TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Playing bridge, like crosswords and other games, exercises the mind.And that may reduce the risk of developing dementia, says the Alzheimer Society of Canada.A marathon bridge session, therefore, was a fitting way to raise the profile of Alzheimer’s and also some money to
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Saying it with flowers
A garden of pink petunias has once again been established in Cobalt on the hill beside the Fraser House to pay tribute to breast cancer survivors everywhere. Pictured here (from left to right) are: Cobalt-Coleman Lions Club member Shirley Gilson (whose club helped to support the project); Sarah Smith
Norovirus confirmed in gastrointestinal illness case
Agnico Eagle gives major gift to CobaltDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Norovirus was confirmed in one individual who fell ill after an outbreak of gastrointestinal illnesses in the Temiskaming Shores area late last month.Marlene Spruyt, medical officer of health, said June 3 that lab testing
New help on Priority Assistance to Transition Home (PATH) from hospital to home
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – If you’re coming home after a month in the hospital, you may need a prescription filled and some groceries.Help is now available.PATH – Priority Assistance to Transition Home – provides a personal support worker to
Pool-Fitness Centre fees going up
TEMISAMING SHORES (Staff) – It’s going to cost a little more to be active at the Waterfront Pool-Fitness Centre.Temiskaming Shores is raising rates for drop-in visits and regular memberships as well as classes, swimming lessons, and facility rentals.In a report to council, recreation services director Tammie Caldwell
Open House reveals Hoist Room upgrades
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter COBALT – The Cobalt Hoist Room, located above the Father Les Costello Memorial Arena, recently hosted an open house.On May 30, visitors were able to see first hand the Hoist Room Improvement Project, funded in part by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.“The project included
Food handler suspected as source of illness
SICKENINGDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A sick food handler at a Temiskaming Shores restaurant is suspected as the source of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness.Up to 40 individuals appear to have developed symptoms after eating at the location May 22 and 23, said Marlene
Germ Busters
A computer keyboard can be a dirt hotbed, as New Liskeard Public School students Krystina Hewett, centre, and Nicholas Bigras, learned from health inspector Gillian Jordan. Overseeing the Timiskaming Health Unit booth at the Emergency Preparedness Day in New Liskeard was a giant purple plush germ. (Staff photo by
Health Check
Four-year-old Brynley and her mother Tara-Leigh Muraska took a break from the teddy bear picnic to give a plush friend a quick check-up. It was all part of the fun when the Haileybury Early Years Centre paid a visit to the Temiskaming Art Gallery on the weekend for stories,
Sudbury rally to press for hospital funding
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A call for more funding for Temiskaming Hospital is joining a provincial campaign.A rally will be held at the Sudbury office of MPP Glenn Thibeault at noon Friday, April 17 to protest cuts at hospitals in New Liskeard and across the