Early cobalt exploration underway near Bay Lake
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – A company’s search for cobalt in the Bay Lake area is in the early stage of exploration.Two geologists will be conducting geological mapping in the area until the end of June.Their work is “very non-intrusive,” explained Anna Mullan, field manager with Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. of
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Proposed changes will increase minimum wage
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TORONTO - Ontario labour laws which affect minimum wage, sick leave and other potential rights and benefits of Ontario employees will be debated this fall when the Legislature resumes, expects Timiskaming-Cochrane New Democratic Party (NDP) MPP John Vanthof.A proposal has been put forward by
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Chamber objects to minimum wage increase proposal
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) - In a recent press release, the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce (TSACC) came out swinging against the proposed minimum wage hike by the provincial government.Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced a
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Temagami venture drafting a working education
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – An aggregate pit off the Temagami Access Road is slated to do double duty as both a working and a training site.It’ll supply aggregate to the municipality of Temagami, Temagami First Nation (TFN) and cottagers in the
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Northern Industrial & Environmental Supply has you covered
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Family, friends, Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce members and Temiskaming Shores councillors all arrived to congratulate the owners of Northern Industrial & Environmental Supply on their recent grand opening.Northern Industrial & Environmental Supply is co-owned by Brenda and Rick
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Chamber recognizing leading lights
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Why buy local?It keeps money in the area, where it “bounces around the community multiple times,” said Darcy Griffith, president of the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce.It was part of his message to the 200-plus at the
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Miller Group celebrates 100th anniversary
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Historians say the year 1917 was one of the worst years in Canadian history because of the First World War, the Halifax explosion and Canadian canoeist Tom Thompson’s mysterious death on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park.But in terms of The Miller Group, 1917 was a
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Business licencing policy work continues
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It may be another two months before a proposal to regulate door-to-door sales and transient vendors returns to Temiskaming Shores city council.“We want to make sure we get it right,” said Mayor Carman Kidd after a meeting last week that drew more than 40 people
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Hitting the road with OK Tire Commercial
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – Trucks need tires and big trucks need big tires, the kind you can’t get at just any store.That’s where OK Tire Commercial comes in as it pumps up a new venture in the Dymond Industrial Park on Brazeau Boulevard.It
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Work continuing on new Englehart business
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - Englehart's committee of adjustment has approved a reduction in the required setback for a proposed convenience store and fast food drive-through, being planned at 141 4th Avenue adjacent to 7th Street and near Highway 11.The variance was requested to accommodate the placement
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