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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Englehart declares Freemasons Day
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- Englehart council has declared Friday, October 28 as Freemasons Day.The Temiskaming District Chapter of Freemasons is celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, and Englehart council agreed to declare the day in recognition of the ongoing contribution of the Masons.The declaration was
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Targeting the many forms of elder abuse
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Elder abuse can take many forms, says the executive director of a legal clinic dedicated to low-income seniors.While physical harm may first spring to mind, “it’s much broader than that,” said Judith Wahl of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
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GRAPE HARVEST
Roger Denis, at right, harvested more than a bushel of grapes from a cutting received from Haileybury neighbour Michel Tetreault, left. It takes a few years for plant cuttings to reach the stage pictured above, said Coleman’s Larry Wiwchar. He began growing the grapes about 15 years ago and
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Goosebumps and Geiger counters
Several decades have passed now during this earthly sojourn, and I have seen much, learned some, and concluded others. However, on some points, I am still thinking.This week’s C-Front takes a look at the stories that are emerging from the Bunker Military Museum about a ghost
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