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As we look out on the snow-covered towns and countryside, it's hard to remember the heat of summer.It also might be challenging to remember the summer of 2018 when fires raged in our forests.In the deep of winter, there could be a question as
Weather to Echoesby Steven LarocqueWe’ve all been pleased with the weather of late, right?Those bitterly frigid, battery-killing, furnace-overworking days and nights.We like to warm ourselves with the thought that it’s always been this way so quit whining.Except it isn’t always this way.Our 1944 Across the Years feature has the following
Midnight fire guts Kenabeek family home
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter KENABEEK — A Kenabeek family is struggling to find a place to live after a midnight fire gutted their home located at the corner of Henwood Road 3 and Highway 65 West on
Multiple charges laid after firearms-related call
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A city man faces multiple charges after police shut down a stretch of Whitewood Avenue last week in response to a firearms-related incident.The January 24 episode ended with no serious injuries.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a call about a threat in New Liskeard
Chilly cold snap smashes record
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — It is weather the Canadian poet Robert W. Service wrote about, but like his famous character, Sam McGee, it is weather we don’t necessarily care for.A
Development agreement signed on new seniors complex
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Construction of a 68-apartment seniors complex in Temiskaming Shores is expected to begin this summer.“If everything goes well, we’ll be putting the shovel in the ground in June with a 14-month or 15-month building time,” said Carman Kidd, chair of the Temiskaming Shores Seniors Housing
Four opt out of retail pot store approvals
DISTRICT (Staff) – When it comes to retail marijuana stores, most municipalities in the South Temiskaming area are in.The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) reports that only four – Harris Township, James Township, Matachewan and Temagami – have approved resolutions formally opting out.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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More info needed on question and answer periods
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council will be presented with the pros and cons of allowing question periods for the public at the end of council meetings."There are some things you need to be made aware of" before going ahead with the
City considering hikes in rec user fees
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It may cost more to play on land and water in the city.Temiskaming Shores council will consider a bylaw next week that would increase some