Charges laid after cottage break-in
BEAR ISLAND (Staff) – Two Bear Island men face charges after police were called to a break and enter in progress at a cottage on the island.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report that officers responded to the call at about 11 p.m. March 20.In addition to detachment officers,
Entrepreneurial boost at Northern College
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Northern College students will be getting a little more exposure to the prospect of working for themselves.The college officially launched its new Entrepreneur Centre at its Timmins campus last week.Its services will also be delivered at its campuses in Haileybury,
Hospital unions continue call for funding
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Some workers at Temiskaming Hospital are trying to rally the public once again to push for more funding for hospitals.A local union and the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions are hosting a public meeting in New Liskeard next
Raising awareness about postpartum mood disorder
DISTRICT (Staff) -- Over the past two years, health agencies and community groups across Northern Ontario have been working together to develop an improved strategy to assist parents experiencing postpartum mood disorder.That work will be continuing, and the strategy which has been created is presenting recommendations for increased
Northern College hosts Awareness Day 2015
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_7360" align="alignleft" width="500"] Northern College Vice President, Finance, Administration and Aboriginal Services Mike Baker experiences the difficulty of spreading cheese whiz on a slice
Downtown fire pushes losses to $2.5 million in ’14
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Fire losses in the city last year tallied more than $2.5 million – more than ten times that of 2013, and the highest in recent memory.But the bulk of the financial loss is related to a single event.On November 29,
Snowmobile patrols net charges
ELK LAKE (Staff) – As they travelled more than 200 kilometres of trails, police charged four out-of-town sledders in the Elk Lake area with a variety of offences.Members of the Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police conducted motorized snow vehicle patrols on March 10.Police say they observed a group
Downtown construction raises sidewalk concerns
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Concerns about sidewalk accessibility have been raised in light of construction at a building in downtown New Liskeard.A temporary wall and a barricade have narrowed a stretch of sidewalk in front of the former Number One Pet Centre on Whitewood Avenue.
Search to begin for new detachment commander
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police detachment will be looking for another commander.Inspector Dan Dawson has officially announced that he’ll be retiring at the end of June, said Doug Jelly, a Temiskaming Shores councillor and chair of the Temiskaming Shores Police Services Board.A selection
CNIB eye van tests, treats and educates in Englehart
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) mobile eye van visited Englehart last week as it makes its way across Northern Ontario screening, testing and educating people about eye care.The CNIB eye van, also known as the