Safe cycling
Michael Minderlein, 9, a Grade 4 student at St. Patrick School in Cobalt, was one of many students receiving bicycle safety tips Friday, May 29. Fire prevention officer Kelly Hearn was one of several people on hand to help the children better understand the rules and laws affecting them.
NLPS taking wings
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – New Liskeard Public School is undergoing a slight name modification.The elementary school once had three buildings known, fittingly, as the East Block, Centre Block and West Block.In 1998, the aging red brick East Block built in 1921 was demolished.That left the West
Englehart hospital limiting visitors
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Visitor restrictions remain in place at Englehart and District Hospital after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness.But hospital chief executive officer Lois Kozak was hopeful that the ban would be lifted after the weekend.The visitor ban was imposed June 9 after a number
Co-operative approach
TDSS co-op program a positive for students/employersSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Curtis MacPherson wasn’t sure of his career path until he took part in a co-op placement program with Gravity Health & Chiropractic. He is now considering a career in the health care field and says he
Campfires and memories
Last year for Camp Lorrain church campDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="8377,8378,8379,8381"]DISTRICT -- So many of us remember the unique peacefulness of an early morning at camp. We remember the sun, the rain, swimming, laughter, crafts, songs, and campfires.For most of us, these
Englehart council passes 2015 budget
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The Englehart budget for 2015 was passed at council’s regular meeting Wednesday, May 27.The town is beginning work on its two-year project for upgrades to the water and sewer services.“We are doing the engineering this year, and one or two lines,
Space, repairs, marketing in library’s future
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Libraries are “almost a living thing,” says Roger Oblin, a member of the Temiskaming Shores library board.The book-borrowing services that were once the mainstay of public libraries are “a minor part of what we do,” Mr. Oblin told city council last
City reinforcing and enforcing recycling
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Too much litter is raising the city’s recycling costs.In response, Temiskaming Shores will be doing some more public education on what materials are recyclable.It’s also implementing fines for residents who trash the recycling rules.“We’re hoping that it’s just the change
New help on Priority Assistance to Transition Home (PATH) from hospital to home
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – If you’re coming home after a month in the hospital, you may need a prescription filled and some groceries.Help is now available.PATH – Priority Assistance to Transition Home – provides a personal support worker to
BEV’S BLOCKS
Bev’s Blocks, a not-for-profit group of family members, was established to honour the memory of Bev Maillé. They get together to complete unfinished quilts that Bev had started and they raffle off these quilts with the proceeds being donated to local charities. This year’s quilt raffle raised $1,000, which