NORTH BAY (Staff/Special) – A Temiskaming Shores resident will offer input on how to improve the experience of health care patients in the Northeast.Charlotte Lavictoire has been named to the North East Local Health Integration Network’s first patient and family advisory committee.Lavictoire, a retired teacher and artist whose community involvement
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Editorial cartoon November 8
Radical vacation
By Steven LarocqueThis is my first column after my last vacation break of the year. It was a little later in the calendar than when I usually take one, but it was fine nonetheless.I like to call my holidays radical vacations.Not because I travel or go whale watching or do
Ups and Downs
Thumbs down to school strikes.Whatever the argument, whoever’s right (if anyone ever is more so than the other), there’s only one loser and that’s the student body.The current college strike is especially troublesome because you’re talking about (mostly) young adults who are spending their own money, or taking on
Harvey’s owners installing new kitchen – and breakfast
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Shifting careers brought Sandy Ewen and Bruce Larose to Harvey’s.Larose is a retired chemical engineer and was looking for new opportunities when a parcel of land became available in Cochrane in 2011.He and his wife Hedy opened a PetroCanada outlet in 2011 and, late in
College faculty strike heading into fourth week
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the Ontario-wide college faculty strike enters its fourth week, students’ worries grow about the fate of their semester.Negotiations between the College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) reached an impasse earlier this week.But on Tuesday, November 7, it was announced
Cubs edged by Kap but feel good about their game
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – A loss is a loss, granted, but how you lose can be the real lesson learned.“I was really proud of them, their effort was good,” said Steve Polyblank in a telephone interview.The head coach of the New Liskeard Cubs was speaking Monday after his team
Lions helping with Ski Village project
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The New Liskeard Lions Club recently donated $4,000 towards the new snow tubing facility at the Tri-Town Ski and Snowboard Village (TTSSV), located in Lorrain Valley.“This young group of volunteers is injecting new hope, new life into the TTSSV. The tube run will help provide
Lions looking for more wins in Steel City
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Lions have a taste for winning now.The New Liskeard entry in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue Hyundai Midget BB League won their first league game November 4.They’ll look to build on that positive development this weekend in Sault Ste. Marie at the Steel City Tournament Nov. 10-12.“They
