Temiskaming records first COVID-19 death
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming has recorded its first COVID-19 death. The Timiskaming Health Unit said the individual, described as a man in his 80s, died January …
“Too soon to know” if COVID-19 coming under control
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – After surging cases in December, the district’s acting medical officer of health hopes that the second wave of COVID-19 is calming. But in …
Mayor sees promise in ’21 after a challenging year
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – How does the mayor of the area’s largest municipality characterize 2020? “A challenge,” said Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd in a …
Locking down: case numbers rising
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – It appears that COVID-19’s next wave has reached the district. In the past week, the Timiskaming Health Unit reported 13 new cases of the virus. As …
Case numbers creep up in South Temiskaming
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As of noon yesterday, Temiskaming was reporting five active COVID-19 cases. One individual remained in Temiskaming Hospital as of December 15, while the …
Temiskaming COVID-19 count rises
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The confirmation of four new cases of COVID-19 in Temiskaming on the weekend isn’t surprising, says the district’s acting medical officer …
Vanthof’s internet bill moving on
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A private member’s bill introduced by Temiskaming’s MPP that calls for all Ontarians to have access to high-speed internet by 2030 …
Broadband guarantee bill heading to second reading
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming’s MPP is pressing for legislation that would ensure all Ontarians have access to high-speed internet by 2030. The second reading of Bill …
$1.75 billion federal fund for high-speed internet
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Federal MPS are touting an expanded $1.75 billion fund to improve access to reliable high-speed internet and mobile service. The expanded Universal Broadband …

Hundreds attend Walk for Melanie Ethier
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — On a warm November evening upwards of 300 people walked to remember a bright, energetic teen who went missing on September 29, 1996, …