No local hike in THU ’14 budget
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Levies from Temiskaming municipalities to the district’s public health agency are staying the same for another year.Carman Kidd, chair of the Timiskaming Health Unit’s board and mayor of Temiskaming Shores, described the health unit’s 2014 budget as “pretty stand pat.”That the board was able to
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Slow work to close Latchford library
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- A sale of remaining items at the former Latchford Public Library is expected to be held in early April, Latchford Councillor Jo-Anne Cartner reported to Latchford council Thursday evening, February 20.The town’s library closed its doors for the final time in late 2013, due to a
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Expansion for Haileybury EMS garage
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART/HAILEYBURY -- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief Mike Trodd hopes to have a Spring groundbreaking for a 900-square-foot addition onto the north end of the EMS ambulance node in Haileybury.Chief Todd was speaking at the February 19 meeting of the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB),
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TEAM SNOWFLAKE
The Temagami Shiverfest Winter Carnival held February 14-16 attracted children and adults to the events held throughout the weekend. At the Saturday morning Amazing Race event a group of enthusiastic girls calling themselves Team Snowflake are from the left Leona Zuchlinski, Rowan Teskey, Ashley Blais and Sasha Zuchlinski. (Staff photo
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Help for taxing exercise
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Does the prospect of filing an income tax return fill you with dread?Fear not.Trained volunteers are available to help Temiskaming Shores and area residents who qualify.Each year, about 1,000 people take advantage of the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program.The volunteer-driven, free service is open to people
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Beau Knows
All’s Well for four-year-old donorDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter ELK LAKE – International development and global disparity aren’t on the kindergarten curriculum.But that hasn’t stopped four-year-old Beau Wollis from tackling a root cause of poverty and illness in the developing world.The junior kindergarten student at Elk Lake Public has become perhaps the youngest
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School conversion approved
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – City council has approved rezoning that would see a former North Cobalt school turned into apartments.Property owner Aurele Miron has proposed turning the former Royaume des Petits school on Groom Drive into an 11-unit apartment building.The school, located beside the former Roman Catholic Church, is reported
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City idling a no-no
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Reducing pollution, fuel costs, noise and maintenance needs is behind a proposal to reduce idling by city-owned vehicles.Temiskaming Shores council reviewed a draft policy earlier this week that specifies when and for how long city vehicles may idle.The city owns or leases more than 80
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OPP offer tips for safe sledding
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – A recent patrol of snowmobile trails in the Lake Temagami area stepped up enforcement and located a stranded snowmobiler.On January 17, the Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police and Ministry of Natural Resources staff teamed up to enforce the Motorized Snow Vehicle Act, the Liquor Licence Act, and
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TFN winter road gets $16,200
BEAR ISLAND (Special) – Temagami First Nation is receiving $16,200 this year to build the 12-kilometre winter road from the Lake Temagami Access Road to Bear Island.It’s among the shortest roads in a 3,187-kilometre temporary road network connecting First Nations to other transportation routes.The province announced $4.7-million last week for
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