Monthly Archives: May 2017

Flood Watch

At 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 4, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry issued a flood watch for the Lake Temiskaming/Ottawa River, Matabitchuan River and Montreal River watersheds.The ministry said a weather system will move across the district on Friday and will remain through the weekend.Up to 50 millimetres of

Governments decry softwood tariffs

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – In the wake of the U.S. countervailing duties on softwood lumber, Ontario is calling on the federal government to create a loan guarantee program.Ontario is joining Quebec in calling for a federal program to protect forest companies, said Natural Resources and Forestry Minister Kathryn

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Traditions

By Steven Larocque Speaker Editor Traditions – personal, familial, societal – take place throughout the year. A holiday like Christmas springs to mind immediately and with it the traditions people create and observe – erecting a real tree, specific decorations for specific places, the turkey cooked to maximum

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Opponents say North seems to be left out of Ontario budget

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TORONTO -- Timiskaming-Cochrane’s MPP says the 2017 Ontario budget seems to have overlooked Northern Ontario."Whatever has something to do with Northern Ontario, it's been cut," said New Democratic Party MPP John Vanthof in a telephone interview with The Speaker May 1."You just

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