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
NO MORE CUTS
Registered nurses and health care workers, members of CUPE Local 904, rallied near the New Liskeard Post Office on Friday, December 12 to raise public awareness of Registered Nurses cuts and other job cuts coming from the Temiskaming Hospital. Timiskaming-Cochrane NDP MPP John Vanthof and Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie
Mirror on Temiskaming: Violence Against Women series
In Temiskaming, the predominant call to law enforcement remains domestic violence with 32 cases a month reported.A cohesive approach: The Temiskaming Domestic Violence CoalitionSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter Editor’s Note: This is the third of a seriesDISTRICT — More than one in three women will experience rape, violence
OUTTA JAIL
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) put a lot of (willing) people behind bars at their fourth annual Jail-A-Thon, held recently at Wal-Mart. The successful campaign – in which local high-profile individuals were put in jail with the hope that passersby would bail them out – raised $2,079.20 for MADD’s
Blood donor clinic Dec. 23
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Christmas is the time to give, and what could be more valuable than the gift of life?A blood donor clinic will be held December 23 at Riverside Place in New Liskeard.The need is great, says Canadian Blood Services.A car crash victim may