For the birds

School installing swallow and duck boxesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- St. Patrick School students in Cobalt plan to lend a helping hand to their fine-feathered friends at the nearby Cobalt Lake park.With assistance from some partners and experienced hands, they have gathered or made numerous boxes to

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ARTEM salutes women leaders of Temiskaming

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — In the spirit of International Women’s Day (March 8), Centre-Culturel ARTEM held a fun evening at the New Liskeard Community Hall on Saturday, March 11, to honour outstanding women of the Temiskaming region and their contributions.ARTEM is an organization striving to

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Hydro One outage

Hydro One outageDISTRICT -- Hydro One has indicated it will be approximately 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, March 17, when they have power restored for customers affected by the outage.Hydro One indicated that there are 1,204 customers who continue to be affected by the outage. Those customers are located in Latchford,

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GETTING A LIFT

Police say freezing rain was occurring and the road was icy and slush-covered when a southbound tractor-trailer skidded off Highway 11 last week. The incident occurred at about 9 p.m. March 6 north of Sharp Lake Road. Inflatable air bags were used to right the trailer, which was carrying

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Elevator system explored for NL social housing

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD – The installation of an elevator (or elevating device) at 100 Market Street in New Liskeard will cost more than budgeted, according to a study conducted for the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB).The project is estimated to cost $420,672

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Students making the cut

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="15971,15970"]ENGLEHART – You’ve got six hours to get the job done.That was the directive to carpentry students from Englehart High, Timiskaming District Secondary, and Timmins High and Vocational last week.And their job?Constructing doghouses, benches and end tables with wood inlay –

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Distracted-Driving Campaign across Ontario

DISTRICT (Staff) -- The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) launched a Distracted-Driving Campaign Monday, March 13. The campaign will continue until March 19 during which time officers will be out on the roads taking a combined approach of education and focussed enforcement.Drivers are considered to be distracted when they

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TDSS closes the book on school library

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — There was a time before the Internet, when children gathered among shelves of books to study and or dream while being assisted by a teacher-librarian who would help guide students imaginations to far off places through encyclopedias, novels and other texts.The

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