Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Riley Dupuis was just getting up in preparation to work the night shift at Alamos Gold when he checked his cellphone. He saw …
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Foundation building Vital Signs
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The Temiskaming Foundation wants to take the pulse of the community to improve its overall health. The foundation, a local endowment fund created in …
Fundraiser being held to aid Temagami boy’s health journey
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – A Temagami family is seeking the public’s help in offsetting their medical expenses. Elliott Lacroix Belanger, seven, suffered a …
Small businesses struggling under lockdown
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Small businesses across Ontario are struggling under the impact of the restrictions and lockdowns which have been taking place through the past …
MPP encourages businesses to apply for funding
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — As small businesses struggle and strain to keep their doors open due to the most recent lockdown, Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof is …
Cobalt business owners start petition about COVID-19 regulations
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COBALT — Their store, located at 7 Prospect Avenue in Cobalt, is quiet these days, but normally it is a beehive of activity. The …
Pavilion encouraging women to call if they feel unsafe
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY – The Pavilion Women’s Centre/Centre des Femmes in Haileybury is open 24/7 and encourages women to reach out to them if they feel unsafe and …
Hilliard receives “crucial” funding to repair damaged road
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter HILLIARD TOWNSHIP – The Ontario government has announced that it is providing financial support through the Municipal Disaster Recovery Assistance (MDRA) program to …
Transfer of Southern patients north “very remote”: hospital CEO
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The likelihood that patients from Southern hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients would be transferred north is “very, very, very remote,” said Temiskaming Hospital’s …
SMC fined $75,000 after worker injured
COLEMAN TOWNSHIP (Staff/Special) – SMC (Canada) Ltd. has been fined $75,000 after a worker was injured by a conveyor in February 2019. The incident occurred in Coleman Township. A press …