HPS grades’ transfer now optional

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Senior students from Haileybury Public School won’t have to relocate to Timiskaming District Secondary in February.They can choose instead to make the move next September.The relocation of grades 7 and 8 from both Haileybury Public and New Liskeard Public School

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STEPPING OUT

A New Liskeard man has continued his infrastructure-improving ways, donating almost $4,500 to help extend a Cedar Avenue sidewalk beside the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena. The new walkway will keep seniors and pedestrians of all ages safe along a busy street, said donor Andre Gervais, seated. The donation is

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Preventing falls earns provincial honours

DISTRICT (Special) – A project by family health teams in Temagami, Haileybury and New Liskeard has been deemed a bright light on the provincial health care scene.The three multidisciplinary teams collaborated on a pilot project to help seniors reduce their risk of falls.It was spurred by data

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Excellence in service

Temiskaming Shores Library receives award for technology trainingTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — The Ontario Library Service-North has awarded the Temiskaming Shores Public Library with an award for Excellence in Partnership and Community Capacity because of the libraries Technology Training project, which ended in June of this year.“The program was

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School age, enrolment cited as HPS concerns

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What does the transfer of grades 7 and 8 to Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) mean for the future of Haileybury Public School?It will leave the school with more unoccupied space, acknowledged Doug Shearer, chair of District

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LIONS DONATION

Members of the New Liskeard Lions Club turned over $1,080 to the Timiskaming Diabetes Program (TDP) on Tuesday, October 21. The money came from the Dragon Boat races where the winning team from Nor-Arc Steel Fabricators turned their profits over to the Earlton Lions Club and they donated it

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PUMPED FOR HALLOWEEN

Deven Hepworth carved his way into the Halloween spirit at English Catholic Central School. Grade 7 and 8 students exercised their creativity as they crafted jack-o’-lanterns prior to the big day. They then honed their cooking skills, roasting and salting the discarded seeds for a snack. (Staff photo by

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Stocking shoeboxes with Christmas wishes

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – When thoughts turn to Christmas, “shoeboxes” rather than “stockings” may spring to mind.The 1st Temiskaming Congregational Church in New Liskeard is once again the local headquarters for Operation Christmas Child.The initiative encourages individuals, families and organizations to fill a shoebox

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Celebrating Franco flag and culture

The 39th anniversary of the Franco flag was recently celebrated at École Publique Des Navigateurs in New Liskeard. The 186 students at the school, along with their teachers, held a flag-raising ceremony, a parade, and gathered in the school gym to hear the school choir sing, and to also

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