By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – Victoria Grant has held a number of high profile positions across Canada in her lifetime and recently added another to that …
Monthly Archives: June 2020
The spirit of a nation
Almost everywhere you look, Canadian flags are fluttering along downtown cores, or displayed in windows. It seems that this year area residents, businesses and municipalities have redoubled their efforts to …
Happy Canada Day
This week we observe Canada Day across the country. It was around this time of year in 2019 that I went to see the Rolling Stones play a concert at …
Haileybury plant upgrades turned down for funding
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter – The city isn’t giving up on its bid for funding help to upgrade the Haileybury wastewater treatment plant. Temiskaming Shores council wants to meet with …
Zero per cent increase in taxes in Englehart
ENGLEHART (Staff) – The Council of the Town of Englehart passed a budget on June 24 for $4,114,528.59, passing with a zero per cent increase in taxes for 2020. “We …
CMHC funding comes through for seniors’ housing
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A 68-unit seniors’ apartment complex in Temiskaming Shores is on track to open in January. Two-thirds of the units in the Temiskaming Shores …