New pay grid proposed for Englehart staff
ENGLEHART (Staff) – Englehart council is looking at a change in how town staff is paid and reports its hours for tasks done. At the town’s regular council …
Restaurateur wins Indigenous Entrepreneurship Award
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — His restaurant is hip, Indigenous-based and packed with locals most nights. Gerald James Brandon, owner of L’Autochtone Taverne Americaine in downtown Haileybury, has …
Women leaders recognized on Top 100 list
TORONTO (Special/Staff) – Two business leaders with ties to Temiskaming have made a Top 100 list of Canada’s most powerful women. Corina Moore, Ontario Northland’s president and chief executive officer, …
First Cobalt changing name to Electra
NORTH COBALT (Staff/Special) – First Cobalt Corp. intends to change its name to Electra Battery Materials Corporation, subject to shareholder approval. The change, according to the company, “better reflects the …
Business leaves footprint on health care
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Have you been hobbling around with foot pain and don’t know what to do about it? The latest business to open …
Local entrants make their mark
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – One Temiskaming area business scored $5,000 and another placed 13th in a national competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs. Weesanin Homestyle Cooking, launched …
New resource for businesses requiring proof of vaccination
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Are you a business or organization that has to verify patrons’ vaccination status to let them in the door? The Timiskaming Health Unit has updated resources, …
Temiskaming Lodge turns 40 amid construction of new digs
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When you move house, there’s always the worry that you’ve left something behind. Temiskaming Lodge ensured that, as it prepares to …
New enterprise bringing foot problems to heel
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A recent British study found that the average person will walk the equivalent of three times around the globe over his or …
Entrepreneur recognized for community activism
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A Haileybury woman has been recognized for her long-time entrepreneurial efforts in South Temiskaming. Nicole Guertin is the recipient of the …