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,
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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
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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
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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,”
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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
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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
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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
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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
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City to consider alternative affordable housing location
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – An affordable housing proposal in Temiskaming Shores may be revived.A city councillor is proposing that the municipality donate land at the north end of Grant Drive in Dymond Township for the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) housing project.Late last month, council narrowly
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#25 in Canada, however, high rank doesn’t tell the full story
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming Shores received a high rank in a national survey, but not in a good way.Maclean’s Magazine compiled Statistics Canada Crime Severity Index numbers from 2016 and found Temiskaming Shores is number 25 in the country as one of the most dangerous places to live.Ontario
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