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LEARNING BUBBLES

  No matter where you go, children blowing bubbles is always a happy sight. Under beautiful, sunny skies, Englehart Public School students Felix Goddard (back) and Colton Robinson enjoyed making …

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Creative Awakenings at Englehart library June 5

    Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – The Englehart and Area Artists have been welcomed into the Englehart Public Library to exhibit their show Creative Awakenings on June 5. …

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Wall created to honour veterans

COBALT (Staff) – A Veterans Wall of Honour is being created at the Bunker Military Museum in Cobalt. A wall of stones is being painted in the entranceway of the …

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Rotary seeks help in sponsoring a Ukrainian family

    Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Rotary Club of Temiskaming Shores and Area is working to help some refugees from Ukraine settle in the South Temiskaming …

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Indigenous Peoples Day Pow Wow June 21

    DISTRICT (Staff) — There will be singing, dancing, music, drumming and much to be proud of June 21 in Temiskaming Shores. The Keeper’s of the Circle will celebrate …

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Demand destruction

    The summer solstice came this week at 5:13 a.m. on June 21, making Tuesday the longest day of the year in terms of daylight hours. With the official …

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The good, the bad, and the nuclear

By Darlene Wroe   The headlines seem to suggest that the world is on a collision course with its own ineptitude. But behind the scenes there are people who are …

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Volleyballers dig TDSS elementary tourney

    Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Twenty-four teams made up of boys and girls from Grades 7 and 8 took part in a fun volleyball tournament at …

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Locker Room Chatter

    With Chip McDivot Fourteen teams vied for the title at the 2022 Ladies’ Classic tournament held June 11 at the Haileybury Golf Club (HGC). Championship Flight sponsored by …

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Multiple departments respond to Harris fire

    Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The cause of a fire in a recycling and scrap metal yard earlier this week in Harris Township hasn’t been determined. …

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Local COVID-19 situation stable

    Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It continues pretty quiet on the COVID-19 front in Temiskaming. “Things have been stable locally,” said Dr. Glenn Corneil, the district’s …

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COVID wave six “coming down nicely”

    Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – A COVID-19 outbreak at the Temiskaming Lodge in Haileybury was declared over on June 13 and there are no longer any institutions …

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Good food in a grand building

    Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – The former CIBC building in Cobalt is now a grocery outlet with a sandwich, soup and salad bar. As much as possible, …

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Accessibility upgrades at The Shep proceeding

    TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Work to make the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena more accessible will proceed this year. But the project will tally almost $97,000 more than the …

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Summer Jobs program offers opportunities for youth

DISTRICT (Staff) — Youth seeking employment in the Nipissing-Timiskaming district now have the opportunity to access 500 job opportunities with the Canada Summer Jobs program. “Residents aged 15 to 30 …

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Latchford fills prescription for new doc

    Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD – Latchford council was elated by the news that a new doctor has been found to take over the practice of Dr. Gretchen …

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Council surveys fair pay for elected officials

    Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK – There was no movement on the idea of increasing the remuneration for council members of the Municipality of Charlton and Dack when …

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Temiskaming Shores to seek new city manager

    Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city’s mayor said the municipality wants to fill the city manager post as soon as possible. In the meantime, it …

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