Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP - Jean Marc Boileau has been successful in his bid for the seat of mayor for Armstrong Township.The current councillor received 340 votes to take up the seat being vacated by Robert Ethier.Retired chief administrative officer Reynald Rivard received 87 votes in his bid for the
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Cobalt election race results in changes
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt has a new mayor-elect after incumbent Tina Sartoretto and challenger and past councillor Helene Culhane split the vote, leaving room for incumbent councillor and past mayor George Othmer to come up the middle to win the race.It was a long evening as candidates and their
Temagami elects O’Mara as mayor
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – An incumbent councillor will head Temagami's council as mayor for the next four-year term.Dan O'Mara received 623 votes, or just under half of the 1,261 votes cast in a four-way race for mayor.Biff Lowery, a former councillor, was a distant second, with 379 votes."I think we've
Wallace joined by new faces on Englehart council
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Incumbent Nina Wallace has been re-elected for a fourth term as Englehart’s mayor, garnering 367 votes over challenger Gary Schaap who received 160 votes.Mayor Wallace said she looks forward to working with her new council, which she suggested has a good mix of youth and experience.“I
Poet awarded 2018 Order of the North
ELK LAKE (Special/Staff) – The latest recipient of the Order of the North has literary roots.The honour has been awarded posthumously to William Henry Drummond, a renowned poet and physician who died in 1907 while serving miners of the Cobalt camp.The award is presented by the Jack Munroe Historical Society
Riverside Farmers’ Market keeps growing
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When the Riverside Farmers' Market opened at 7 a.m. July 9, 1988, "it was a nice day," recalled long-time vendor Morgan Carson of Hilliard Township.Conditions for its 30th birthday October 6 were overcast.But the mood was celebratory as shoppers paused to congratulate vendors at what's
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Open up the North
Now that the municipal election is over, there will be some new faces among the approximately two dozen councils across the region.Living in the district has both its high points and its particular challenges, and all municipalities will now be discussing ideas to make their communities better places to live.But
Congrats all around
By Steven LarocqueCongratulations not only to those candidates who won a seat in the October 22 municipal election, but to those who put their name forth and sought to serve their community.It isn’t an easy thing to do – to enter a popularity contest to do a thankless job during
Fun and challenge mark the spot at Haunted Hustle
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Choose your poison: fun and games or a serious challenge.The Haunted Hustle offers both on Sunday, October 28.In fact, the ninth annual fundraising run for the South Temiskaming Active Travel Organization (STATO) has so many options it’s scary.But hurry, online registration closes Friday, Oct. 26,