Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Pickets went up at Northern College’s Haileybury campus earlier this week as thousands of unionized faculty at Ontario’s colleges launched strike action.Classes have been suspended at Northern’s four campuses for the duration of the strike, but some student facilities remain open.The province-wide strike began October
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES/COBALT -- The Temiskaming Transit Committee is considering input received from the public regarding its bus service which runs through Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt.The Transit Committee has put forward a proposal which will help the committee have an ongoing plan for maintaining the service.At meetings October 11
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — To honour a fellow student who has been battling cancer for six years, staff and students at Ecole publique des Navigateurs in New Liskeard raised $2,281.86 for the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario (POGO) on Friday, October 13.POGO is an organization championing childhood cancer care
Changing climate
Every individual has something worthwhile to say about living in the area.That's why it's good to provide an opportunity for members of the public to comment on what is going on in their lives, and how it could be better, or what help they could use.The area is lucky because
There are benefits to holidays after Labour Day.Foremost among them is the absence of pesky rug rats who are back in school.A September vacation also extends that summer vibe.But it’s also a melancholy time.Shortening days remind me that winter is coming. Canada geese are everywhere. I translate their honking as
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – With the next municipal election just a year away, some final changes to the nomination process for candidates have yet to be announced.But an Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs representative says the province has heeded concerns that a 25-signature requirement endorsing a nomination could pose “an
ENGLEHART (Staff/Special) -- The Rotary Club of Englehart is joining other Rotary Clubs to raise awareness about the crippling childhood disease of polio.A fundraising walk is being held in Englehart on Tuesday, October 24 in honour of World Polio Day.The Walking to End Polio Now event will take place at
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life,” said Pablo Picasso.The dust of a northern soul may indeed be cleansed by viewing the Englehart Area Artist’s 6th annual Juried Exhibtion featuring 40 creative works of art currently on display at the Englehart and
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate the theft of three new John Deere lawn tractors from an Armstrong Township dealership.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say the three lawn tractors were stolen from the Green Tractors Earlton property between October 4 and October 6.All
