KIRKLAND LAKE (Special) – Blanche River Health is taking additional steps in light of the Omicron variant and current and expected pressures on hospital capacity and staffing. Blanche River Health …

COBALT (Staff) – It is still uncertain when repairs will begin on the former Cobalt-Northern Ontario Fire Museum on Lang Street. The building’s northeast wall has been separating over the …

TORONTO (Special/Staff) – The province is topping up the tank for municipal transit services this year. It’ll mean $136,956 for Temiskaming Transit, which serves Cobalt and Temiskaming Shores. Municipalities that …

    Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – A volunteer program that helps people in the Temiskaming Shores area with modest incomes file their income tax returns is receiving $2,000 …

    TORONTO (Special) – The former president of Northern College has been awarded the Minister’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Fred Gibbons was among four former CEOs and presidents who were …

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – The TMA is expressing strong concern over small settlements being established in unorganized townships in the district. A Toronto-based organization, Boreal Forest Medieval Villages, …

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK – The Municipality of Charlton and Dack is looking for a fair way to handle more users at its landfill site if hundreds of new …

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHAMBERLAIN TOWNSHIP – Chamberlain Township council received a presentation from Nolan Dombrowski of EXP Engineering January 4 regarding an estimate to repair the Aidie Creek Bridge. …

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP – Armstrong Township managed to make progress in a number of areas in 2021, although some things were cancelled or cut back due to …