TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Barrie man faces multiple charges after police responded to a report of gas theft in Englehart last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they received a call about the theft shortly after 8 a.m. February 15.Police kept watch for the vehicle involved.They said it was spotted

TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Police say a Fauquier man recently succumbed to injuries sustained three weeks earlier in a multi-vehicle collision south of Temagami in early January.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report that 91-year-old Joseph Brule of Fauquier, about 90 kilometres west of Cochrane, died January 26.Police say he had been a

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What are the most important issues facing the Ottawa River watershed?Environment and Climate Change Canada wants to hear from the public as it begins a formal watershed study.The Ottawa River watershed is one of Canada’s largest, covering more than 140,000 square kilometres and extending across the

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – A citizens’ advocacy group is building the case to resurrect passenger train service between Cochrane and Toronto.All Aboard Northern Ontario wants to draft a “conceptual plan” for the restoration of passenger rail service along the former Northlander route, said founder Éric Boutilier in a phone interview

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The hard work of preparing a 2018 budget is well underway by Cobalt council.At its Tuesday, January 30, budget meeting, chief administrative officer Michelle Larose said she anticipates having numbers for all lines of the budget by the end of February.While only four council members were

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Local municipalities with pits and quarries on Crown land within their boundaries will begin receiving some cash next year.But operations on private land in Temiskaming, unlike designated areas of Ontario, remain exempt from fees.The Temiskaming Municipal Association (TMA) has long argued that the district’s municipalities should

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – According to a survey released last week, 70 per cent of Ontario’s elementary public school teachers have experienced or witnessed violence against a fellow staffer in schools.Almost 80 per cent of respondents to the survey, which was commissioned by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The Town of Cobalt is now preparing a Request For Proposals (RFP) from private individuals who would like to purchase the gym equipment at the Hoist Room.The Cobalt arena building sale will be final at the end of January and the equipment located upstairs must be

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The Municipality of Charlton and Dack will be taking over bookkeeping for the Englehart and Area Fire Department, Englehart clerk-administrator Shawn LaCarte advised Englehart council Wednesday, January 24.Charlton-Dack will also be handling bills related to the fire department, he added.Four municipalities partner in the fire department

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD - The Town of Latchford has received notice from Infrastructure Ontario that its application for a natural gas extension has been denied.The application had been submitted on behalf of the town by Union Gas, which has service nearby.Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre told The Speaker in a telephone