Ontario Provincial Police News Portal OPP Media Release PCC North Bay Hwy 11 south of Temagami is closed 2016-11-24Incident number: NP16139439Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure:Highway: Hwy 11Location: Hwy 11south of Temagami, north
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Parsons murder trial continues
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the trial began of the man accused in the death of Christopher Parsons, jurors heard from the victim’s mother and acquaintances as well as investigators.Mathew Hayes, formerly of Cobalt, has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder in the death
CHRISTMAS UNVEILING
The eclectic group of Englehart Area Artists held their annual Christmas Tyme Sale at the Rebeccah Hall on Fourth Street on Friday, November 18 as part of the Englehart Christmas Unveiling. They offered original paintings and a variety of homemade items. Having a laugh or two from the left
Winter has arrived!
Snow and cold temperatures arrive in South TemiskamingSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Winter arrived in South Temiskaming with a slight vengeance this past weekend.A snowfall warning was issued by Environment Canada at the beginning of the weekend with total amounts of snowfall expected between 15
Red ribbon campaign to stop impaired drivers
DISTRICT (Staff) – MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is holding its 29th annual Red Ribbon Campaign.Local president Sue Flaxey says the Red Ribbon Campaign, to end impaired driving, “is hosted over the holiday season because it’s a busy time on most social calendars, making the risk for impaired
ICY ROADS
A grey vehicle turned on its side and landed in the ditch on Tuesday, November 22 along Highway 11 B just south of New Liskeard. Officers with the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were on site assisting the driver. Road conditions were ice-covered at the time. (Staff
Tourism information kiosk and washrooms
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP -- Federal funding has been announced to assist in creating a tourism information kiosk and rest stop with washrooms at the intersection of Highway 11B and Highway 11 in Coleman Township.A headframe at the site will be used to attract people off
Agnico Eagle environmental due diligence activities
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT/COLEMAN TOWNSHIP -- Agnico Eagle has been carrying out some environmental due diligence activities in the Cobalt Mining Camp area over the past couple of weeks and the work is now nearing completion.A community information meeting is being planned for early December to provide
From the Editor’s Desk
Seasonal ThoughtsHow many of us thought, “Hey, there’s no need to rush putting snow tires on until at least the first week of December. Look at the past couple of years when we had a late snowfall.”?In yours truly’s case an appointment with the garage
Letter of the Week
The headband storyDear Editor:I am writing to a stranger who lent me a headband on Remembrance Day:Dear nice person:At the cenotaph on Friday, November 11, I was with my teacher and my friends.I had no hat, it was at my mom’s.My head was cold