Incident in Haileybury
CO detector alerts residents to dangerDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Carbon monoxide detectors work.That’s the message that Temiskaming Shores Fire Chief Tim Uttley wants the public to hear, after an alarm sounded at a Haileybury residence last week.Had it not warned residents of the
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A damming situation
Gillies Lake berm will be replaced, MTO promisesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP -- Coleman Township and Gillies Lake property owners received assurances from Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Gordan Rennie that the MTO will replace a berm on Gillies Lake after its removal caused the water level to
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Where is Melanie Ethier?
Missing person case reaches 20-year milestoneSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The highest profile missing person case in Temiskaming, the Melanie Ethier disappearance, is reaching a sad milestone this coming September 29, 2016.Melanie Ethier, has been missing for 20 years and her mother,
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A fair to remember
Agriculture showcased in New Liskeard Fall FairDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD -- The Temiskaming agricultural community was in the spotlight during the 2016 New Liskeard Fall Fair, and people from across the province were here to enjoy it.From Thursday, September 15 to Saturday, September
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Street Drug
Concerns regarding synthetic fentanylDISTRICT (Staff) --A synthetic form of the drug fentanyl has been making its way across Canada, and has now been detected in North Bay.The “bootlegged” variety of the drug, manufactured mainly in China or Mexico, is responsible for a rising number of deaths across
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Increasing the need
Food bank use rising with electricity and gasoline costsDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- The rising cost of electricity across the district, and the high cost of gasoline to access New Liskeard or Kirkland Lake jobs for Englehart and area residents, are two factors which are increasing the
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Million-dollar project
North Cobalt water project beginning next weekDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Construction of a second water line serving North Cobalt will begin next week.Pedersen Construction is expected to begin the North Cobalt water stabilization project September 6.It will see the installation of a second water
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“An obvious need”
Temiskaming’s non-urgent patient transfers status quo for nowDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) senior officer of policy and health Philip Kilbertus hopes there will be some sort of system implemented within the year to help in the Temiskaming area with
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“Some serious issues”
Changes recommended for Cobalt council and staffDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter This viewpoint of being broken “will not change at the Town of Cobalt unless there is a commitment by each person in the organization to change.”-- Integrity Commissioner, Fred DeanCOBALT -- Cobalt council has agreed
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Temiskaming support needed
Non-urgent patient transfer strategy proposedDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- The North East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is considering “a range of solutions” to remove at least some of the pressure from the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) ambulance network when non-urgent patient transfers are needed.
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