TIMMINS (Staff) – A Timmins area trustee has been acclaimed chair of the region’s French-language Roman Catholic school board.Langis Dion, who had been vice-chair, was named to the post when the Conseil scolaire catholique de district des Grandes Rivières met December 7.He succeeds Kirkland Lake area trustee Isabelle Charbonneau, who
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES - Frequent riders on Temiskaming Transit can now save a little money.As one of the last steps in the overhaul of the area’s public transit system, monthly passes are now available for use in January.An adult pass costs $80, while seniors and students pay $60.The passes
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A New Brunswick driver was charged near Temagami after police say they observed a tractor-trailer driving erratically.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report an officer patrolling Highway 11 stopped a vehicle at about 8 a.m. December 9.Police charged a 62-year-old New Brunswick man with having a blood alcohol content
Thornloe reports quiet yearTHORNLOE (Staff) – The year 2013 was “very quiet” in Thornloe, reports clerk-treasurer Reynald Rivard.The village undertook no major capital projects. Nor did it receive funding for special projects.Mr. Rivard said the municipality focused on maintenance of its roads and sewage lagoon system.In 2013, its allocation under
Funding discussed for regional recycling studyDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The Cochrane-Timiskaming Waste Management Board (CTWMB) has met with the Community Investment Fund (CIF) and is in the process of securing an agreement for funding for a study to manage recyclables across the region.Kapuskasing public works general manager Yves Labelle says another
Pressing for transportation changesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- Englehart Mayor Nina Wallace says she is encouraged by the talks of the Ontario Northland Transformation Commission advisory committee.Talks are now about transformation and restructuring, which are more positive, she said, but she added, “Don’t get your hopes up for the Northlander.”Mayor Wallace was speaking
This is footage of the entertainment at the December 15 Horne Granite Centre Turkey Bonspiel.
