Hospital bed allocation under assessment
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Hospitals in the Northeast are getting an additional 75 beds on a temporary basis to cope with flu season.Sixteen of the additional beds will be going to Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury, while hospitals in Timmins, North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie will each
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Syrian refugee family moves to southern Ontario
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — After years of upheaval, then settlement in Canada and getting to know and love Temiskaming Shores, the Syrian refugee family, the Shubats, five adults and two children, have relocated to London, Ontario.The Community Refugee Engagement South Temiskaming (CREST) humanitarian group broke the news last week
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Ontario college faculty on picket line
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Pickets went up at Northern College’s Haileybury campus earlier this week as thousands of unionized faculty at Ontario’s colleges launched strike action.Classes have been suspended at Northern’s four campuses for the duration of the strike, but some student facilities remain open.The province-wide strike began October
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Hwy. 11 proponents counting on new model
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When four-laning didn’t add up for provincial officials, proponents of a safer Highway 11 are turning to a “2 +1” design.A committee launched in 2015 under the umbrella of the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce is lobbying the province to give the model
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Angus loses to Singh in leadership race
TORONTO (Staff) - Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) has chosen Southern Ontario MPP Jagmeet Singh as its next leader.He beat out Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus who was second in the Sunday, October 1, voting.Behind Angus were MPs Niki Ashton of Manitoba (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski) and Quebec’s Guy Caron (Rimouski-Neigette-Témiscouata-Les Basque).Angus,
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City hears opposition to social housing proposal
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - A large number of Dymond residents have expressed opposition to the construction of two one-story four-plex rental units by DTSSAB at the intersection of Roland Road and Raymond Street.They were at Temiskaming Shores council to unanimously express opposition to the proposed construction of District of
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Funding for fifth annual Northern Ontario Showcase
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – FedNor is drilling down to extract funding for mining-related promotions.Federal monies of $535,000 will assist Temiskaming Shores and its partners in coordinating the fifth Northern Ontario Mining Showcase at the annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) International Convention in Toronto next spring.The FedNor
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Mining exploration permit sought for Sasaginiga Lake
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council expressed alarm that a mining exploration company made an application to search under Sasaginiga Lake, and that the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines entertained it.The town draws its drinking water from the lake, commonly known as Sass Lake, and the Cobalt Water
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DIY uncovers “significant” archaeological find
Diane JohnstonHUDSON – All the McLeans wanted to do was build a shed.But as they tried to remove a stump, the Fairy Lake family began uncovering the first of dozens of shaped stone points that may be 3,500 years old.The volume of material “is extraordinarily unusual,” said archaeologist Ryan Primrose
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Accessibility project 30 per cent over estimate
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - A social housing building in New Liskeard will require a large amount of public money for the installation of a limited use/limited access (LULA) two-stop elevator.A decision has been made to construct the elevator on the exterior of the building at 100 Market Street.The elevator would
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