BRH launching fundraiser for ER wait time clocks
ENGLEHART (Staff/Special) – The latest fundraiser at Blanche River Health won’t shorten emergency department wait times, but the hospital says it will give patients more information. Blanche River Health (BRH) …
FAIR FRIENDS
The Englehart Fall Fair was a hit with students from Holy Family School, who attended the fair on Friday before the weekend rain arrived. From the left having fun at …
THE CRAFT OF FUNDRAISING
Gabrielle Perron is crafty. The five-year-old transformed pine cones and birch branches into decorations, and donated $300 from their sale to the chemotherapy room at Temiskaming Hospital in memory of …
Survey to quiz residents on satisfaction with the OPP
DISTRICT (Special/Staff) – When you check your mail in the coming weeks, you may find an invitation to take part in a survey about the Ontario Provincial Police. Distribution of …
Community building on Temagami Foundation
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Rebecca Poirier will graduate from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada this fall, and is preparing to apply for a …
FIRST DAY FRAME OF MIND
Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie welcomed 425 students back to school this year on August 28. Among those students are Elianah Howey, left, and Keera MacKewn, who were excited to …
Haileybury blocks Saturday for street party
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – An end-of-summer street party is poised to take over downtown Haileybury this weekend. The fourth edition of the Haileybury Block Party …
Ornithologists flocking to Hilliardton Marsh
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILLIARD TOWNSHIP — Bird will be the word when members of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) flock to the Temiskaming region and the Hilliardton …
Frog’s Breath provides window into Camp Temiskaming life
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HUDSON TOWNSHIP — “Then God said ‘let there be light,’ and there was light,” from Genesis 1:3, certainly could apply to Camp Temiskaming, which …
SCOUTS AND SERVICE
The Temiskaming Shores Scout Groups hosted a fundraising barbecue August 10 at North Prairie Feeds on North Quarry Road. It was one of the stops on the sixth edition …