High municipal cost for transit service
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – The cost of subsidizing the transit system is going up $35,000 for Cobalt. The sudden rise is due to the purchase of personal protective …
Family, community ties supporting community health care
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Noah Chow had never visited Temiskaming Hospital until last month. But the health sciences student at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo has camped …
Volunteers making new Connections
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – If pandemic concerns have left you stuck at home, you may find you need help getting groceries or just a friendly chat. Or, you may be …
School’s out but food’s in
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Students don’t only learn at school – they also eat. And the suspension of school classes to limit the spread of the COVID-19 …
Parents express E-learning challenges and successes
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Students across the country and in the South Temiskaming region began e-learning in an effort to salvage the remainder of the academic year, more …
Caremongers making a difference
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The coronavirus has brought out the best and the worst in people. For a group of Temiskaming activists, the best is being displayed in …
Englehart Fall Fair plans continuing
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Organizers of the Englehart Fall Fair are still looking forward to holding the 2020 fair. Englehart Agricultural Society president Brian Smith, in a telephone …
WWII vet gets birthday parade for his 95th
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — April was an unusual birthday for Lawrence (Bun) Eckensviller who turned 95 April 17. In an effort to observe physical distancing guidelines in …
KPS providing student nutrition during break
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter KERNS TOWNSHIP — Families in need with students enrolled at Kerns Public School (KPS) and Elk Lake Public School are receiving student nutrition packages from the …
Two charged
TEMISKAMING SHORES – Two city residents face charges after a theft was reported in Lorrain Township. Temiskaming OPP say officers were called shortly after 1 a.m. April 21 regarding a …