Shoebox tally rises in ’13
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – In the weeks before Christmas, donors in the Temiskaming Shores area filled 692 shoeboxes with gifts for children in need around the world.The 2013 tally for Operation Christmas Child was up a little from the previous year, when the local shoebox campaign hit 670.“I was
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DTSSAB considers proposed 2014 budget
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The 2014 proposed budget of the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) was reviewed at the board’s regular meeting in Englehart Wednesday, January 22.The board is expected to give the budget its final approval at its February 19 meeting.DTSSAB chief administrative officer Don Studholme
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Volunteer earns on-the-job honours
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Public service has led to a public works designation for a New Liskeard man.George Dukovac has been named Temiskaming Shores’ first honourary member of the public works department.Armed with garbage bags and work gloves, Mr. Dukovac is often spotted combing New Liskeard’s streets and parks
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Transfer of Sacré-Coeur students to St-Michel proposed
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TIMMINS – A review of École catholique Sacré-Coeur in New Liskeard has recommended the closure of the New Liskeard school.An accommodation review committee studying the school’s future has recommended that its students – who currently number 96 in grades 1, 2 and 3 – be transferred to École
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Haileybury man faces charges
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Haileybury man has been charged in connection with what police describe as a hit-and-run last fall.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they were contacted shortly before 8 p.m. October 29 when a pedestrian was struck on Highway 65 East by a westbound vehicle that
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Temagami staging Girls’ Night Out
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Banish the winter blues at a girls’ night out in Temagami.For the fourth consecutive year, female performers with a Temagami connection will take to the stage at the Bunny Miller Theatre at the Welcome Centre February 8.The concert is a popular one on the Temagami Artistic Collective
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Asset recovery
City calculating infrastructure costDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Imagine going room to room in your home, taking an inventory of all your possessions, their condition, and the cost to replace them.That’s the task facing municipalities across Ontario as they prepare asset management plans.They’re counting kilometres of roadways, assessing the state of
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Looking to 2014
Englehart has eye on water upgradesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The Town of Englehart is just wrapping up a major and extensive water-line and sewer-line upgrades project.For 2014, the town is looking at whether it can obtain funding to look into improvements for its water system. The town has occasionally experienced
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Busing updates using social media
TIMMINS (Special) – Nasty mornings always lead to the question, “will the buses be running?”Information about bus delays and cancellations is posted on the website of North East Tri-Board Student Transportation.It’s has now turned to social media to add updates via a Twitter feed and Facebook.For further information, go to
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