Airport authority buoyed by year one
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – After a one-year pilot project, municipalities have until the end of March to decide if they want to board the fledgling Earlton airport authority for five years.A five-year business plan was presented last week to the municipalities that are now supporting the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport Authority.It
Rotary makes first donation as splash pad takes shape
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As snow drifts and the temperature drops, the Temiskaming Shores and Area Rotary Club is picturing kids playing on an outdoor splash pad.The club has turned over the first $10,000 in its pledge to raise $100,000 for the project over 10 years.“It was great that
Training, equipment on Temiskaming Hospital agenda
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When it comes to hospital services, what works in Sudbury or Sault Ste. Marie may not always be applicable to Temiskaming, says the new CEO of Temiskaming Hospital.Services considered important to local residents and the district’s proximity to Quebec are among the area’s unique features,
Englehart, KL hospitals pursuing amalgamation
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – After working on their relationship over the past five years, the Englehart and Kirkland Lake hospitals are ready to tie the knot.The two hospitals announced this week that they’re pursuing formal amalgamation.They say neither hospital is to close, and all core services in both hospitals are
Help for opioid overdoses growing
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Fast-acting medication that can temporarily reverse an opioid overdose is now available for free from the Timiskaming Health Unit.Each kit offers two doses of naloxone nasal spray.They can be picked up at health unit offices in New Liskeard, Englehart and Kirkland Lake.While naloxone won’t permanently
FedNor funding helps Airport Authority plan
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP - The Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport Authority had its first big announcement of federal funding January 10 - $318,000 from FedNor.The funding "will allow us to carry out key elements of our strategic plan, which includes creating a business park that will accommodate commercial and industrial tenants,”
Carbon monoxide detector saves lives
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Carbon monoxide detectors are the law for homes with fuel-burning appliances, or with attached garages.Cobalt resident Natasha Lacharity is now strongly praising them."The best purchase of my life," she wrote on her Facebook page.Thursday, January 4, the carbon monoxide detector in her home saved her life
Plotting $5.3-million in capital spending in ’18
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city has outlined $5.3 million in big-project spending in 2018, including upgrades to roads, the pool in New Liskeard and new firefighting equipment.How much to borrow “is part of the discussion process,” said Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd in an interview looking ahead to
City OKs affordable housing project
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council has given its blessing to the development of an affordable housing project on the north end of Grant Drive in Dymond.At its last meeting of the year, Temiskaming Shores council unanimously agreed to donate property at the alternative location, to applause from some
Calls return for improved road maintenance
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Timiskaming-Cochrane’s MPP is calling again for improved winter highway maintenance in the wake of the latest fatal collision on Highway 11.“Each time the highway is closed, people in Northern Ontario are cut off because there is no detour. People on the TransCanada are starting to