Checking chicken welcome in Charlton
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK – The homey sound of chickens clucking contentedly in the chicken coop is something that is becoming increasingly familiar in backyards across the district. The …
Residents pressing city for road safety improvements
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – More crosswalks, lower speed limits, lane reductions. The public is suggesting ways to make Lakeshore Road and other areas of the city safer …
Speeding fight takes sign route
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The city is turning to another tool in efforts to get speeding drivers to slow down. Temiskaming Shores has purchased a $4,500 mobile speed indicator sign …
Red dresses for the missing and murdered
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — On an overcast, blustery May 5, four red dresses fluttered in the wind outside the Keepers of the Circle Aboriginal Family Learning Centre …
New funding for New Horizons program
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Several groups in the Temiskaming region received New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) funding to support and enhance seniors’ services. The announcement was …
Local woman recounts COVID-19 diagnosis
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — For well over a year we’ve been hearing about the novel coronavirus with many unable to relate to an actual COVID-19 diagnosis. But a …
Skepticism turns to shock for latest 50/50 winner
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Katryna Malick was at first skeptical when Temiskaming Hospital Foundation manager Lesley Langford informed her she had won the foundation’s April 50/50 draw. …
CMHA marks Mental Health Week May 3-9
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — If you stopped at a local Tim Hortons recently and were presented with a $5 gift card, it’s because there’s a campaign afoot that …
Municipalities voice concerns with reduced banking hours
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – Area municipalities are voicing their concerns with the reduced banking hours at the Englehart branch of the Northern Credit Union. The …
Rotary Club splash pad construction begins
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Kids will love to hear this: Shovels officially went into the ground the second week of April, marking the start of the long …