Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON - Everyone was having fun at the Earlton Winterfest Friday, February 9 to 11.The Earlton recreation committee organized the three-day event, and their reward was a full parking lot at the Earlton arena where most of the activities occurred.This is their sixth year of putting on the
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Rotary makes first donation as splash pad takes shape
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As snow drifts and the temperature drops, the Temiskaming Shores and Area Rotary Club is picturing kids playing on an outdoor splash pad.The club has turned over the first $10,000 in its pledge to raise $100,000 for the project over 10 years.“It was great that
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Moving forward
As time goes on, area municipalities are increasingly seeing the need to work together for the betterment of all.Shared services and common purposes do not come without a price tag, however.Focusing on projects that could help us all will help to strengthen us all, even when there is a cost
Lost causes
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor The first lost cause under consideration is the national anthem and the misguided, time wasting, successful effort to change the lyrics.The next time you have to mouth the words at a hockey game, remember it’s no longer “in all thy sons command,” but “in all of us command.”This
Weekender – February 9, 2018
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Training, equipment on Temiskaming Hospital agenda
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When it comes to hospital services, what works in Sudbury or Sault Ste. Marie may not always be applicable to Temiskaming, says the new CEO of Temiskaming Hospital.Services considered important to local residents and the district’s proximity to Quebec are among the area’s unique features,
New plan to revive Northlander in the works
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – A citizens’ advocacy group is building the case to resurrect passenger train service between Cochrane and Toronto.All Aboard Northern Ontario wants to draft a “conceptual plan” for the restoration of passenger rail service along the former Northlander route, said founder Éric Boutilier in a phone interview
Cobalt optimistic about 2018 budget
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The hard work of preparing a 2018 budget is well underway by Cobalt council.At its Tuesday, January 30, budget meeting, chief administrative officer Michelle Larose said she anticipates having numbers for all lines of the budget by the end of February.While only four council members were
Aggregate Act designation remains a rocky issue
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Local municipalities with pits and quarries on Crown land within their boundaries will begin receiving some cash next year.But operations on private land in Temiskaming, unlike designated areas of Ontario, remain exempt from fees.The Temiskaming Municipal Association (TMA) has long argued that the district’s municipalities should