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Training, equipment on Temiskaming Hospital agenda
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When it comes to hospital services, what works in Sudbury or Sault Ste. Marie may not always be applicable to Temiskaming, says the new CEO of Temiskaming Hospital.Services considered important to local residents and the district’s proximity to Quebec are among the area’s unique features,
New plan to revive Northlander in the works
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – A citizens’ advocacy group is building the case to resurrect passenger train service between Cochrane and Toronto.All Aboard Northern Ontario wants to draft a “conceptual plan” for the restoration of passenger rail service along the former Northlander route, said founder Éric Boutilier in a phone interview
Cobalt optimistic about 2018 budget
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The hard work of preparing a 2018 budget is well underway by Cobalt council.At its Tuesday, January 30, budget meeting, chief administrative officer Michelle Larose said she anticipates having numbers for all lines of the budget by the end of February.While only four council members were
Aggregate Act designation remains a rocky issue
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Local municipalities with pits and quarries on Crown land within their boundaries will begin receiving some cash next year.But operations on private land in Temiskaming, unlike designated areas of Ontario, remain exempt from fees.The Temiskaming Municipal Association (TMA) has long argued that the district’s municipalities should
Celebrate winter in Earlton
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON - The Earlton Winterfest is ready to go with lots of fun for people of all ages.Activities will get underway Friday evening, February 9, continue through Saturday and wrap up Sunday morning.Earlton recreation committee council rep Jean Marc Boileau, who is also a member of the Earlton
On-air fundraiser focusing on respiratory services
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A Temiskaming Hospital Foundation fundraiser this weekend is taking a deep breath.Pledges to the fourth annual CJTT Radiothon are earmarked for upgrades to the hospital’s pulmonary function testing lab.With respiratory issues a growing part of health care, hospital CEO Mike Baker describes the lab as
Bun Eckensviller recounts service at sea and at home
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD - When you listen to Bun Eckensviller talk about the war years in the navy, you can almost feel the cold Atlantic Ocean water sloshing around your legs.The ocean, three miles deep in places, could churn up waves over 50 feet high, which could pick up
Girls Night Out returns
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Looking for a break from the dark days of February?Girls Night Out is coming February 10 to Temagami.The musical evening, the eighth annual, provides a stage for well-known and emerging female performers from the Temagami area.This year’s line-up features fiddler, singer and step dancer Sam Depatie and