Ministry to begin removing waste from Cobalt Refinery
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – Waste removal from a former refinery in Coleman Township is expected to begin shortly.A waste hauling company will be hired to remove “priority liquid waste” from the Cobalt Refinery site, said Gary Wheeler, spokesperson for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and
Preparing Cobalt Community Spirit Award
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The new Cobalt Community Spirit Award, which will be presented for the first time next Canada Day celebration to one male and one female, will be opened up to anyone who provides support to the Town of Cobalt whether or not they
OCNA seeking “exceptional youth” for Junior Citizen Awards
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Do you know an outstanding youth between the ages of 6-17 who is performing worthwhile community service, contributing to their community while living with a limitation, have performed acts of heroism, excellence in personal achievements or is a “good kid” going above
“Survivor Diaries” details WW II veteran’s stories
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — As Remembrance Day is upon us, The Temiskaming Speaker’s book called “Survivor Diaries” features 56 World War II veterans’ stories.Between 1939 and 1945, over 1.1 million Canadians served in the army, navy, and air forces contributing significantly to the Allied efforts
Ongoing investigation
Walmart evacuated Friday evening after bomb threatDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DYMOND TOWNSHIP -- The Walmart store in the former Dymond Township was the scene of a bomb threat and subsequent evacuation Friday evening, October 14.A thorough search of the building revealed no suspicious items, police reported.The
Sinkhole repairs force two-day Hwy. 11B shutdown
NORTH BAY (Staff) – Highway 11B southwest of Cobalt has reopened after a sinkhole opened late last week and forced emergency repairs.A sinkhole developed around 3 p.m. October 14 near a culvert on Hwy. 11B.The road was immediately closed in the vicinity of the sinkhole, which
Two-way traffic resumes by Englehart arena
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- Englehart council has approved the change in traffic flow for Fourth Street in front of the Englehart and Area Community Arena Complex.The street portion has been designated a one-way street since 2006, but repeated driver error on the street has caused the
Pool upgrades coming along swimmingly
ENGLEHART (Staff) -- Work is proceeding on renovations at the Englehart Lee Pool.At its regular meeting Wednesday, October 12, Englehart council heard that the work on the Lee Pool is taking place this fall, and will be finalized in the spring before the new season opens up
Welcome
Ever since that image in 2015 touched hearts across the globe of three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach as his family, Syrian refugees, attempted to migrate by sea to Europe, Canadians have shown overwhelming interest in bringing those refugees to this country.Now
Funding charities now a big business
[caption id="attachment_2706" align="alignleft" width="182"] Wayne Green[/caption]Some recent deliveries by Canada Post to the Green household (yes, there is life out there beyond the world of e-mail) have altered my thoughts about the concept of