Sending Christmas wishes by shoebox
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Leaves fall, Halloween costumes are put away, and the packing of shoeboxes begins.Later this month, shoeboxes crammed with school supplies, toys, hygiene items and good wishes will be delivered to centres across Canada as part of Operation Christmas Child.They’ll then
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Heritage Fund support for ag businesses
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is extending expansion help to two agricultural operations in Temiskaming.R&T Farm in Temiskaming Shores is receiving $80,000 to expand its existing farm structure and buy equipment to meet the growing demand for goat’s milk.Thornloe Cheese has been awarded
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Volunteers, take a seat
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – They deliver meals and drive seniors to appointments.Now, a new bench along the New Liskeard waterfront by Riverside Place pays tribute to volunteers with Timiskaming Home Support (THS).It is “a very small token” of appreciation for all their work, said
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Early childhood educators and child care staff appreciation
DISTRICT (Staff/Special) -- The District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) will be hosting a dinner, with a guest speaker, for the district’s early childhood educators and child care centres staff at the New Liskeard Golf Club on Thursday, October 29.The event follows the 15th anniversary of
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New college residence officially opens doors
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Classes are only steps away from home for some students at Northern College’s Haileybury campus.The new 64-student residence opened in September.The availability of on-campus housing “truly adds to the sustainability of the Haileybury campus,” said Northern College president Fred Gibbons
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NEW BIKE
Ida Hilson of New Liskeard had her bike taken from her residence a few months ago. She had written letters to the editor asking if anyone knew where her bike was and if the person that took it could return it. It was disappointing for her because she enjoyed
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Bloodlines and line-ups at donor clinic
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Family spurred Sylvie Cormier-Rivard to press for the return of blood donor clinics to Temiskaming Shores.Her father had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell known as a plasma cell.“He was
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“Just wasn’t working”
Cobalt proposing to operate Co-Tem unitsDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- A legal process is now underway for the transfer of the Fraser Hotel affordable housing units to the Town of Cobalt.Tenants will not be affected by the transition, said District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board
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Hear the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm!
DISTRICT (Staff) — Location matters when it comes to your smoke alarm. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm!”Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, the Temiskaming Shores Fire Department is joining
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Vehicle safety takes priority
by Jarod NeedhamSpeaker Co-op studentORILLIA -- The Fall Seat Belt Campaign is a reminder to all to prevent deaths stay safe and wear seat belts. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are actively enforcing the use of seat belts in motor vehicles as it is the law.In
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