Article originally published in the Temiskaming Speaker, March 25, 2026.

The Cobalt Mining Museum was home to a March Break comic book creation class featuring 13 participants ranging in age from six to 12 years, taught by arts educator Ken Lillie. The Planet Youth Timiskaming’s Activity Fund helped to pay for supplies for the art project that featured the history of Cobalt’s mining past with children creating comic book ideas of their own as well. From the left in the back row are Rachel Ryan, Miriam Lillie, Rosie Ryan and Ken Lillie. In the middle row are Joseph Bennett Peters, Thomas Arthur, Lily Gareau, Fiona Scott and Timothy Lillie. In the front row are Parker Gareau, Hazel Johnson, Felicity Scott and Novalyn Arthur. (Photo by Sue Nielsen)