Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMMING SHORES — “The greatest wealth is health.” VirgilDr. Crystal Briand has a passion for health and wellness and for Northern Ontario that is reflected in her lifestyle but more importantly in her new business, Gravity Health & Chiropractic.Gravity Health & Chiropractic, formerly owned by Dr. Tim Zafiris,
Dear Editor:I attended a presentation recently by Gil Penelosa here in Temiskaming Shores. He leads a movement to help communities become safe accessible to people from 8 to 80: if 8-year olds and 80-year olds can get around and feel safe, then it’s likely the rest of us can too.
Dear Editor:It’s a very sad day when those charged with looking after the elderly and the disabled in our communities can’t count on decent wages and benefits.Now, I’m not blaming the Red Cross Care Partners (RCCP) because I believe they are doing the best they can given what the government
As is stated to the left of this space, Francis P. Church’s editorial Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus was an immediate sensation, and became one of the most famous editorials ever written. It first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897 and was reprinted annually until 1949
Editor’s Note: The following editorial was written by Francis P. Church in the New York Sun in the year 1897. It has become the most reprinted editorial of all time.We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification
TIMMINS (Staff) – A Timmins area trustee has been acclaimed chair of the region’s French-language Roman Catholic school board.Langis Dion, who had been vice-chair, was named to the post when the Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivières met December 7.He succeeds Kirkland Lake area trustee Isabelle Charbonneau, who
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Frequent riders on Temiskaming Transit can now save a little money.As one of the last steps in the overhaul of the area’s public transit system, monthly passes are now available for use in January.An adult pass costs $80, while seniors and students pay $60.The passes
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A New Brunswick driver was charged near Temagami after police say they observed a tractor-trailer driving erratically.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report an officer patrolling Highway 11 stopped a vehicle at about 8 a.m. December 9.Police charged a 62-year-old New Brunswick man with having a blood alcohol content
Thornloe reports quiet yearTHORNLOE (Staff) – The year 2013 was “very quiet” in Thornloe, reports clerk-treasurer Reynald Rivard.The village undertook no major capital projects. Nor did it receive funding for special projects.Mr. Rivard said the municipality focused on maintenance of its roads and sewage lagoon system.In 2013, its allocation under
Funding discussed for regional recycling studyDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The Cochrane-Timiskaming Waste Management Board (CTWMB) has met with the Community Investment Fund (CIF) and is in the process of securing an agreement for funding for a study to manage recyclables across the region.Kapuskasing public works general manager Yves Labelle says another
