Hwy 11 Just South of North Quarry Rd, Temiskaming – NOW OPEN 2015-07-23 Location: Location including Hwy # 11 Just south of North Quarry Rd TemiskamingBrief Description of Event: Police Investigation – Hwy 11 is fully open to two way traffic.Detour (if available): N/AEstimated duration of Road
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Hwy 11 closed by North Quarry Road
OPP INVESTIGATE FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION 2015-07-23 (TEMISKAMING SHORES) – On July 23, 2015, shortly before 1 p.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision located on Highway 11, Harley Township involving a motorcycle and a pick-up truck.
Weekender – July 24, 2015
“Technically great, socially not”
Wind energy project presented to local residentsDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LORRAIN VALLEY -- Lorrain Valley has been identified as having suitable wind values for the establishment of a wind energy project.The reaction to the project is mixed, but with significant opposition.The provincial government is looking
A STEAMY PAST
More than a century after its manufacture, the Sawyer-Massey steam engine is still chugging away. John Brown of North Bay made some minor adjustments to the 1896 powerhouse on display at the Rod Inglis Memorial Earlton Steam and Antique Show on the weekend. Engines both big and small as
Minister warns against change
Conservatives tout enriched benefits programDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the first cheques for an enriched federal family benefit reach mailboxes and bank accounts this week, some 70 families in Temiskaming Shores are estimated to be missing out.On a July 16 stop in the
TORCH RUN SUCCESS
The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Ontario was held on June 18 in New Liskeard. From the left in the front row are Temiskaming Detachment Constable Marc Plante, Special Olympians Kevin Bond and Kayla Marwick, McDonald’s Restaurant owner Sharron Graydon (where the Torch Run began), Constable
Attention readers
Has any published Veteran’s story been left out?DISTRICT (Staff) --The Temiskaming Speaker is nearing completion of a book containing the stories we’ve told over the past two decades with area World War II veterans.The book will consist of previously published stories going back to the 1990s. Since
MOVING EXPERIENCE
The recently-held Get Moving Temiskaming event attracted hundreds of people to the New Liskeard waterfront near the Algonquin Beach ballpark. The event was sponsored by the Timiskaming Active Living Collaborative with funding for the event coming from a provincial grant tied to the Pan Am Games. A stage was
An energetic discussion
The proposed wind energy project in Lorrain Valley does not sit well with everyone in the area, and there are many concerns being expressed.But there are others who support the move to green energy, and the need for lands to be utilized to support this movement.There are