TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Visitors are once again welcome at Temiskaming Hospital’s long-term care unit. The hospital announced January 22 that the restrictions, put in place January 15 after an … Continue reading Hospital lifts visitor restrictions
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David Armstrong
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Twenty Questions with Ruth Shepherdson
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with the Great North Midget League statistician/treasurer, Ruth Shepherdson. 1. What is your full name? Ruth Elsie Shepherdson (Tucker). …
Spiritual journey through art
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT — Dreamy pastels and bursts of colour reminiscent of Northern landscapes light up the paintings by Temiskaming Shores artist Vanessa Herbert. Some feature birds, evoking …
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Managing a city’s assets
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – How much would it cost to replace the city’s water and sewer systems, roads and bridges, buildings, equipment, lights and sidewalks? Just under …
The route to better healthcare
Bat populations endangered
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Focus needed for airport future
Regional cooperation is needed to ensure the survival of the Earlton-Temiskaming Regional Airport. The airport is facing a looming deficit and the region needs to recommit itself to ensuring the …
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Mirror on Temiskaming
The Mirror on Temiskaming: Violence Against Women series, which concludes this issue, was created because we were emboldened by the widespread conversation that had begun about gender- based violence stemming …
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Three of four
ON THE PERIMETER
Jacob Doupe of École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) keeps the ball in play with Jerod Cecchini of Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) guarding his progress. The Senior Boys met January …
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Haileybury man killed in Hwy. 11 crash
Remembering David Armstrong:
Recollections from those who knew him Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The biography of former Temiskaming Speaker owner David Armstrong takes shape through a candid interview done with him …
Taking stock of aging infrastructure
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Temagami station renovating for the future
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami’s train station is being transformed yet again. FedNor has granted $72,000 for renovations to help turn the historic building into a year-round multi-use …
Timiskaming Health Unit board rep selections
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — It is now the time after the municipal election when the municipalities work together to elect representatives to the area boards. Timiskaming Health Unit …
Ontario supporting women’s mining training
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – An initiative to train aboriginal women for mining-related jobs has received provincial support. The Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group has been awarded up to $205,530 from Ontario’s …
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Northern Ontario has bigger stake in PDAC ’15
Smoother local implementation of OW and ODSP software
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — In Temiskaming, the implementation has been fairly smooth of the new software for Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program recipients, according to District …
DTSSAB CAO says budget will increase in 2015
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The 2015 District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board budget has to be increased, chief administrative officer Don Studholme told the board at their …