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City council returned to office for another term
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SPEAKER – The status quo has prevailed at city council, with all current members re-elected to another four years.In a two-way race to be Temiskaming Shores' mayor, incumbent Carman Kidd swept the polls.He easily outdistanced challenger Michael Woods, collecting 2,084 votes to Woods' 392 to win 84
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Englehart hospital unveils facelift
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART– An ongoing facelift at Englehart and District Hospital is designed to "build a hospital for the future," says CEO Gary Sims.Over the past couple of years, the hospital has made substantial repairs to its exterior.Earlier this month, a series of renovations inside the 30-bed hospital were unveiled.The
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School boards see new and returning trustees
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – New and familiar faces were successful in this year's elections for trustee seats on the region's four school boards.Acclamations have become commonplace for school board seats, but there were two races this year in the South Temiskaming area.At District School Board Ontario North East (ONE), newcomer
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Armstrong elects Boileau as new mayor
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP - Jean Marc Boileau has been successful in his bid for the seat of mayor for Armstrong Township.The current councillor received 340 votes to take up the seat being vacated by Robert Ethier.Retired chief administrative officer Reynald Rivard received 87 votes in his bid for the
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Cobalt election race results in changes
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt has a new mayor-elect after incumbent Tina Sartoretto and challenger and past councillor Helene Culhane split the vote, leaving room for incumbent councillor and past mayor George Othmer to come up the middle to win the race.It was a long evening as candidates and their
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Temagami elects O’Mara as mayor
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – An incumbent councillor will head Temagami's council as mayor for the next four-year term.Dan O'Mara received 623 votes, or just under half of the 1,261 votes cast in a four-way race for mayor.Biff Lowery, a former councillor, was a distant second, with 379 votes."I think we've
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Wallace joined by new faces on Englehart council
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Incumbent Nina Wallace has been re-elected for a fourth term as Englehart’s mayor, garnering 367 votes over challenger Gary Schaap who received 160 votes.Mayor Wallace said she looks forward to working with her new council, which she suggested has a good mix of youth and experience.“I
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Poet awarded 2018 Order of the North
ELK LAKE (Special/Staff) – The latest recipient of the Order of the North has literary roots.The honour has been awarded posthumously to William Henry Drummond, a renowned poet and physician who died in 1907 while serving miners of the Cobalt camp.The award is presented by the Jack Munroe Historical Society
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Riverside Farmers’ Market keeps growing
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When the Riverside Farmers' Market opened at 7 a.m. July 9, 1988, "it was a nice day," recalled long-time vendor Morgan Carson of Hilliard Township.Conditions for its 30th birthday October 6 were overcast.But the mood was celebratory as shoppers paused to congratulate vendors at what's
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