City calculating infrastructure costDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Imagine going room to room in your home, taking an inventory of all your possessions, their condition, and the cost to replace them.That’s the task facing municipalities across Ontario as they prepare asset management plans.They’re counting kilometres of roadways, assessing the state of
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Looking to 2014
Englehart has eye on water upgradesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The Town of Englehart is just wrapping up a major and extensive water-line and sewer-line upgrades project.For 2014, the town is looking at whether it can obtain funding to look into improvements for its water system. The town has occasionally experienced
Straight from the Hip
So much for “Hockey Day in Canada” last Saturday thanks to Calgary Flame coach Bob Hartley who decided to put out his toughest goon-type players against the Vancouver Canucks to start the game.Vancouver coach John Tortorella countered which of course resulted in another “black eye” for hockey. The National Hockey
Lions on NEOHA win streak
WAWA (Staff) – Two road games and two at home all resulted in wins for the New Liskeard Midget Lions.LIONS 4 LEGIONNAIRES 1Sunday, January 19, the Lions were in Wawa for their second North Eastern Ontario Hockey Association (NEOHA) game of the weekend against the Legionnaires.Pat Morissette (From Collin Mackinnon
Pee Wee Challenge
[caption id="attachment_1250" align="alignleft" width="500"] PEE WEE CHALLENGEThe Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association hosted the Wilson Chevrolet Buick GMC Challenge Cup for Pee Wee teams January 17-18. Abraham Doupe of Scotiabank, left, and Kyle Paige
Busing updates using social media
TIMMINS (Special) – Nasty mornings always lead to the question, “will the buses be running?”Information about bus delays and cancellations is posted on the website of North East Tri-Board Student Transportation.It’s has now turned to social media to add updates via a Twitter feed and Facebook.For further information, go to
Sparks over Canada Day fireworks
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Whether there will be fireworks in Cobalt this summer or not, there certainly were fireworks at the Cobalt council table Tuesday evening, January 14.The debate over whether to apply for funding for fireworks or not had sparks flying.“I personally am not in favour of it,” said
“Solar gardens” sprouting in Temiskaming
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming is the northern outpost of a farmer-owned co-op that’s developing small-scale solar projects in Ontario.AGRIS Solar Co-operative is leasing three rural properties on Golf Course Road and Laforest Road in Temiskaming Shores for collections of ground-mounted solar panels.Each development will produce no more than
Cobalt council considering iPads
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Consideration is being given to providing iPads for all Cobalt council members.The use of the iPads will allow council to use a “paperless meeting system.”Staff are investigating the system for council to consider.Council members had some questions relating to the use of the paperless meeting system
Projects powering Armstrong in ‘14
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Armstrong Township’s mayor is looking skyward in ’14.The municipality has signed an agreement in principle with Solaire Kapuskasing Solar for a ground-mounted solar power project at the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport.“It should be starting in the spring, I hope,” say Mayor Robert Ethier in an interview looking