Sparks over Canada Day fireworks
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Whether there will be fireworks in Cobalt this summer or not, there certainly were fireworks at the Cobalt council table Tuesday evening, January 14.The debate over whether to apply for funding for fireworks or not had sparks flying.“I personally am not in favour of it,” said
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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
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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
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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
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Improving access to services for aboriginal families
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What prevents First Nation and Métis children and their families in Temiskaming from accessing services?And how can the barriers be overcome?More than 75 elders, family members and service providers met last year to discuss just that.The result is a framework designed to bridge cultural and
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Crematorium reflects changing business demand
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Funeral services, like other businesses, evolve to meet client needs.And in Temiskaming Shores, a rising demand for cremation has led to the opening of the area’s first crematorium.“It’s changed dramatically,” said Claude Leveille, owner of Buffam Leveille Funeral Home and the new Lakeview Crematorium.When the
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Temagami facing projects big and small in ’14
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – The groundwork will be laid in 2014 for future projects, says Temagami’s mayor.The future of the Temagami train station, options for Lake Temagami fire protection, and a new bridge are on the ‘14 agenda, said Mayor Lorie Hunter in a year-end interview.Early in the year, the
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City OKs Dawson Point Road subdivision
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A proposed subdivision near École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie is one step closer to reality.On December 17, Temiskaming Shores council approved a subdivision agreement with FPT Holdings Inc. for the development of 26 lots east of the high school.The Dawson Point Road subdivision is part of
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Haileybury – Temiskaming Shores Haileybury Library Corner
On Thursday Jan 2nd 2014 the famous writer Elizabeth Jane Howard died at the age of 90.Howard was most well known for her series “The Cazalet Chronicles”. This series of 5 books chronicles the lives of a wealthy English fam-ily during the period leading up to the Second World War,
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Mayor upbeat for city in ’14
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city’s mayor is feeling upbeat as he contemplates 2014.[caption id="attachment_1007" align="alignleft" width="250"] CARMAN KIDD[/caption]“I’m very positive. We’ve got a lot of business people looking at doing development in the area,” said Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd.In
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