Monthly Archives: October 2015

Bloodlines and line-ups at donor clinic

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Family spurred Sylvie Cormier-Rivard to press for the return of blood donor clinics to Temiskaming Shores.Her father had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell known as a plasma cell.“He was

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Debate goes to pot

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Opinions divided when talk at the Nipissing-Timiskaming all-candidates’ meeting turned to marijuana.New Democrat Kathleen Jodouin said the party supports decriminalization.At the same time, she said harm reduction must be addressed in health strategies.She said needs are even greater in

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Candidates highlight platforms

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Nipissing-Timiskaming candidates had the opportunity to outline their platforms at a meet-the-candidates night sponsored by the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce.CONSERVATIVEJAY ASPINConservative Jay Aspin stressed that the party would continue to lower taxes and balance the budget and

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