THU issues drug alert
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – The Timiskaming Health Unit has issued an alert after xylazine, described as a highly toxic substance, has been found in the area. In a …
Crews continue to fight Kirkland Lake 5 fire
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Almost two weeks after it was first spotted, a 2,300-hectare wildland fire north of Lady Evelyn Lake is not yet under control. …
Clinics looking to team up with Temagami
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – Two area doctors are hoping for funding approval for the Temagami Family Health Team to expand to take in the Latchford and …
OCWA outlines steps for Cobalt sewage system
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA), which manages and operates Cobalt’s constructed wetland sewage system, presented its recommendations to Cobalt council June …
Kirkland Lake 5 fire not yet under control
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A forest fire reported last week northeast of Lade Evelyn-Smoothwater park is not yet under control. The fire, named Kirkland Lake 5, was …
OPP member charged with uttering threats
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A member of the OPP has been charged with uttering threats after an incident reported to have occurred at a Temiskaming Shores business late …
New Centre takes flight at Hilliardton Marsh
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILLIARDTON — It’s been 25 years in the making but the Marsh finally got its wings. Those wings are in the form of The …
Latchford physician accepting new patients
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD — With the ongoing shortage of primary health providers willing to take on new patients in the Temiskaming region, there is good news …
COVID outbreaks remind that virus still here
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The THU declared late last week two COVID-19 outbreaks in Temiskaming Shores, one at Northdale Manor and the other at the …
Museums with history of summer help shut out of funds
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES/COBALT – Four area museums have been unsuccessful this year in obtaining funding through the Canada Summer Student Jobs program. The …