Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city is moving forward on a two-year, $5-million road rehabilitation program. Temiskaming Shores council awarded the tender to Miller Paving Ltd., which …
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Northland installs barriers to headframes
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COBALT — The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) restricted access to two headframes and parts of the Heritage Silver Trail located in Cobalt last week. In …
City’s first off-leash pooch park coming to North Cobalt
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Where umpires once cried “Play ball,” dog owners will be yelling “fetch.” The city’s first off-leash dog park is expected to open sometime …
Community spread “not significant” after recent spike
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – More cases and the presence of infectious COVID-19 variants pushed Temiskaming overnight into the red zone of pandemic restrictions. That numbers did not …
Search nets weapons, drugs and stolen property
HAILEYBURY (Staff) — An incident involving a law enforcement search warrant in Haileybury on March 24 resulted in multiple charges. The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police said in …
Police Blotter
More arrests ENGLEHART – Two more arrests have been made in connection with thefts in James Township earlier this month. Temiskaming OPP say thieves first entered a property on Highway …
Editorial cartoon for March 31, 2021 issue:
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On the road again – and again
Perhaps you too have a mechanic who loves the area’s roads. If it wasn’t for those potholes, the mechanic might not have a business. The arrival of spring (don’t let …
Looking forward and looking up
By Darlene Wroe Things have changed a lot in the last year. For me now, getting to an evening meeting is simply a matter of going home and sitting down …