Meet Our Collaborators
Please meet our collaborators, our friends who are collaborating in providing great posts on very interesting topics.
Meet Our Collaborators
Jocelyn Blais
Jocelyn, co-owner of the Presidents’ Suites, is from the northern Ontario community of Hearst. Over the years, the evolution in his career carried him from engineering and manufacturing sectors towards economic development and health.
On his first visit of the area he fell in love with the beauty of the Temiskaming region. Since 2004, his career and interests have shifted towards sustainable development, climate change, community resilience and also in being more connected with nature.
His favourite pastime is spending time on Farr Island listening to the waves, the birds and enjoying the beautiful sunrise over Lake Temiskaming.
Blog posts by Jocelyn
Devil’s Rock – Almost Unknown
North Cobalt Flea Market
Mill Creek – I Didn’t Know
A Walk Through TIME
The Quebec Side of the Lake Temiskaming Tour
Jamie Dupuis, the Rising North Star
Robyn Dewar
Robyn Dewar loves to explore and share her passion for locally grown food. She is as a Raw food / Living Foodie enthusiast. She created a Facebook group called “Rawbyn Essentially Rawed” and enjoys hosting “raw food / living food” meet-up potluck gatherings.
“It does not matter if you are 10% raw or 100% raw, today is great time to celebrate healthy “clean” eating. Creating and sharing reveal a fantastic opportunity to learn from each other. The conversations are so valuable! Collaborating! That is the whole point: meeting new friends and sampling simple ways of preparing food. I love taking pictures of all of our living foodie creations so we can post and share the recipes”.
Robyn resides in Haileybury, Ontario with her husband Shawn and their two daughters. She is a Singer / Songwriter, a Network Marketing Professional Young Living Essential Oils Independent Distributor and a graduate of the Community Economic and Social Development program from Northern College.
You can learn more about me on my web site www.robyndewar.com
Blog posts by Robyn
Celebrating Spring and Slow Food
Douglas Baldwin is the author of over 40 books and dozens of articles on Canadian history; he is a retired professor of history from Acadia University and now lives in Toronto. His interest in Cobalt began in 1975 and he has since written numerous papers on the story of Cobalt. His most recent book, Cobalt: Canada’s Forgotten Silver Boom Town is a comprehensive history of Cobalt and hard rock mining in northern Ontario.
A few of his publications are: Abegweit: Land of the Red Soil, The Charlottetown Conference, Prince Edward Island: An Illustrated History, The Life of Nurse Mona Gordon Wilson.
Blog Posts by Douglas
Nipissing Hill
Historical Cobalt Business Facts
Discover the Cobalt Mining Museum
Réjeanne Belisle-Massie
Retired after a successful career in education and now full-time volunteer, Réjeanne is very involved in the Temiskaming francophone community. Instigator of many innovative projects she is clearly a respected leader in the community. Since 2013 she has been leading the Village Noel Temiskaming initiative. In her rare free moments, she becomes an artist, gardener and grandmother.
Blog Posts by Réjeanne
Village Noel Temiskaming
Shardul Kara
Shardul Kara is a Registered Massage Therapist. He has been a Resident of Temiskaming Shores for 2 years now and embraced this region as his adopted home. His main mission is to serve people with his therapeutic touch, through continuing education to treat, prevent soft tissue injuries and promote wellness in the community.
He completed his Physiotherapy University education in India and straight away moved to Canada in 2011 for better opportunities all by himself. Here he finished his 1-year Physiotherapy Residency and should soon be an Independent Physiotherapy Practitioner.
Shardul was lucky to be introduced to John Barnes Myofascial Release approach early in his career and he has been seeing some amazing results. This whole body approach involves eradicating the root cause of pain through in depth postural evaluation and working hands on engaging connective tissue rather than having a symptomatic approach and treating the area of pain. Some of the treatments he offers are: Deep Tissue Massage, General Swedish Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, Craniosacral Therapy.
He is an avid yoga lover, tennis enthusiast, hiker and he loves travelling and being outdoors. He has the zeal to learn everything he can.
Blog Posts by Shardul
Stretching Is Important
Dave Walsh
Dave’s passion is being outside! That’s why he feels so fortunate to live in Haileybury. Truly, what’s not to like? From the Temagami canoe routes to the Temiskaming Nordic ski trails, this region is a natural paradise. In the past, Dave worked as a leader with Outward Bound and as an environmental educator. These days, Dave is more likely to be seen walking his dogs than leading students, but he is always willing to share with those who love the great outdoors.
Blog Posts by Dave
Récré-eau des Quinze: A Gem For Cyclists
Nicole Guertin
Nicole is the founder and co-owner of the President’s Suites. But she is so much more: a history enthusiast, a social connector, an idea generator and someone who truly believes in the touristic potential of the Temiskaming region.
Blog posts by Nicole
Our One-Day Experience of the Lake Temiskaming Fall Tour
Dr. Michel Dupuis
Dr. Michel Dupuis, DC, CFMP, MSHNFM, is a functional medicine practitioner, clinician educator, wellness, mentor, speaker. His prevention practice includes, anti-aging, nutrition, hormone balancing, permanent weight control, wellness chiropractic, and fitness as it applies to health and appearance rejuvenation. He is also president and clinical director of the Wellness Center, New Life Integrative Health Centre in Temiskaming Shores.
Blog post by Michel
Functional Medicine