TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – The long, hot days of summer may still be months away, but organizers are making plans for the North on Tap craft beer fest.The second annual festival returns to Haileybury’s Harbourfront Pavilion July 14.Building on the success of its inaugural outing, this year’s festival has expanded
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Balancing tax arrears and capital projects
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK - The Municipality of Charlton and Dack is experiencing worsening tax arrears.As the year 2018 opens, Charlton-Dack is seeing their bank balance in the negative, clerk-treasurer Dan Thibeault reported to council at its regular meeting Monday, January 8.Capital projects such as the Clarksville subdivision new waterlines and
Evanturel awaiting more details on waterline study
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP - Evanturel Township is still awaiting more details from a study that has been conducted on privately owned waterlines within the borders of the township.Evanturel hired the Greer Galloway Group of Belleville to conduct a study which will guide the township council on the best course
Council meetings must be “safe and secure”
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - From both the mayor's chair, and from one of the councillors, a strong wish was expressed for more "respectful" conduct at Cobalt council meetings in 2018.At Cobalt council's first committee-of-the-whole meeting Tuesday, January 9, Mayor Tina Sartoretto outlined her view that council matters should focus on
Ski Village hampered by wet weather
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor LORRAIN VALLEY – It seems like one step forward and tens of centimetres back for the Tri-Town Ski and Snowboard Village.Everything was looking good last week: the hills were ready for skiing and snowboarding and, new this year, tubing.Then came the rain.“As you know, the snow has been
NOHA bringing 100th celebrations to Tri-Towns
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) got its start in Cobalt and, 100 years later, they’re coming back.The governing body for minor hockey in Northeastern Ontario will mark its centennial anniversary in 2019 with the 100th Annual General Meeting at the Classic Theatre in Cobalt.There
Trappers take two from Cubs
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – After a busy stretch of games through the holidays and into this new year, the New Liskeard Cubs will finally get a brief break.“We have the weekend off with the possibility of picking up some ice to work on special teams and systems,” said assistant
