Program offering tools to live well with diabetes
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Shock, disbelief and denial can follow a diagnosis of diabetes, says Joanne Potter. But for 25 years, a district-wide program has “been helping …
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New movement to get kids to school
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – There’s a move afoot to persuade more kids to walk and bike to school. École catholique St-Michel in Temiskaming Shores, École catholique Assomption …
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Northern students donate for rabies vaccine
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Third year Veterinary Technician students at Northern College are making an effort to end rabies concerns in the region. They held a bake …
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Project Lifesaver finding support
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Can a bracelet help locate a vulnerable person who has wandered from home? A Temiskaming group believes it can. A group representing concerned parents, the Ontario …
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Temagami team marks ten years in new clinic HQ
TEMAGAMI (Special) – It’s been ten years since the Temagami Family Health Team moved into its new home. The Temagami Medical Centre opened its doors on O’Connor Drive in the …
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Warner produces another prize-winning pumpkin
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter CHAMBERLAIN – “P” is for “pumpkin” and – for champion grower Jeff Warner – “personal best.” The Chamberlain grower of giant vegetables carefully nurtured a pumpkin …
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Marsh banding sessions are a hoot
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILLIARDTON — It was a perfect night for owl banding. The moon was a sliver in the sky, there was virtually no wind and temperatures were …
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Orange Shirt Day honours residential school survivors
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — On Tuesday, October 1, students and staff at Timiskaming District Secondary School wore a sea of orange. It was in recognition of the …
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Northeastern Catholic board names new chair
TIMMINS (Staff) – The Northeastern Catholic District School Board has a new chair and vice-chair following the resignation of trustee Rick Brassard. At a special meeting of the board October …
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Speaker food bank drive on October 5
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — As the autumn equinox unfolds and we reflect on what the harvest means to us here in the north, there is another need of …
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