Hydro One Power Outage
OUTAGE NOTIFICATION FOR HYDRO ONE CUSTOMERS IN LOCATION(S) DETAILED BELOWHydro One Zone: 6 NortheastHydro One Operations Center(s): KIRKLAND LAKEHydro One Township(s) Affected: GRENFELL, MATACHEWAN, NICOL, EBY, BENOIT, LAWSON, KIRKLAND LAKE, JAMES, MAISONVILLE, CHOWN, MATACHEWAN FN, TUDHOPE*** All Hydro One customers impacted by this planned maintenance outage have been contacted ***Interruption
Temporary road closure
Temporary closure of Highway 562 on Sunday, Sept. 13THORNLOE (Special) — The Ministry of Transportation, in cooperation with the ONR, hereby gives notice to the public that Highway 562 in Thornloe will be temporarily closed in order to complete necessary upgrades to the railway crossing.Highway 562 in Thornloe will be
Police will be in full force this weekend
Police will be in full force this weekendDISTRICT (Special)The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be out in full force during the Labour Day long weekend to prevent unnecessary deaths and injuries by encouraging all motorists to drive responsibly.So far this year, 41 deaths have been attributed
Train/truck collision sends man to hospital
[caption id="attachment_9610" align="alignleft" width="500"] UNDER INVESTIGATIONInvestigation is continuing into a collision with a train last week that sent a 38-year-old New Liskeard man to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Temiskaming
New Liskeard beach closed August 26
New Liskeard beach closed August 26TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – High bacteria counts have resulted in the closure of the New Liskeard beach August 26.The Timiskaming Health Unit advised that water samples at the beach revealed levels of E. coli bacteria that make the area unsafe for swimming. coli bacteria indicate contamination
Kitchen steamer results in fire call
Kitchen steamer results in fire callTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – New Liskeard firefighters responded to a call to Northdale Manor earlier today, Wednesday August 26.Lunch preparations were underway when a vegetable steamer in the retirement residence’s kitchen malfunctioned, said Temiskaming Shores fire prevention officer Steve Langford August 26.But a Manor worker
ENGLEHART FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS
Green thumbs and summer bloomsENGLEHART (Staff) — Visitors to the annual Englehart Festival of Flowers will have an opportunity to enjoy the varied blooms that have been produced through this year’s cooperation between Mother Nature and the many green thumbs of the area.The exhibition is now underway at the Englehart
THUNDERSTORM WATCH
THUNDERSTORM WATCHNew Liskeard – TemagamiIssued at 13:46 Wednesday 19 August 2015Conditions are favourable for dangerous thunderstorms to develop from mid afternoon to this evening. Some of these thunderstorms may be capable of producing very strong wind gusts and torrential rain. In addition, there is also a risk of tornadoes. Fast
Attention readers: Deadline August 21
Has any published Veteran’s story been left out?DISTRICT (Staff) – The Temiskaming Speaker has set a deadline of Friday August 21 for the public to give us feedback regarding the paper’s project on surviving World War II vets.The Temiskaming Speaker is nearing completion of a book containing the stories we’ve
HEAT WARNING FOR WEEKEND
Heat WarningNew Liskeard – TemagamiIssued at 16:01 Friday 14 August 2015An extended period of hot daytime temperatures and warm overnight lows is expected to begin on Saturday and continue through Sunday. Daytime highs will reach 29 degrees or more, with overnight lows in the mid to upper