Union brings bargaining update to hospital members
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A hospital union executive brought ice cream and a vow to fight for wages and against concessions on a noon-hour visit to Temiskaming …
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Riders end cross-country trek in memory of cyclists
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Riding bicycles was a favourite pastime of Jeffrey Splinter and Garnett Johnson. These two friends were avid cyclists, tragically killed while riding their …
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Vaccination plus public health measures considered key
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The lifting of public health restrictions as seen in Alberta and Saskatchewan is “definitely, definitely not recommended in Ontario,” says Temiskaming’s acting medical …
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Theft falls short
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A break-in suspect landed almost at the feet of police last week. Shortly before 2 a.m. July 29, Temiskaming OPP responded to a call about a …
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Ontario outlines highway plans
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – The province has released the whats, wheres and whens of its plans for work on highways, bridges, and culverts. The 2021 Ontario Highways Program …
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Grant Drive extension moving ahead
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – In an unusual move, city council is committing money in the 2022 budget for the long awaited Grant Drive extension. On July 13, …
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Police blotter
Fraud charge TEMISKAMING SHORES – A Temiskaming Shores resident has been charged with fraud following an investigation that began in Saskatchewan. Temiskaming OPP say the Temiskaming Crime Unit launched an …
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Organizers look to bring back Englehart Fall Fair
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – The Englehart and District Agricultural Society will be asking for Englehart council’s approval for an in-person fall fair this year. Society president Brian Smith …
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Hiker rescued from Triangle Hill cliff face
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HUDSON TOWNSHIP — On the afternoon of July 14 at approximately 2 p.m., a call was received by the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police …
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Severn Twp. resident dies in tubing outing
LAKE TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A Severn Township resident died last week in a tubing outing on Lake Temagami. The body of Douglas Coppin, 35, was recovered by the OPP’s Underwater …
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