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
Looking for a doctor
Medical care search continuingTEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – Efforts continue to find medical care for patients of the late Peter-John Pace.The death of Dr. Pace in a road crash a little over a month ago left some 2,500 patients without a doctor.All his prenatal and obstetrical patients have been contacted and
No local hike in THU ’14 budget
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Levies from Temiskaming municipalities to the district’s public health agency are staying the same for another year.Carman Kidd, chair of the Timiskaming Health Unit’s board and mayor of Temiskaming Shores, described the health unit’s 2014 budget as “pretty stand pat.”That the board was able to
Slow work to close Latchford library
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- A sale of remaining items at the former Latchford Public Library is expected to be held in early April, Latchford Councillor Jo-Anne Cartner reported to Latchford council Thursday evening, February 20.The town’s library closed its doors for the final time in late 2013, due to a
Expansion for Haileybury EMS garage
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART/HAILEYBURY -- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief Mike Trodd hopes to have a Spring groundbreaking for a 900-square-foot addition onto the north end of the EMS ambulance node in Haileybury.Chief Todd was speaking at the February 19 meeting of the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB),
TEAM SNOWFLAKE
The Temagami Shiverfest Winter Carnival held February 14-16 attracted children and adults to the events held throughout the weekend. At the Saturday morning Amazing Race event a group of enthusiastic girls calling themselves Team Snowflake are from the left Leona Zuchlinski, Rowan Teskey, Ashley Blais and Sasha Zuchlinski. (Staff photo
Help for taxing exercise
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Does the prospect of filing an income tax return fill you with dread?Fear not.Trained volunteers are available to help Temiskaming Shores and area residents who qualify.Each year, about 1,000 people take advantage of the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program.The volunteer-driven, free service is open to people
Beau Knows
All’s Well for four-year-old donorDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter ELK LAKE – International development and global disparity aren’t on the kindergarten curriculum.But that hasn’t stopped four-year-old Beau Wollis from tackling a root cause of poverty and illness in the developing world.The junior kindergarten student at Elk Lake Public has become perhaps the youngest