Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A pandemic can’t stand in the way of tax season. And while it’s forced some changes in how help is provided, a volunteer-led …
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Satellite broadband is promising, says Whalen
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Development in satellite broadband service “is really promising,” says FONOM president Danny Whalen. Starlink, based in Washington, and Telesat Canada, based in Ottawa, are …
Laronde set to take flight with I Know I Can Fly
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – A Temagami musician is hoping to help his listeners soar with his latest album. Produced by Peter Cliche, David Laronde’s third …
Input sought for national strategy on high-cost drugs
NORTH BAY (Staff) – The federal government is seeking feedback from Canadians on the creation of a national strategy on high-cost drugs for rare diseases. In a press release from …
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The aftermath
After a year of the pandemic Canadians keep on keeping on, as the saying goes, coping as best as we can with this new normal. Increasingly, some are turning their …
Time well spent
By Darlene Wroe The pandemic seems to be going on forever, but the time is only lost if we let it be. For many this time of being alone can …
Home care sector pressing for more support
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that home is the safest place for the vast majority of the district’s vulnerable residents, says the CEO …
First Nations leaders opposing forest management plan
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – First Nations leaders around the Timiskaming region say they are unanimous in their disapproval of the proposed 2021-2031 Timiskaming Forest Management …
Police Blotter
Impaired charge TEMISKAMING SHORES – A Gowganda resident faces charges after police stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction on Highway 11 in Temiskaming Shores. Temiskaming OPP say officers were …