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New board reviving Englehart Fall Fair
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The Englehart Fall Fair has been revived and plans are now underway for a 2019 event.The Englehart and District Agricultural Society held a meeting January 17 in Englehart and a decision was made at that time to keep the fair going, said Brian Smith of Haileybury,
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Fire departments need to get paid for Crown calls
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter JAMES TOWNSHIP - James Township (Elk Lake) Reeve Terry Fiset wants to see a fund put in place which compensates fire departments for emergency responses on Crown land.Currently the township is attempting to recoup costs of $6,300 incurred by the Elk Lake Volunteer Fire Department in the summer
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Cobalt has new councillor
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Former Cobalt councillor Pat Anderson has been returned to the council table.Anderson was selected from five candidates who included Michael Audette, James Birtch, Rene Lafleur and Lorrie Urban.The selection process was held at a special council meeting Tuesday, January 15.Candidates were given the opportunity to present
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Temagami opts out of retail marijuana stores
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami is opting out of approving retail marijuana stores for now.Council agreed January 10 to seek public feedback on the issue this summer and then take a second look at the issue in August.The proposal followed informal talks with council members, said Mayor Dan O'Mara in
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Grant rejection dampens splash pad opening hopes
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Kids may have to wait a little longer to dash under spritzing, sprinkling water in a new splash pad park on the New Liskeard waterfront.There were hopes that the new water play area would open on Canada Day weekend.But the start of construction had hinged
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TAG features stained glass by local artists
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY - For the first time in its history, the Temiskaming Art Gallery (TAG) will be featuring an exhibition comprised completely of stained glass.The exhibition, titled Ladies of Glass, will be open to the public until Friday, March 1.Five regional stained-glass artists are bringing their work together to
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City council opens new year with hard figures
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – There were some sobering figures as city council took a first look at the numbers heading into budget deliberations."We're going to have to make some pretty hard decisions," said Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd after last week's budget meeting.The city's operating budget, which covers day-to-day
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ACFO celebrates difference makers
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – More than 100 people braved the extreme cold on Sunday to attend a special celebration at Riverside Place in New Liskeard.The occasion January 20 was the 24th annual brunch organized by the Temiskaming branch of l’Association canadienne-française de l’Ontario (ACFO) to honour two community volunteers.Jeanne
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