Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming is the northern outpost of a farmer-owned co-op that’s developing small-scale solar projects in Ontario.AGRIS Solar Co-operative is leasing three rural properties on Golf Course Road and Laforest Road in Temiskaming Shores for collections of ground-mounted solar panels.Each development will produce no more than
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Cobalt council considering iPads
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Consideration is being given to providing iPads for all Cobalt council members.The use of the iPads will allow council to use a “paperless meeting system.”Staff are investigating the system for council to consider.Council members had some questions relating to the use of the paperless meeting system
Projects powering Armstrong in ‘14
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Armstrong Township’s mayor is looking skyward in ’14.The municipality has signed an agreement in principle with Solaire Kapuskasing Solar for a ground-mounted solar power project at the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport.“It should be starting in the spring, I hope,” say Mayor Robert Ethier in an interview looking
Sticks Up
Dear Editor:Once again the people of south Temiskaming showed their generosity. On Sunday, December 22, 2013, Constable Rene Taylor organized a hockey game between the New Liskeard Cubs and the Ontario Provincial Police Officers.The residents of Temiskaming Shores, Cobalt and Englehart braved the snowy weather and delivered non-perishable food items
Nonsensical diatribe
Dear Editor:Kudos to Darlene Wroe for writing the obviously tongue in cheek article on page 1 of Section C of the January 15 Speaker allowing MTO’s publicist, Gordan Rennie, to spout his nonsensical diatribe.Sometimes just exposing such nonsense in its entirety exposes the lack of logic and facts behind itIt
Reflecting on PTDS
Dear Editor:The recent rash of suicides of soldiers, due to “post traumatic stress disorder” calls for some reflection.After the Second World War many millions of soldiers from both sides returned to civilian lives.Not only they, but also many civilians had to go through the horrors of war.I myself lived in
Dr. Pace
[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]No news story about a single death in this area in the last quarter of a century has shocked as many people and will leave as much of a void in
A great gratitude for a life
People from across the region and beyond are mourning the loss of one of the area’s best doctors.Dr. Peter-John (P.J.) Pace died Monday, January 20, in the early afternoon as the result of a collision between the Chevrolet Impala he was driving northward, and a southbound transport, according to police.The
Horne Granite Report
From March 7-9 the club is holding The Horne Granite Brier (Freebie). The cost to enter will be $20 a person for the supper. Teams will be playing for a trophy. The club would like 16 men’s teams and eight ladies. All teams are welcome. The signup sheet is at
Taking Stock
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Just how extensive is the city’s infrastructure? What’s its expected lifespan? How do you determine when it needs to be fixed? And how much will that cost?What follows are some of the findings from Temiskaming Shores’ asset management plan.•The city has nine bridges and