COVID wave six “coming down nicely”
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – A COVID-19 outbreak at the Temiskaming Lodge in Haileybury was declared over on June 13 and there are no longer any institutions …
Construction of Grant Drive extension to start
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Construction will begin this year of the long-awaited extension of Grant Drive to Highway 65 East. The new stretch of road, …
Hospitals continue with COVID mask measures
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor DISTRICT – South Temiskaming’s three hospitals will continue to insist staff and visitors wear masks inside their facilities. Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health …
100 Women raise $13,800 for Rotary Club
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The excitement and energy in the room was palpable. It was the first in-person get together since the pandemic began for the 100 …
Essay wins $10,000 for Habitat for Humanity
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — What is the true meaning of the word home? A Grade 5 student at Englehart Public School wrote about her definition of “home” in …
Hospital reaches settlement with Pace patients
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – Temiskaming Hospital has reached an out-of-court settlement with patients of the late physician P.J. Pace. In a June 8 memo to staff, hospital president and CEO …
COVID trends heading “in the right direction”
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – All signs in Temiskaming and Ontario as a whole are pointing to the decline of COVID-19’s sixth wave, says the district’s …
Sponsor still needed for ski club fundraiser
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Englehart council has concluded that it cannot act as a sponsor for the fundraising venture by the Englehart Nordic Ski Club. The …
Timmins 1 fire under control
DISTRICT (Staff) – Progress continues to be made against a forest fire burning west of Shining Tree. On May 25, the status of the wildfire known as Timmins …
Timmins 1 fire now “being held”
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Recent rainfall helped efforts to fight a forest fire west of Elk Lake that at one point prompted an advisory to evacuate Shining Tree. …