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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ESCSM Honour Roll
District (Staff/Special) – The following is the Honour Roll for the first semester of the 2016-17 year at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie.Students must have an average of 80 per cent or higher to be on the Honour Roll.The names and spellings and order of the students on
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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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Shaking things up
Charlie Angus running for NDP leadershipDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_9404" align="alignleft" width="200"] Charlie Angus[/caption]DISTRICT - Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus has announced he is entering the race
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Feds invest $257,995 in transit
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – With two new Temiskaming Transit buses arriving in April, the federal government has come on board with $257,955.The transit service, operated by Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt, is one of 126 projects receiving support under a Canada-Ontario agreement for the Public Transit
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New job site tailored to Temiskaming Shores area
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – There’s a new online matchmaker for employers and job seekers in Temiskaming Shores.“There are tons of job boards out there. This one is community-based,” said Julie Joncas, executive director of the Far Northeast Training Board.The site – www.JobsinTemiskamingShores.com – is
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Playground upgrade issue resurfaces
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A rubberized surface will be installed under playground equipment at the Dymond Firefighters’ Park this summer.The cost is being offset by a $12,000 grant from Ontario Tire Stewardship’s community renewal fund.Projects using Ontario-made products and generated from scrap tires in
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Extinguishing the “R” word
Temiskaming Shores firefighters recently rolled up their sleeves and donned t-shirts to combat a word that hurts. They joined the effort to Spread the Word to End the Word. A growing movement is calling for an end to the use of “retarded” as a term of derision and as
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