When meals come knocking
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What may be the busiest food delivery service in Temiskaming runs on volunteers.More than 300 volunteers delivered 10, 130 hot meals last year to clients across the district.Meals on Wheels is a flexible service, explained Therese Dower, volunteer coordinator at Timiskaming Home Support which operates
Englehart hospital lifts visitor restrictions
ENGLEHART (Special) – Visitor restrictions at Englehart and District Hospital have been lifted.In a March 17 news release, the hospital said the limitations were eased after 10 days because there had been no new reported cases of gastrointestinal illness for seven days.It stressed that it will “continue to be diligent”
Northern earns trucking stamp of approval
TIMMINS (Special) – Northern College has become the province’s first publicly funded college to receive accreditation from the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario.Accreditation “will provide unique advantages and added value to our students,” said Northern president Fred Gibbons in a news release.The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO)
Bikers Reunion Barry Phippen receives fundraising award
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The North American International Motorcycle Show has recognized Bikers Reunion founder Barry Phippen and his organizing committee for their outstanding fundraising efforts for the Community Cancer Care program that helps local cancer patients in Temiskaming.“It was a total surprise to me. The thoughts that went
Police Beat
LOST AND FOUNDCOBALT (Staff) – All ended well when a child was reported missing in Cobalt last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police were notified at about 9 p.m. March 4 of a missing 11-year-old.At the time, the temperature was minus 20 C and a light snow was falling.Police say they immediately
City expecting more water line breaks
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The water line break that left Haileybury and North Cobalt under a boil-water advisory last week probably won’t be the last.“We await the next challenge and the next water break,” said Temiskaming Shores public works director Doug Walsh.“Because of the frost levels, because of the
FAMILY FUN
From the left are members of the Rivard family from Temiskaming Shores who had big smiles after a day of sliding on their sleds during the Tri Town Ski and Snowboard Village Family Day event on Monday, February 17. They are six-year-old Kael, four-year-old Dani-Eve and two-year-old Miko with father
READY TO RACE
Temagami resident Ben Irwin was lined up ready to begin the Saturday morning Amazing Race portion of the recent Shiverfest winter carnival at the Temagami Train Station parking. (Staff photo by Sue Nielsen)
Thanking clothing bus volunteers
The Seventh Day Adventist Church clothing bus ran in the area for 20 years. December, 2013 marked the end of that long run. The church headquarters honoured the bus volunteers with pins, which were presented Saturday evening, February 15 at a Valentine’s social held at the Golden Age Club in
Latchford asks for uploading of policing costs
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- Latchford council is among a number of smaller Ontario municipalities that are calling on the provincial government to take responsibility for paying the cost of policing for small Ontario municipalities.In a resolution passed by Latchford council at its regular meeting Thursday, February 20, the province was