Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Several groups in the Temiskaming region received New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) funding to support and enhance seniors’ services. The announcement was …
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Cobalt has three per cent tax increase this year
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – Cobalt has passed its 2021 budget with an average three per cent increase to ratepayers. In dollars, this means an average $25 increase over …
Craft beer festival tapped out again
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – For the second year in a row, the North On Tap craft beer festival has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Held at the Haileybury …
Fire damages home on Probyn Street
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A Temiskaming Shores resident has been charged with arson in connection with a fire at a three-apartment residence in Haileybury on the weekend. …
Local woman recounts COVID-19 diagnosis
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — For well over a year we’ve been hearing about the novel coronavirus with many unable to relate to an actual COVID-19 diagnosis. But a …
Police Blotter
Drug charges TEMISKAMING SHORES – Drug-related charges have been laid against two people after police stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction on the weekend. Temiskaming OPP say officers made …
Temiskaming advised to stay vigilant
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – While the pace of new COVID-19 cases has slowed, Temiskaming’s acting medical officer of health says the public must heed the ban on …
Editorial cartoon for May 12, 2021 issue:
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National Nursing Week
May 10-16 is National Nursing Week in Canada. Here in the second year of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians have come to more fully appreciate the work and dedication of …
Having a flutter
By Diane Johnston I suspect I wasn’t the only one who scrambled to find that little yellow scrap of paper when the lottery gods announced that a $15 million ticket …