CMHA lockout ends with four-year contract
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Staff at Canadian Mental Health Association Cochrane-Timiskaming have returned to work following the ratification of a new four-year contract. It brings …
Impaired driving charges laid
CHARLTON-DACK (Staff) – An Armstrong resident has been charged with impaired driving after police came across a vehicle in the ditch on the weekend. Temiskaming OPP say officers …
Zack’s Crib seeking new director
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Zack’s Crib board of directors is seeking a new full-time director for the New Liskeard shelter. With the departure of …
Coleman assuming maintenance of Portage Bay Road A
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — A longstanding issue that dates back to 1977 has finally been resolved concerning a road in Coleman Township and Portage Bay Development Inc. …
Ice hut moving season comes early
DISTRICT (Special/Staff) – When it comes to getting ice huts off the lake, sooner is better than later this year. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry warns that …
Snowmobiler killed near Temagami
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A 51-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of a snowmobile crash near Temagami last week. Temiskaming OPP say officers were dispatched to a collision on Wilson …
One person injured in Englehart fire
ENGLEHART (Staff) – An apartment fire occurred in downtown Englehart Wednesday evening, February 21, resulting in the transfer of the occupant to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. One other apartment in …
Heritage Fund announces $3 million for Northeast ag
SUDBURY (Special/Staff) – The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is providing more than $2.5 million for tile drainage projects across the Northeast. It includes $1 million for tile drainage …
City fire losses damped down in ’23
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When it comes to fire, the new year is off to a dubious start in the city. On February 4, fire …
Armstrong looking at wastewater capacity
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP – Armstrong Township council and staff want to get some advice from engineers about their wastewater capacity needs. Council and …