Church vandalism under investigation
COBALT (Staff) – Police are investigating the spray-painting of graffiti on the exterior of St. James Anglican Church in Cobalt.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say the vandalism at the Nickel Street church occurred between July 16 and 19.“Community people that go by it have expressed their dismay,” said Emma Laughlin, a
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New water system for Charlton-Dack subdivision
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK - The Municipality of Charlton and Dack is preparing for a new water system in its Clarksville subdivision at the northwest corner of Englehart.Exp Services Inc. is the engineering firm designing and overseeing the project, Pedersen Construction will carry out the work.The project includes looping the Clarksville
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Repairs, upgrades in when school’s out
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Students may not be in school, but construction workers are.Summer is the optimum time to make repairs and upgrades, said Carole Horton, building services manager at District School Board Ontario North East (ONE).“It’s the only time, really. We try to do some stuff throughout the
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Hospital returning to 10-member board
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming Hospital is restoring its board to ten directors and it’s looking for two new members.In 2016, the board shrunk to eight members, but found the workload was too great, said hospital CEO Margaret Beatty.The change was approved at the hospital’s annual meeting June 27.At
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Hospital boosting French-language services
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When André Hurtubise was only seven, he used his schoolboy English to translate when his francophone mother visited the anglophone doctor.“It’s an experience I have never forgotten,” the physician told the audience at Temiskaming Hospital’s annual meeting June 27.When he began practising at the hospital
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Bright sun, bold brews at North on Tap
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – After months of planning and a long day behind the scenes at Haileybury’s first craft beer festival, organizers weren’t tired.“It was a lot of work,” acknowledged Hugo Rivet, a member of the North on Tap organizing committee.But the success of the first-time festival left organizers
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Englehart increases municipal pay grid
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART - The Town of Englehart has increased its pay grid for municipal staff.Council approved the increase, retroactive to May 7, 2017."It does get us in the right direction," said Englehart clerk administrator/deputy treasurer Shawn LaCarte as the matter was brought to council for their vote June 7.The
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Talking downtown with main street memories
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Highway 11 is arguably Canada’s longest main street, described as running from Toronto’s Yonge Street to the Ontario-Minnesota border.A crew recording memories of the country’s main streets is making pit stops across Highway 11 this summer.And this week, The Tale of a Town crew and
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National attention for Devil’s Rock Blue
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A cheese created in the Little Claybelt has been recommended by a national association of dairy producers.Devil’s Rock Blue Cheese, produced by Thornloe Cheese, is one of three unique products that Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has showcased as part of Canada 150 celebrations.“Devil’s Rock
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Rental and property standards concern Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt, and other Ontario municipalities, are anticipating increased responsibilities being downloaded from the provincial government regarding property standards for rental housing.Mayor Tina Sartoretto recently told council that it appears this responsibility will be downloaded to the municipalities by 2018.Councillor Sue Nielsen said she would like to
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