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Multiple charges ELK LAKE – A Gowganda resident faces multiple charges after a citizen’s arrest in James Township on the weekend. Temiskaming OPP were called to a break-and-enter in progress …
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Lodge fundraiser perseveres despite pandemic
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A global pandemic may have delayed a regional fundraiser for a Northern medical student bursary, but it couldn’t stop it. The Temiskaming District …
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Mayor apologizes for contravening arena rules
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city’s mayor was apologizing last week after he and his wife attended a hockey game at the Haileybury arena in contravention of …
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Bear Island has successful vaccination clinic
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BEAR ISLAND – Residents of Bear Island were some of the latest to receive the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Temagami …
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Highway 11 collision results in fatality
CHAMBERLAIN TOWNSHIP (Staff) – A 29-year-old man from Hearst died in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 north of Englehart Saturday morning, March 6. The Ontario Provincial Police state in …
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Rescue LATCHFORD – Police used a drone to locate an individual in distress on Bay Lake in Latchford earlier this week. Temiskaming OPP say the 32-year-old was found unresponsive and …
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One rescued snowy owl dies, one in recovery
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The story of two snowy owls rescued from a Kerns Township farmer’s silo was indeed a happy story at the time featured in …
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Northern readies for new accelerated PSW program
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Northern College is lining up faculty and work placements so it can begin training new personal support workers under the province’s new accelerated …
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No sign of spread from Temiskaming VOC case
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – The specific strain in Temiskaming’s first, and to date only, COVID-19 case with a variant of concern was identified earlier this week. Public Health Ontario confirmed …
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New stop signs in Earlton stolen and vandalized
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter EARLTON – A set of stop signs that had been installed recently in Earlton was the unfortunate victim of theft and vandalism. Acting …
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