Northern Turning 50
TIMMINS (Special/Staff) – Ontario’s college system and Northern College are turning 50 this year.Northern kicked off local celebrations in January with faculty and staff.In a news release, it said special events and activities will be held at each campus – in Haileybury, Kirkland Lake, Timmins and Moosonee
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Goodbye and best wishes to editor Gordon Brock
This week The Temiskaming Speaker says goodbye and best wishes to editor Gordon Brock upon his retirement on February 10, 2017.Gord is originally from Maple, Ontario, and moved North to begin working at The Speaker in 1984 and has been the editor since 1985.The Speaker has
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New Liskeard man facing multiple charges
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A New Liskeard man faces more than a dozen charges after police tried to stop a vehicle on Armstrong Street late last month.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers spotted an unlicensed motorist driving a sport utility vehicle on Armstrong shortly before 4
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City wants passenger rail service back
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – In the final weeks of 2016, motorists in Northern Ontario experienced 90 road closures or blockages because of weather or crashes.The number of closures over a seven-week period was cited in the most recent newsletter by the Northern and Eastern Ontario Rail Network.The
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111th birthday next week
Each year's top storyGordon Brock Speaker Editor [caption id="attachment_11947" align="alignleft" width="150"] Gordon Brock Speaker Editor [/caption]DISTRICT – This “leap week” issue of The Speaker marks the last one of the paper’s
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Fine levied for dumping engine in lake
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – A Haileybury man has been fined $2,000 for dumping a boat engine in a Temagami area lake.The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reports the case began June 2016, when a conservation officer investigated a complaint concerning a boat engine discovered in Herridge Lake
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FAMILY DAY IS FEBRUARY 20
Family Day in Ontario this year will be celebrated on Monday February 20 and NOT this Monday, February 13. Incorrect information was supplied to The Speaker in the preparation of the 2017 calendars which resulted in the mistake. We apologize for any confusion and inconvenience this mistake may
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EMS chief tells DTSSAB of plans to improve service
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Internal changes are being implemented at the district’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS).Chief John McCarthy intends the changes to bring improvements to the EMS.A major organizational change expected to be implemented by the end of January or the middle of February will
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Getting on board
Network building case for passenger trainsDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Restoring passenger rail service in Northern Ontario will be “an uphill battle,” says a spokesperson for an organization advocating for its return.But it’s also crucial, in light of an aging population and a vulnerable highway
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Eighteen break-ins
DISTRICT (Staff/Special) — The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been investigating 18 recent occurrences of break and enters involving cottages and boat houses located on Lake Temagami.The OPP remind the public that cottage break and enters, damage and theft are serious concerns
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