Electrical work planned at New Liskeard arena
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – After 45 years of service, the ice plant electrical panel at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena is being replaced.But Temiskaming Shores will postpone plans to buy a new lawnmower to do so.City council was told earlier this month that the panel was
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In stages – Englehart water and sewer upgrades continuing
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - Englehart is embarking on another stage of its water and sewer replacement program.Town clerk-administrator Shawn LaCarte said in an email that the town has been approved for funding through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund for a 90 per cent grant for the
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Great Gulp slaking thirst
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Open wide and take a great big gulp of water today.March 22 is World Water Day.It was proclaimed by the United Nations to highlight a global water crisis that has left more than 660 million people without access to a safe water supply
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Running for a cause
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Temiskaming Shores couple heads to Hamilton this weekend for a 30-kilometre run.Winter training “has been tough,” acknowledged Céline Léger-Nolet, who with husband Denis Nolet will be participating in the Around the Bay Road Race.But they’re running in honour of Cassandra Léveillé, a
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Planning for focus groups to explore needs
DISTRICT (Staff) -- Toward the end of April, or perhaps early May, focus groups will hear input from francophones, Indigenous people and youth regarding their needs, hopes and vision for a future community hub.Following that, there will be an opportunity for the general public to also comment on
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ESCSM students set precedent for Spread the Word campaign
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It’s a first for Canada.The Spread the Word to End the Word Campaign (held annually on March 1) took on a noteworthy twist at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM) recently when it was the first known French-language campaign held in North
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Consumer info for Nutrition Month ’17
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – Temiskaming isn’t getting enough vegetables and fruit.“Only 38 per cent of Timiskaming residents are consuming five or more fruits and vegetables each day,” said Kerry Schubert-Mackey, the Timiskaming Health Unit’s director of community health, in a media release.But they have important health benefits.
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