Keeping drugs out of schools has become a collaborative effort among the school boards and police services. Keeping drugs out of schools has become a collaborative effort among the school boards and police services. Recently, the Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivieres, the Conseil scolaire public du Nord-est de l'Ontario, the District School Board Ontario North East and the Northeastern Catholic District School Board, along with the Temiskaming Shores Police Service, the Timmins Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police -- Northeast region, signed a protocol for the use of canines in area schools. This is a result of many consultations between the above-mentioned parties. [continues 284 words]
Another Group Of Students Has Been Dared To Stay Away From Drugs And Alcohol. Timmins Times -- Another group of students has been dared to stay away from drugs and alcohol. During the most recent DARE graduations, elementary school students in the community vowed to say 'no' to harmful substances. Constable Rick Lemieux, who ran the program this year, said he wanted to have role models present at the graduation to show the children there are plenty of ways to say 'no' and become successful. [continues 226 words]
Two Timmins teenagers died within 12 hours of each other and the deaths are presumed to be casued by the ingestion of small red pills distributed throughout three high schools. Timmins Times -- Two Timmins teenagers died within 12 hours of each other and the deaths are presumed to be casued by the ingestion of small red pills distributed throughout three high schools. According to Inspector Michael McGinn of the Timmins Police the death of a 19 year-old male was reported at approximately 8:50 p.m. on Thursday evening and another death of a 17 year-old male at 7:45 a.m. on Friday, both in their separate residences. [continues 315 words]
