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Monthly Archives: March 2017
ADULT DAY PROGRAM
Timiskaming Home Support (THS) celebrated the grand opening of their Adult Day Program in Englehart on February 2. A partnership between THS and the Englehart District Hospital and the Englehart Family Health Team has resulted in clients from the Englehart area having access to this program twice weekly. It
New job site tailored to Temiskaming Shores area
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – There’s a new online matchmaker for employers and job seekers in Temiskaming Shores.“There are tons of job boards out there. This one is community-based,” said Julie Joncas, executive director of the Far Northeast Training Board.The site – www.JobsinTemiskamingShores.com – is
Cobalt park project taking wing
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The Cobalt Park is going to be a lot more welcoming this year, especially if you’re a bird.Plans are in place to officially launch the Cobalt Lake Park Bird/Duck-box Project on Wednesday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m.The project is in partnership
City calls for rural school closure suspension
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council is joining a call for the province to put a moratorium on rural school closures until it has rewritten accommodation review guidelines.On February 21, city council endorsed appeals from Prince Edward County, on the eastern end of Lake Ontario,
Doc recruitment incentive restructured
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Financial incentives for new doctors serving the Temiskaming Shores area have been restructured.Newly recruited physicians will be offered $10,000 each year for four years if they set up a local practice or are credentialed to work at Temiskaming Hospital.In the
Local/National
[caption id="attachment_15590" align="alignleft" width="240"] Speaker Editor Steven Larocque[/caption]The editorial you see to the left of this column touches on a subject that arises, albeit infrequently, here at The Speaker.A parent recently called us, upset that his/her
Striking a chord
Students at New Liskeard Public School are enjoying learning to play tunes on ukuleles. The musical instruments, which were purchased last year, were recently being reintroduced to students. Pictured here are Logan Broderick, Grade 4 (left) and Leen Khayzuran, Grade 5. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)
Playground upgrade issue resurfaces
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A rubberized surface will be installed under playground equipment at the Dymond Firefighters’ Park this summer.The cost is being offset by a $12,000 grant from Ontario Tire Stewardship’s community renewal fund.Projects using Ontario-made products and generated from scrap tires in
Shiverfest warming Temagami winter
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A new date and expanded lineup of events is slated for Shiverfest ’17.The carnival, which has typically been held during the Family Day weekend, runs this year from March 2 through 5.And for the first time, a royal family – chosen democratically by voters