Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The first few snowfalls of the season are challenging Cobalt which is facing a staff shortage in public works due to an illness.Cobalt Mayor George Othmer expressed confidence in the public works department."The guys are doing

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – The push is accelerating for a pilot project that would road-test a new design in hopes of making Highway 11 safer.Advocates are pleased by the response to date from provincial officials for the "2-plus-1" model, said Mark Wilson, a member of the executive of GEMS –

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Notre-Dame-du-Nord woman faces drug and firearms charges after police responded to a complaint about a suspicious vehicle last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police said they located the vehicle in the Timiskaming Square parking lot shortly after 7 p.m. November 27.Police said there were three occupants in

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Temiskaming Shores man has been charged after police say a vehicle failed to stop last week for a school bus picking up children.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they were informed that an eastbound vehicle on McCamus Avenue in New Liskeard did not stop for a

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter CHAMBERLAIN – A driver has been charged after a collision on Highway 11 north of Englehart earlier this week that caused a fuel spill.The November 26 collision involved two tractor-trailers.Police were called to the crash, which occurred between Road 4 and Road 5 in Chamberlain Township, shortly after

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter KIRKLAND LAKE – Regular postal service was to resume at noon yesterday (November 27) with the passage of federal legislation turning the dispute between Canada Post and its employees over to a mediator-arbitrator.Bill C-29 received Royal Assent late November 26.It brought an end to more than a month

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP - Evanturel Township is awaiting responses in the matter of a dispute between the small municipality of 447 people and the ONTC.The dispute involves invoices to the township from the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) since December 2015, which now amount to approximately $67,000.Premier Doug Ford,

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city has laid the groundwork to create an economic development corporation.On November 13, Temiskaming Shores council formally adopted a business case study and a strategic plan, including a three-year budget, for the economic development initiative.The next step is legal incorporation of the Temiskaming Shores

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A police officer and a passerby recently rescued a teenager from the frigid water of the Wabi River.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say an officer responded to a report of a youth in crisis at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10.Police say the officer located the 17-year-old