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Monthly Archives: January 2019
Earthroots wants more focus on climate change
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI - Preparations for a ten-year plan for the Temagami Forest Management Unit is now approaching its conclusion.The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has been providing opportunities for the public and interested organizations to review and comment
Armstrong pursuing improvements and development
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP - Armstrong Township council enters 2019 with a new council.Two members of the former council are being joined by three new councillors, one of whom brings experience from a council in another community.Jean Marc Boileau, who
Charlton-Dack reeve looking forward to 2019
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK - The Municipality of Charlton and Dack has been making real headway, says Reeve Merrill Bond.Infrastructure improvements have been taking place, and there are plans for continued infrastructure improvements over the next four years, he said."Things have
Coleman contemplating projects for new term
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – A couple of big projects in Coleman will wrap up this term, freeing funds for other initiatives, says the township's mayor.Dan Cleroux said the final payment on the township's road hard-surfacing program will be made within in the next year and a half.That, coupled with the
Dancing docs raise $26,000
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – How lucrative is a new career on the dance floor?Very, judging by the Dancing with the Docs gala for the Temiskaming Hospital Foundation.The November 3 event raised $26,020.25 for the Care Close to Home campaign.The first-time fundraiser, held at Northern College in Haileybury, featured medical couples
Deep Water Dream a Haileybury doctor’s memoir
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As an anthropology student, Gretchen Roedde had once been offered a summer job studying primates on Gibraltar.Instead, she volunteered with Grand Council Treaty No. 9,
Help is out there
The month of January brings with it a tradition of making resolutions.They’re easy to make, easy to break, hard to keep.Even when it’s in our own best interest, a desire and resolve to change – habits, behaviours – for the better can always be difficult.Take advantage of programs and professionals
Crossing the double line
by Darlene WroeWe need to continue to lobby the provincial government and the Ministry of Transportation for improved safety on Highway 11.The greatest challenge is that of sharing the highway with commercial vehicles.Large transports are dangerous enough, and when driven in a manner which