HARLEY TOWNSHIP – A collision involving a tractor trailer containing dangerous goods has closed Highway 11 near Development Road in Harley Township. Temiskaming OPP say they were called to the … Continue reading Hwy. 11 closed in Harley →

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – The COVID-19 outbreak at Kirkland Lake Gold has been declared over. Dr. Glenn Corneil, acting medical officer of health at the Timiskaming Health Unit, declared the … Continue reading KL Gold outbreak over →

  EARLTON (Staff) — The Timiskaming Health Unit has notified the public that it is declaring a workplace outbreak at Green Tractors in Earlton, and also advising of a potential … Continue reading Health Unit advising of potential COVID exposure →

    TORONTO (Staff) – Playgrounds will be remaining open. The new COVID-29 restrictions in Ontario announced Friday, April 16 had initially included the closing down of playgrounds. But Ontario … Continue reading Playgrounds will remain open →

COLEMAN – The Timiskaming Health Unit is advising of a potential low-risk exposure to COVID-19 at the Coleman Township landfill earlier this month. Anyone who visited the municipal landfill, located … Continue reading THU advises of potential low-risk exposure →

DISTRICT – The Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is immediately declaring a third provincial emergency under the Emergency Management and … Continue reading Province pulls emergency brake →

TEMISKAMING SHORES – As COVID-19 cases across the province and in hospital intensive care units continued to rise, Ontario returned to lockdown and Temiskaming Hospital reinstated its visitor restrictions. Beginning … Continue reading Temiskaming Hospital reinstates visitor restrictions →

KIRKLAND LAKE – Visitor restrictions continue at both Englehart and Kirkland Lake hospitals amid an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at the Kirkland Lake site. Surgical services in Kirkland Lake will be … Continue reading Outbreak update at Kirkland Lake hospital →

DISTRICT (Special) — The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says it will be on patrol this Easter Long Weekend for the Seatbelt Campaign that will be running … Continue reading Seatbelts save lives: OPP →

TORONTO (Special) – The recent surge in COVID-19 cases and anticipated new cases has prompted the province to move Temiskaming into the “red-zone” of pandemic restrictions. The provincial announcement was … Continue reading Temiskaming turns red →