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Hwy. 11 proponents counting on new model
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When four-laning didn’t add up for provincial officials, proponents of a safer Highway 11 are turning to a “2 +1” design.A committee launched in 2015 under the umbrella of the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce is lobbying the province to give the model
Latchford pursuing operation of control dam
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD - Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre says the goal of having the town take over the operation of the Latchford control dam is an "open topic" being discussed by the town and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).In a telephone interview Tuesday, October 3, he said the town
Illegal fishing nets fines and probation
TEMAGAMI (Staff/Special) – After pleading guilty to possessing too many walleye, two people from the Peterborough area have been prohibited from fishing in the Temagami area for two years.The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said that a conservation officer and two OPP officers conducted a joint marine patrol on
Mining Museum has a new look … and a new way of looking
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The Cobalt Mining Museum is reinventing itself with a new program and a new look.The museum is now holding the first in a lineup of temporary exhibits, and recently held a special open house for a historic postcard display.Now showing is The Eyes of the World
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Coming together
The hockey community remains a tight-knit collection of moms and dads, boys and girls.There’s the commitment of parents to get up early, take the kids to the rink, whatever the weather.The commitment to travel for sometimes long distances and incur serious expenses along the
The atlas of our souls
I live in a small space and like elbow room and always have, so getting rid of things is appealing for its own sake. So every now and then I go through my things to sort them and consider whether I am now ready to throw anything else out.In the
City plow can loop into Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council is recommending that the City of Temiskaming Shores can send its plow trucks down to the Golden Age Club area on Argentite Street and loop back to Silver Street before heading northeast again back to Highway 11B. They will not be plowing, but will
Englehart has “excellent financial health”
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The Town of Englehart has received its official audit statement for 2016, and the summary is that the town "continues to enjoy excellent financial health."One of the recommendations that has been made to the town by Kemp Elliott and Blair, the town's auditor, is that "the