Sue Nielsen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It only took 10 months from start to finish for the Temiskaming Hospital Foundation’s Check Your Chest campaign to…
Check Your Chest campaign meets its $450,000 target was last modified: October 22nd, 2025 by

Standing near a large Bikers Reunion sign on Lakeshore Road North, Bikers Reunion organizing committee members handed over a cheque for $116,603 to complete the Temiskaming Hospital Foundation Check Your Chest Fundraising Campaign. The campaign raised $450,000 for a new 3D mammography unit that will be installed in the coming weeks at the hospital. From the left in back are committee members Réal Toupin and Jack Birtch. In the front row are committee members Martin Maille, Barry Phippen, France Gauthier, Gayle McNaughton, Sylvie Rivard, Sandra Sauve, Nat Rivard, Lynn Belanger and Temiskaming Hospital CAO and president Mike Baker. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)