TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Charges related to impaired driving were recently laid against a commercial vehicle driver near Temagami.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to a traffic complaint on May 4 concerning a vehicle on Highway 11 between Marten River and Temagami.Police stopped a commercial vehicle in Temagami shortly before

ENGLEHART (Staff/Special) - Rally For Rail town hall meetings are being planned across Northeastern Ontario in the week ahead.Voters are being invited to attend the town hall meetings to learn how their vote in the upcoming provincial election Thursday, June 7, can influence the possibility of bringing back passenger rail

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Investigation is continuing into an altercation last week in New Liskeard that left one man dead and another man injured.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they’re satisfied that there’s no further threat to public safety.Police were called to a McCamus Avenue residence at about 3:11 p.m. May

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A controversial regulation is now in place that will require mandatory certification of new firefighters.In Temiskaming and elsewhere, it had been widely criticized.Opponents argued that the time and cost involved in certification would so hinder recruitment and retention that the future of volunteer fire departments

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – May 1 proved to be a busy day on the roads for Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police.Police laid numerous charges, including some related to speeding, alcohol and drugs, on that day at locations across Southern Temiskaming.At about 4:25 p.m., police responded to a traffic complaint on Highway

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — It was the coldest April in South Temiskaming since 1947.According to Environment Canada (EC), it appears this past April was the coldest ever in Temiskaming since weather records were kept at the Earlton weather station.The average daytime temperatures were -3.2 C, which beats the previous record

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – A community support program for cancer patients is moving back to Temiskaming Hospital.Community Cancer Care provides financial help as well as emotional support and group programs for Temiskaming residents dealing with cancer.Community Cancer Care and the hospital are both community-based organizations focused on providing health-based services

TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Charges have been laid after police say a bulldozer was stolen from a Temagami landfill and found stuck, still running, in a snow bank.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they received a call about the bulldozer, spotted on Milne-Sherman Road, at about 7:20 a.m. April 21.Police say it

DISTRICT (Staff) – Wintry weather late last week caused some havoc on the roads.Shortly after 10 a.m. April 28, the collision of two vehicles on Highway 11 near Uno Park Road left Highway 11 closed for a little over an hour.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report that one driver suffered minor