DISTRICT (Special)— April is Daffodil Month in the South Temiskaming region.The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) says the Daffodil Campaign is an important fundraiser in the fight against cancer.During Daffodil Month you can support Canadians living with cancer:• Buy and wear a daffodil pin throughout April•
Monthly Archives: March 2017
Frozen Images
Lake Temiskaming at the heart of art, film projectDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_15979" align="alignleft" width="500"] Filmmaker Drew Gauley was on Lake Temiskaming to capture footage of volunteers creating a massive snow
Elevator system explored for NL social housing
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD – The installation of an elevator (or elevating device) at 100 Market Street in New Liskeard will cost more than budgeted, according to a study conducted for the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB).The project is estimated to cost $420,672
Not paying for pothole damage
COBALT (Staff) -- Cobalt will not cover damage to vehicles caused by hitting potholes, Cobalt council concluded Tuesday, March 7, at its committee-of-the-whole meeting.The discussion took place after a letter, dated February 21, was received from a local driver who was seeking compensation for vehicle damage from an
Students making the cut
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="15971,15970"]ENGLEHART – You’ve got six hours to get the job done.That was the directive to carpentry students from Englehart High, Timiskaming District Secondary, and Timmins High and Vocational last week.And their job?Constructing doghouses, benches and end tables with wood inlay –
Distracted-Driving Campaign across Ontario
DISTRICT (Staff) -- The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) launched a Distracted-Driving Campaign Monday, March 13. The campaign will continue until March 19 during which time officers will be out on the roads taking a combined approach of education and focussed enforcement.Drivers are considered to be distracted when they
FONOM concerned about energy and gas prices
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TORONTO – FONOM president Alan Spacek says more help with high energy costs may be on the way.Spacek, the president of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) and also the mayor of Kapuskasing, recently attended the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference in