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
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
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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,
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
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
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
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON - The Earlton Winterfest is ready to go with lots of fun for people of all ages.Activities will get underway Friday evening, February 9, continue through Saturday and wrap up Sunday morning.Earlton recreation committee council rep Jean Marc Boileau, who is also a member of the Earlton
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A Temiskaming Hospital Foundation fundraiser this weekend is taking a deep breath.Pledges to the fourth annual CJTT Radiothon are earmarked for upgrades to the hospital’s pulmonary function testing lab.With respiratory issues a growing part of health care, hospital CEO Mike Baker describes the lab as
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD - When you listen to Bun Eckensviller talk about the war years in the navy, you can almost feel the cold Atlantic Ocean water sloshing around your legs.The ocean, three miles deep in places, could churn up waves over 50 feet high, which could pick up
