Road safety calls grow in wake of fatal crash
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Calls to improve safety on Highway 11 have been renewed in the wake of a fatal crash two weeks ago. The …
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COVID outbreaks at all area hospitals
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Hospitals in New Liskeard, Englehart and Kirkland Lake are all currently experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks. The BA2 strain of the Omicron virus is …
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Airport equipment and repairs assisted through FedNor
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP – FedNor funding for regional airports was officially announced March 30. The Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport Authority was among municipalities and other public …
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Partnership around Kap-Kig-Iwan considered
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Englehart council is now waiting to hear back from surrounding municipalities about whether they all agree in principle to form a partnership to …
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Acting MOH expects many will continue masking
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As of March 21, provincial requirements to mask in most places, including schools, were lifted. But given individual circumstances and the level of …
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Restrictions relax, caution urged as COVID-19 still active in the North
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When students return to class after March break next week, masks will no longer be required. The provincial masking mandate ends in most …
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Family loses property after riverbank collapse
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP – Chuck and Kimberly Laurila want to bring awareness to other home owners about insurance coverage, or lack thereof, after their rural home and …
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COVID restrictions ease as wave still active in the North
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Pandemic restrictions continue to ease, with Ontario authorizing settings to lift proof-of-vaccination requirements as of March 1 if they choose to …
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Freedom support drive winds through downtown NL
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – “‘Canada Unity’ – that says it all right there,” commented Doug Little on the weekend. Little pointed to a sign on a vehicle …
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Caution advised as Ontario moves towards reopening
Diane Johnston Staff Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As Ontario takes steps towards reopening, Timiskaming’s acting medical officer of health says the North must take extra care. The province’s COVID-19 situation, …
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