Ontario Northland bus route cuts concern MPPDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof is expressing concern that Ontario Northland’s direction on the motor coach service will result in “a self-sustaining prophecy in which it is just going to wither and die”.Ontario Northland has recently
Monthly Archives: November 2015
KITCHEN RENO
After not one but two sewage back-ups that forced the extensive renovation of two downstairs halls, St. Paul’s United in New Liskeard is welcoming back church members and other groups. Services resumed September 27, and the church stages its annual Christmas market November 14. The public toured the renovated
Staffing changes at city hall
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – There have been some staffing changes at city hall.Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd confirmed that three staffers – community growth and planning director Karen Beauchamp, chief building official (CBO) Norm Desjardins, and bylaw and property standards officer Matt Del Monte –
Bay Street snow dump area to continue
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The municipality will continue to use an area near the New Liskeard waterfront as temporary storage for snow and excavated materials.Use of the area at the end of Bay Street “is in the best interest of the City,” said Temiskaming Shores
From the Editor’s Desk
On the publication date of this week’s Speaker, Remembrance Week in Temiskaming concludes.Coverage of the Remembrance Day ceremonies at cenotaphs throughout the District can be found in the November 13 Weekender.One of the biggest stories this past week in Temiskaming on the topic of Remembrance was the
You can fight city hall
Dear Editor:How much’s it cost for Counsel to say, “a tent is a tent”I guess that will become the new ratepayers lamentCouncil likes it on Bay StreetNo more need to be discreetIt’s not their money they’re using to pay the big rentCosts
Importance of Remembrance
Dear Editor:I am a graduate of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, and its Operation Legacy, which is made up of members and graduates of CHAMP who are dedicated to teaching the younger generation about the importance of remembrance.Amputee veterans started The War Amps nearly 100
Twenty Questions with Mollie Winter
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Elk Lake Eco Centre (ELEC) Educational Tourist Program Development Intern, Mollie Winter.1. What is your full
New Ontario Northland bus agency
DISTRICT (Staff) -- Ontario Northland will be adding a new agency location in Temiskaming Shores.The new location will be the Husky Truck Stop on Highway 11 in Dymond.The addition of the new agency location becomes effective Sunday, November 15.The new location will be
Cobalt concerns about winter staffing
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt town council is facing this upcoming winter with some concern when it comes to public works staffing. But the town’s budget is such that concerns are also being expressed about spending anymore money on staffing.“We have a staff of four and