Masks/face coverings becoming mandatory
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – The health units across the North are now directing their communities that mandatory masks or face coverings will be required for indoor public spaces. …
Summer salad on tortrix moth menu
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – It’s the good ol’ summertime and it’s not just humans that are enjoying feasting outdoors. The large tortrix moth has been appearing by the …
In the city swim of things
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the temperature rises, so too do thoughts of a swim. In Temiskaming Shores, some facilities at the popular Haileybury beach opened June …
Haileybury man living in China talks about COVID
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The nervous uncertainty that gripped the world as the coronavirus hit like a tsunami was experienced first hand in China by a former …
Keeping nesting turtles safe during prime time
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter LATCHFORD – Female turtles in Ontario travel the most in the month of June as it is a prime time for laying their …
Grant looking forward to new role with Canoe Museum
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – Victoria Grant has held a number of high profile positions across Canada in her lifetime and recently added another to that …
Charlton-Dack and Chamberlain reach agreement
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK/CHAMBERLAIN TOWNSHIP – The Municipality of Charlton-Dack and the Township of Chamberlain have entered a four-year agreement for shared services. “I think four years will give …
Board ONE drafting proposals for school reopening
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – At District School Board Ontario North East, September 1 is scheduled to be day one of a new school year. But as it …
Airport hires new manager
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP – James Smith has taken up the position of manager of the airport in Earlton. The Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport Authority (ETRAA) announced the hiring …
Students continue collecting #PPE for HCP
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The good work being done by healthcare students from across Northern Ontario to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care providers continues. …