
ISLAND DREAMS
The girls’ soccer team from École secondaire catholique Ste-Marie hosted a fun fundraising tournament July 22 to help with costs associated with their 2024 dream trip to Hawaii. The two …
City adopts plan to cut greenhouse gases
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Longer, hotter, drier summers, with more heatwaves and forest fires and increased risk of drought. Milder winters, with poorer snow and …
Temiskaming approved for Ontario Health Team
KIRKLAND LAKE (Staff/Special) – Temiskaming is taking a new team approach to health care. The Équipe Santé des régions du Timiskaming Area Ontario Health Team (OHT) is among …
BRH inviting public to help it plan
ENGLEHART (Special) – Blanche River Health is on a road tour, giving residents an opportunity to help it plan hospital services in Englehart and Kirkland Lake over the …
AECOM awarded 2+1 EA and design contract
NORTH BAY (Special/Staff) – A pilot project testing a new road design in hopes of improving safety on Hwy. 11 is moving to the next phase. The provincial …
Vandals continue to hit rec facilities
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – “The vandalism in our city is a disgrace. It needs to stop.” Temiskaming Shores Mayor Jeff Laferriere’s comments last week followed …
Donation expands Haileybury wildland firefighting efforts
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – With the wildfire season well underway, the Haileybury fire station is boosting its firefighting fleet. The Haileybury Firefighters Association has donated …
First toxic blue-green algae bloom of 2023 spotted in KL area
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The summer’s first toxic blue-green algae bloom in Temiskaming was confirmed earlier this week on Round Lake near Kirkland Lake. It’s …
Free N95 masks available for high-risk residents
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Masks are back, but this time they’re designed to protect against forest fire smoke. Given this summer’s smokey conditions, the province has provided the …
Englehart budget sees three per cent increase
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Englehart council finalized its 2023 budget at its June 28 meeting. The budget is approximately $7.5 million, which includes a three per cent tax …