Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILIARDTON — If you’re a bird, you might want to stop over at the Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre (HMREC), a place where birds are celebrated and protected.Children and adults flocked to the marsh Saturday, May 27, during International Migratory Bird Day to learn about the spring
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Latchford dam grounds rehabilitation
LATCHFORD (Staff) -- The final touches are being put on the area around the Latchford control dam as landscaping and paving take place.The dam, owned by Public Services Procurement Canada (PSPC), was reconstructed over 2015-16 and work was completed on the project at the end of 2016. Rehabilitation of the
Thank a paramedic during EMS Week
DISTRICT (Staff/Supplied) -- The week of May 28 to June 3 is National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week in Canada.This year’s theme is "Always in Service.""Timiskaming EMS is 'always in service' and ready to care for you any day, anytime," says Timiskaming EMS Chief John McCarthy."Our paramedics specialize in cardiology
Riverside Farmers Market opens June 3
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — The Riverside Farmers Market will be opening for another season this Saturday, June 3.Doors will be open throughout the morning from 8 a.m. until noon at the Riverside Farmers Market where vendors will be ready to welcome
MNRF looking at bait restrictions in waterway parks
CHARLTON (Staff) -- Long Lake in the Charlton area is one of the regions that will be impacted by changes proposed by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof has advised."MNRF is proposing that the
Saints heading to OFSAA soccer championship
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — They’ve kicked their way to a provincial championship.The Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) Saints boys soccer team has
Marking 20 years of helping victims of crime
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Twenty years ago, a group of trained volunteers in southern Temiskaming began responding to victims of crime and tragedy.The organization known as Victim Crisis Assistance Temiskaming South in 1997 has since grown.Today, it’s called Victim Services of Temiskaming and District, and is part of a province-wide
Smoking in social housing units costs public
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - Cleaning smoke from social housing units has a high cost, District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) housing manager Kelly Black pointed out at the board’s regular meeting in Englehart Wednesday, May 16.While DTSSAB has passed a non-smoking policy for its housing units, people who
Zubycks, One Foot Forward named Citizen of the Year
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The legacy of one young boy will benefit children in the Temiskaming Shores area for years to come.Two-year-old Greyson Zubyck died suddenly in the arms of his parents John and Shelly Zubyck December 25, 2015.A few months
A country way of seeing
By Darlene WroeGeography is a matter of perspective.I was born in Ingram Township.To me, it was the centre of the universe. To you, you may likely have no idea where it