Evanturel starts curbside recycling
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP -- Evanturel Township will have its first curbside recycling pickup on Wednesday, January 21. The service will be provided to any township residents who have registered.Eco-Logix is providing the service for the township, and will be picking up the recycling again on
Englehart hospital lifts visitor restrictions
ENGLEHART (Special) – Visitors are welcome once again at Englehart and District Hospital.Restrictions were lifted January 12 after eight days had passed with no new cases of influenza A.But in a news release, the hospital stressed that regulations governing visitors will be enforced, and described them as
Temagami awarded assisted living services
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s going to be a little easier for frail seniors in Temagami to stay in their homes.The North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is providing $128,000 to provide assisted living services for eight high-risk seniors.It’ll mean 24-hour access to
Mirror on Temiskaming: Violence Against Women series
In Temiskaming, the predominant call to law enforcement remains domestic violence with 32 cases a month reported.Domestic violence story in the Temiskaming regionEnding domestic violence should be a shared priority for every citizen of Temiskaming, for every citizen of Ontario in every sector and for each community in our
NEW ARRIVAL
Georgia Audrey Nadeau made her debut just before 10:30 p.m. January 2 to become the first baby born at Temiskaming Hospital in 2015. Georgia, weighing eight pounds eight ounces, is a second child for Kristen Koistinen and Mike Nadeau of Temiskaming Shores, and was delivered by midwife Paule Corneil.
TDSS HONOUR ROLL
DISTRICT (Staff/special) – The following is the Timiskaming District Secondary School, (TDSS) Semester One Midterm, Honour Roll.A student must have 80 per cent or more and be enrolled in a minimum of three courses to be on the Honour Roll.YEAR ONE - Grade Nine Student AverageRegimbal,
Latchford looking forward to new year
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- As the year 2014 was coming to an end, the Town of Latchford was looking forward to the 2015 reconstruction of the Latchford control dam by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre anticipates the project will have spin-off
Armstrong tackling infrastructure in ’15
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – As a new year begins, culverts and airplanes are on the mind of Armstrong Township’s mayor.The township’s to-do list in ‘15 includes repairing a collapsed culvert on the Armstrong-Beauchamp boundary road, said Mayor Robert Ethier.The township hopes that senior levels of
DTSSAB rep appointments still finalizing
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- The District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) is still awaiting two appointments from across the district for the new board.NORTHRepresentation has still not been decided for the group of municipalities which includes The Town of Englehart, Larder Lake, the
Hospital reiterates: not cutting staff or clinical services
DISTRICT (Staff/special)– A release from the Temiskaming Hospital December 12 reiterates their stand on cutting staff and clinical services.“Temiskaming Hospital has been facing fiscal challenges for three years now. Without effecting change, we will have a shortfall of approximately $1.4 million this year. This is clearly not sustainable