Hospital unveils upgrades – with breakfast
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What's one of the most popular items at the Temiskaming Hospital cafeteria?"Quesadillas," said chef Georgi Krumov.But it was breakfast items on the menu that drew hungry patrons to the hospital last week to celebrate the reopening of its cafeteria.It was the most public part of
MNR staging food drive December 15
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Smokey the Bear will come out of hibernation for a special occasion December 15.He'll join local Ministry of Natural Resources staff, assisted by Temiskaming paramedics and Timiskaming District Secondary students, at their Christmas food drive.The group will be collecting donations of food and cash at Walmart
18th birthday spent in Toronto ICU
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TORONTO - Progress is being made by a Cobalt teen who is fighting for recovery in Toronto after suffering a stroke due to a blood clot in her brain.Jamie Morin-Kennedy celebrated her 18th birthday in Toronto Western Hospital while she was recovering from her second brain surgery that
Fifth annual Country Christmas lights up Temagami
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI — A record number of people strolled through a winter wonderland in Temagami last weekend as the community welcomed visitors to the fifth annual Temagami Country Christmas.Held November 30 and December 1, the display featured thousands of Christmas lights set up at Peacock Woodcraft on the Milne-Sherman
Fifth annual Country Christmas lights up Temagami
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI — A record number of people strolled through a winter wonderland in Temagami last weekend as the community welcomed visitors to the fifth annual Temagami Country Christmas.Held November 30 and December 1, the display featured thousands of Christmas lights set up at Peacock Woodcraft on the Milne-Sherman
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Temagami Country Christmas to shine
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Christmas lights will brighten the long, dark winter nights in Temagami this weekend.The fifth annual Temagami Country Christmas runs November 30 and December 1.Visitors can stroll through the bush on pathways illuminated by thousands of festive lights.Displays will be tucked into clearings in and around Peacock
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Safety tool proposed for those who wander
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter NORTH BAY – A new initiative to protect people who have a tendency to wander is being discussed in Temiskaming Shores.Project Lifesaver is a voluntary localization system, explains Josée Robichaud, Autism Ontario North/North East's family support coordinator based in North Bay.A child or adult who wanders – someone
Students and staff smash pumpkins and stigmas at EHS
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Smashing pumpkins at Englehart High School (EHS) post-Halloween was an event to end stigma about anxiety and mental illness and ease stress.And it worked judging by the massive mess that resulted when students enthusiastically smashed pumpkins outside the main doors of the school.“We had overwhelming success