Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When a hospital goes shopping, the receipt can tally in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.At Temiskaming Hospital, recent equipment and renovation upgrades totalled more than $650,000.That’s in addition to a new CT scanner in February, which the hospital
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Four-legged therapy at Temiskaming Lodge
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Lewis has been making the rounds at Temiskaming Lodge.For the past few months, the English setter and owner Majade Priester have been paying twice weekly visits to the Haileybury nursing home.Residents may not know her, “but they know Lewis,” said
Temagami exercising options
TEMAGAMI (Special) – The public can see the latest upgrade to the Temagami Fitness Centre in action later this week.A multistack strength training system will be unveiled at the centre, located at the Temagami Family Health Team clinic, Thursday, April 20, at 1:30 p.m.A certified personal
Spring Pulse celebrates poetry, art, music
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TRI-TOWNS - The Spring Pulse Poetry Festival is just around the corner, and people are preparing to celebrate its tenth anniversary together in Cobalt and area.Founded by David Brydges of Cobalt, the festival is offering 28 activities, including some pre-festival events leading up
Kawartha Male Chorus hits the high notes this weekend
DISTRICT (Special) — If you love the singing of a choir then you will want to take in the Kawartha Male Chorus as they perform this weekend at various venues across Temiskaming Shores.Former New Liskeard resident, music director Sally Rogers, is leading the choir.The Kawartha Male
Speaker and Weekender recognized with provincial awards
TORONTO (Staff/Special) -- The Temiskaming Speaker received four provincial journalism awards and its weekend edition, The Weekender, received another in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s (OCNA) annual Better Newspaper Competition.There were more than 1,500 entries overall this year.GENERAL EXCELLENCEThe Speaker was second place in the
Access to health care
Northern Ontarians have nearly double the level of cardiovascular risk of people living in the Greater Toronto Area.A new study published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows a sharp divide between health outcomes of Northerners and people living in the rest of the province.This
Modern viewing
There’s an app for that.It’s a phrase that made some people rich as the use of mobile devices expanded across the globe and developers created applications for use on cellphones and tablets.Everyone seems to have a cellphone now. Heck, even I do. It was given to
Farm show can expect thousands of visitors
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – As sure a sign of spring as shrinking snow banks and muddy fields is the Earlton Farm Show.The 51st edition of the agricultural showcase runs April 21 and 22 at the Earlton Recreation Centre.This year’s show is fully booked with
Urban solution will cause northern problem, reeve believes
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK – The number 25 may be an impediment when it comes to filling seats on some small and rural councils.Reeve Merrill Bond is concerned that a requirement to secure that many signatures before someone can get on the municipal ballot will prove