Hospitals launching regional digital record move
DISTRICT (Special) – Medical records for local hospital patients will soon be available electronically to authorized health care professionals at 23 hospitals across the Northeast. The ONE initiative …
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Trade apprenticeships: pathways to prosperity and happiness
By Frank Stronach A new survey last week showed young Canadians were among the least happy group of people in the country based on age and also one of …
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Right To Repair, Bill 187
By MPP John Vanthof Timiskaming-Cochrane NDP critic for Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Vanthof is co-sponsoring a bill on a consumer’s Right to Repair equipment they have purchased. This bill has …
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Small business is bleeding
By Frank Stronach Everyone knows you don’t kick someone when they’re down. But that’s what the federal government’s recent budget did to many small business owners who are struggling to …
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Rotary fundraising continues for local projects
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The Rotary Club of Temiskaming Shores and Area continues its objective of raising funds for the Rotary Splash pad at the New Liskeard waterfront, …
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Canada moves closer to point of no return when it comes to our national debt
By Frank Stronach There’s an old bit of wisdom courtesy of Ernest Hemingway that you go broke two ways: first gradually, then suddenly. With last week’s federal budget, Canada …
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How do we boost productivity? Give workers a piece of the action
By Frank Stronach As the former CEO of Magna International, one of Canada’s largest manufacturing companies, my philosophy was always that employees don’t work for you – they work …
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Gem Sewing stitching pattern of growth
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Gem Sewing began nine years ago in a nine-by-ten-foot corner of Gayle McNaughton’s and Mike D’Amour’s basement. It then took over …
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Want to fix the economy? Start by fixing our tax system
By Frank Stronach For most Canadians, April is the time of year when frustration and anger over our convoluted, loophole-ridden tax system is at its highest. For those looking …
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Axe the Tax rally draws attention to carbon tax increase
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It was no April Fool’s joke when James Davis stood along Armstrong Street North, near the Service Canada offices in New …
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