Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Data on hospitalizations, testing and wastewater surveillance are pointing to improvements in Temiskaming’s COVID-19 situation. “All the metric signs are improving,” said Dr. …
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Temiskaming Shores city manager moving to Coleman
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming Shores’ long-time city manager is moving a little further south to become Coleman Township’s chief administrative officer. Chris Oslund takes up his …

100 Women raise $13,800 for Rotary Club
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The excitement and energy in the room was palpable. It was the first in-person get together since the pandemic began for the 100 …

Essay wins $10,000 for Habitat for Humanity
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — What is the true meaning of the word home? A Grade 5 student at Englehart Public School wrote about her definition of “home” in …
Hospital reaches settlement with Pace patients
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – Temiskaming Hospital has reached an out-of-court settlement with patients of the late physician P.J. Pace. In a June 8 memo to staff, hospital president and CEO …

Vanthof scores slim majority to win fourth term
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – New Democrat John Vanthof remembers his first campaign in 2007, when he lost by only 634 votes, as “a long night.” “And this …

Editorial cartoon June 8, 2022:
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Get serious
The lead story on the 6 p.m. CBC Radio newscast on June 1: was it about the war in Ukraine? A COVID update? The next day’s provincial election in Ontario? …
Just reaching out would help
By Darlene Wroe What is leadership? Many years ago I was envisioning an area system of guilds in which business leaders in various sectors would devote some of their time …