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CMHA mental health and addictions workers locked out
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As OPSEU pickets went up yesterday, Canadian Mental Health Association Cochrane-Timiskaming says some services will continue. “CMHA-CT’s Walk-In/Call-In service remains open …
Cobalt facing tight budget and need for fire truck
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – Cobalt council is looking at the possibility of purchasing a new fire truck by entering a ten- or fifteen-year loan. …
Radiothon dials in $31,500 for Temiskaming Hospital
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It was the 10th annual and it took only 10 hours for the Temiskaming Hospital Foundation’s on-air Radiothon to raise an …
Safety concerns eclipse classes April 8
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – A universal movement is spurring the region’s school boards to cancel classes on April 8, when the region will experience a partial …
WINTER BIRD BANDING
Winter bird banding continued at the Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre where, on January 27, Jaxsyn Hearn, 12, held a male evening grosbeak that was banded on the …
LOVE WAS IN THE AIR
A well-attended Valentines Tea and Bazaar was held at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Church in New Liskeard on February 10. There was plenty of love in the air …
Villeneuve wins nomination as Conservative candidate
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter NORTH BAY – Cassidy Villeneuve, 25, is the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Nipissing-Timiskaming. Villeneuve was nominated by …
Cobalt council may end committee-of-the-whole meetings
COBALT – Cobalt council is considering holding only one regular council meeting every four weeks, and no longer holding committee-of-the-whole meetings. Initially, staff had recommended that council meetings …
Valentines treats and art offered at TAG’s Sweet’art Cafe
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES— It was a pre-Valentine’s Day feast for the senses, albeit a sweet one. The Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG) presented its Sweet’art Cafe …