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Cobalt park project taking wing

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The Cobalt Park is going to be a lot more welcoming this year, especially if you’re a bird.Plans are in place to officially launch the Cobalt Lake Park Bird/Duck-box Project on Wednesday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m.The project is in partnership

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City calls for rural school closure suspension

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council is joining a call for the province to put a moratorium on rural school closures until it has rewritten accommodation review guidelines.On February 21, city council endorsed appeals from Prince Edward County, on the eastern end of Lake Ontario,

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Doc recruitment incentive restructured

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Financial incentives for new doctors serving the Temiskaming Shores area have been restructured.Newly recruited physicians will be offered $10,000 each year for four years if they set up a local practice or are credentialed to work at Temiskaming Hospital.In the

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Striking a chord

Students at New Liskeard Public School are enjoying learning to play tunes on ukuleles. The musical instruments, which were purchased last year, were recently being reintroduced to students. Pictured here are Logan Broderick, Grade 4 (left) and Leen Khayzuran, Grade 5. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)

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Playground upgrade issue resurfaces

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A rubberized surface will be installed under playground equipment at the Dymond Firefighters’ Park this summer.The cost is being offset by a $12,000 grant from Ontario Tire Stewardship’s community renewal fund.Projects using Ontario-made products and generated from scrap tires in

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Shiverfest warming Temagami winter

TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A new date and expanded lineup of events is slated for Shiverfest ’17.The carnival, which has typically been held during the Family Day weekend, runs this year from March 2 through 5.And for the first time, a royal family – chosen democratically by voters

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Fun for all in Englehart March 3 to 5

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - This year’s Englehart Winter Carnival will be taking place March 3-5 and will include some exciting new activities to fill in the days.There have been many people working together on this year’s event to create a range of activities.With the theme,

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