The MICS Health Care Services Foundation has received $25,000 for the surgical department at Cochrane’s Lady Minto Hospital. Foundation coordinator Ainsley Lougheed says it’s from the estate of Dr. Benjamin Thompson, who pioneered surgery there in the late 1950s and early 60s. “In addition to helping create our surgical department, he...

A medical laboratory tech for 32 years who lives in Temiskaming Shores is the winner of the March 50-50 draw by the Timmins and District Hospital Foundation. Shawn Adams pads his bank account with $138,105.00. He says it will allow him and his wife Debbie to help out their son a...

We go back to the days of renting video cassettes for this week’s Cochrane history feature. It’s based on a story in the April 11th, 1984 issue of the Northland Post. Stephen Prasad, who owned Video Mart on Railway Street, was charged with 60 copyright violations The Crown decided to...

Rain Tuesday night has forced the Cochrane Polar Bear Riders Snowmobile Club to close its trails yet again. A small portion of the network had reopened last week, taking advantage of a dumping of snow. Take a look at the OFSC interactive trail map.  All you’ll see is red right across...

As firefighters fought the flames at the Empire Complex in Timmins Saturday, and residents were relocated to the Bon-Air Motel, a woman an hour away started gathering clothing for them. Sylvie Lajeunesse lives in Iroquois Falls.  She learned from her Mom – who just died in January – to give...

Town Hall in Iroquois has new leadership. In a Facebook post, the municipality announces that Brian Finner is now CAO, and Joel Cyr is deputy CAO and director of infrastructure and growth. Finner was recently recreation director. Cyr is a former public works director for the town. CAO Osei Bosempen recently parted...