Vaccination rollout continues
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – COVID-19 vaccinations continue to go “extremely well,” says Temiskaming’s acting medical officer of health. It has opened vaccinations to pregnant women, in light …
Ontario/Quebec border closed to non-essential travel
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Motorists hoping to cross into Ontario or enter Quebec were met with police border crossing checkpoints as of Monday, April 19 limiting non-essential travel. …
Police Blotter
Boaters rescued COLEMAN – Two boaters were rescued from the frigid water of Bay Lake on the weekend after their vessel sank. Shortly before 8:30 p.m. April 24, Temiskaming OPP …
Regional air service returning to North Bay
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Regional air service will be returning to North Bay in June if travel restrictions are lifted. The news came out of a federal financial …
Setting the record straight on lake breakup
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The ice left Lake Temiskaming this year rather early – April 12. It was a welcome sign that warmer weather had arrived, but it didn’t set …
Centennial Park to see some upgrades in Englehart
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ENGLEHART – Centennial Park in downtown Englehart is expected to see some improvements this year. Englehart chief administrative officer Shawn LaCarte said the …
Police Blotter
Drug, weapon charges TEMISKAMING SHORES – Two more people have been charged in an investigation that started with a shoplifting incident earlier this month in Temiskaming Shores. Temiskaming OPP say …
So close: almost a new record for an ice-free lake
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES — It seemed to take a long time for Lake Temiskaming to freeze in the winter of 2020-21. It didn’t take so long to …
Police Blotter
Two charged TEMISKAMING SHORES – Two people were charged after police responded to a shoplifting incident at a Highway 11 location last week. Temiskaming OPP were called to a business …
Temagami hosts successful COVID-19 vaccine clinic
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami’s seniors aged 70 and up and priority healthcare workers were some of the latest to receive their first Moderna COVID-19 …