunday Bingo
The Rotary Club of Temiskaming Shores and Area runs Sunday night bingo every Sunday evening from September to March, 7:00 to 8:00 PM on Eastlink 10 and Facebook Live. The club distributes over $35,000 across the local community for people and projects in need. The club welcomes new volunteers and members.
🎭 Canada's Hundred Days Cancelled
The Classic Theatre Cobalt has cancelled its upcoming production of Canada's Hundred Days, which was scheduled for Saturday, November 7 at 7:30 PM. The theatre cites unforeseen circumstances and thanks patrons for their understanding. For more information, contact the box office at (705) 679-8080 or [email protected].
📋 Englehart Special Events Committee Seeks Members
The Town of Englehart is looking for residents to serve on its Special Events Committee for the 2026-2030 term. The committee promotes active lifestyles and community involvement, helps develop local events and supports fundraising. Applications are available on the town website and at Community Hall and Town Hall, or by email at [email protected]. Apply by Monday, November 23, 2026.
🎟️ Village Noël 50/50 Raffle
Village Noël Temiskaming is running a 50/50 raffle during its November 19 to 21 event. Buy and fill out tickets at the information kiosk near the entrance for a chance to win thousands of dollars. Advance tickets are available by emailing [email protected].
📚 November Programs at the Library
The Temiskaming Shores Public Library has posted its November calendar. Regular offerings include a weekend book sale and La Leche League Tuesday mornings. Light-therapy lamp loans begin November 9, Service Canada visits November 19, and a Christmas Craft and Story event runs November 28. The library is closed November 11 for Remembrance Day. Full calendar at temisklibrary.com.
📣 Elk Lake School Facebook Auction
Elk Lake Public School is accepting donations of new items for its annual Facebook auction fundraiser. If you have something new to give, the school would love to hear from you. Bidding opens at 8 AM on December 2 and closes at 8 PM on December 3 on Facebook.
📚 French Book Survey at the Library
The Temiskaming Shores Public Library wants to hear from French-language readers. From November 1 to 30, patrons can fill out a bookmark survey at the library about French book and article purchases.
Each completed bookmark returned enters the participant in a prize draw, and multiple bookmarks may be filled out. The library says the results will help enrich its collection, improve services, and plan for the future.
📋 Timiskaming Home Support Seeks Board Members
Timiskaming Home Support is looking for community-minded people to join its Board of Directors. Board members help guide the organization's work supporting seniors living independently with dignity and care. To learn more, call 1-877-318-9678 or email [email protected].
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