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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Councillors settle into new roles
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city’s new councillors are eager to begin work.Temiskaming Shores’ elected councillors had a chance to introduce themselves after being sworn in to their new office December 1.Returning councillor Doug Jelly paid tribute to firefighters and the larger community in
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Just around the corner
Christmas is just around the corner and everyone, young and old, was out enjoying the annual Christmas Bazaar and Dinner held at the Église Saint-Jean Baptiste recently. Pictured here, from left to right, are Cassidy Ethier, 4, of Earlton, Keira Wittmaack, 4, of Thornloe and her brother Vaughn, 5.
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Ontario Northland Christmas Train here this week
DISTRICT (Staff) -- Santa Claus will be meeting with children throughout the area this week as the Ontario Northland Christmas Train makes its annual trek up the tracks from North Bay.The Christmas Train will be decorated in full Christmas style with a boxcar decorated as Santa’s workshop.On
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