Celebrate winter in Earlton
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON - The Earlton Winterfest is ready to go with lots of fun for people of all ages.Activities will get underway Friday evening, February 9, continue through Saturday and wrap up Sunday morning.Earlton recreation committee council rep Jean Marc Boileau, who is also a member of the Earlton
On-air fundraiser focusing on respiratory services
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A Temiskaming Hospital Foundation fundraiser this weekend is taking a deep breath.Pledges to the fourth annual CJTT Radiothon are earmarked for upgrades to the hospital’s pulmonary function testing lab.With respiratory issues a growing part of health care, hospital CEO Mike Baker describes the lab as
Bun Eckensviller recounts service at sea and at home
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD - When you listen to Bun Eckensviller talk about the war years in the navy, you can almost feel the cold Atlantic Ocean water sloshing around your legs.The ocean, three miles deep in places, could churn up waves over 50 feet high, which could pick up
New Liskeard man battles renal cell carcinom
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - A group of friends are banding together to host a fundraiser for a man who has undergone extensive cancer treatments.New Liskeard resident Gord Garreau, 52, was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in June of 2016. He underwent surgery to remove one kidney, has had heart
Community Cancer Care has “so much to offer”
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - People who are facing a cancer diagnosis should know there are financial and supportive resources available right here in the Temiskaming region for the asking.The unique one-of-a-kind Community Cancer Care (CCC) program available to people from Englehart to Temagami, over to the Quebec border and to
Eric Campsall reflects on connecting New Liskeard
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - When visiting the New Liskeard Fall Fair, one of the first people you will likely meet is Eric Campsall. He is usually sitting on a stool by the gate, greeting people with a friendly smile and often a few words.The New Liskeard Lions Club annually
ACFO-Témiskaming honours volunteers
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The tight-knit francophone community of South Temiskaming got together Sunday to break bread, celebrate their joie de vivre and honour two outstanding volunteers.On January 21 the 23rd ACFO-Témiskaming (Association canadienne-francaise de l’Ontario) brunch took place at the Riverside Place in New Liskeard with 110 people
Healthy Kids Challenge closing screening room
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Over the past two and a half years, the region’s kids have been encouraged to be active, drink more water, and eat more vegetables and fruit.Now, they’re being urged to turn off the TV and other screens, and play.“Power Off and Play” is the fourth
Home delivery an option
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Hospital or home?It’s one of the many questions facing parents as they contemplate the birth of a child.In Temiskaming last year, nine parents opted for a home birth assisted by registered midwives.This year, the first baby born in the area made her arrival at a
Great Fire survivor passes away at age 103
DISTRICT (Staff/Special) - She was the third of seven children, born to Swedish immigrants at the turn of the century in Haileybury who survived 103 years on the planet, a bout with cancer and, miraculously, the Great Fire of 1922.Those facts stand as a testament to Signe Byberg’s enduring character