COVID-19 and precautions coloured 2021   Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The year 2021 ended as it began, with masks, restrictions on gatherings, and apprehension. For a second …

    Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – “Omicron’s a game changer,” says the district’s acting medical officer of health. Omicron, the new variant of the virus that causes …

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As of December 13, Temiskaming had seen no preliminary signs of the new Omicron variant. “But it is absolutely coming, quickly,” said Dr. …

    Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD – Latchford council has lost two councillors in the past week, both of whom stepped down as the result of misunderstandings, and also …

    Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming continues to lead Ontario in COVID-19 cases on a per capita basis. But given the district’s relatively small population, a …

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the South Temiskaming region and nearby Quebec, the New France-themed Village Noel, slated to start this …

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – If there’s a trend that Temiskaming wants to avoid, it’s rising COVID-19 case numbers. But the district, like much of Northeastern Ontario, is …

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Keep following public health measures and get vaccinated. That’s the word from Temiskaming’s acting medical officer of health as a trickle of new …

    Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Glenn Corneil, says November and December will be a busy month for the Timiskaming …

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The more-than-full house at Temiskaming Hospital will be eased by the addition of three more beds. They’ll help, but they’re not enough, says …