Two companies maintain Northeast Highway 11
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Complaints have been reported regarding a marked difference in the condition of Highway 11 after a storm on the highway south of Temagami.Ontario Ministry of Transportation Northeast Region spokesperson Gordan Rennie told The Speaker that Highway 11 between North Bay and Cochrane
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Snowmobile safety is always a priority
DISTRICT (Special) — The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been informed there was a snowmobile operating on the Wabi Bridge located on Armstrong Street North in New Liskeard. Police say this is a safety concern and this type of action is against the law.They
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Flowers of the winter night
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DTSSAB asked to freeze non-union wages
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt council has supported a resolution calling on the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) to freeze the wages of non-unionized salaried employees for two years.The following evening, Englehart council threw the resolution out.The resolution was being circulated from
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Cobalt looking at options for aging plow
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt council is looking at the need to replace an aging plow in the near future.But at the same time the town is getting ready to start taking a hard look at its 2016 budget.The two scenarios do not line up
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Mystery light suspected to be a meteor
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- A number of area residents saw a bright light flash through the night sky Thursday, January 7, but a definitive answer about what caused it is not yet known.Royal Astronomical Society of Canada executive director Randy Attwood, of Ottawa, believes it was
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Sudbury to Ottawa
Ontario Northland expanding bus routesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NORTH BAY -- The Ontario Northland has created a pilot program for its coach service, by expanding into routes left under-serviced when Greyhound Coach cut its service between Ottawa and Sudbury this past fall.“This route will provide a growth
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Digging Out
Heavy weekend snowfall blankets Temiskaming regionSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter [gallery ids="11048,11047"]DISTRICT — Many Temiskaming area residents woke up Saturday morning, January 16 ,with snow-filled driveways, walkways, and buried cars after the area was hammered by a heavy snowfall.In most cases, a trip to the gym
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Driving conditions – January 10 storm was challenging, says MTO spokesperson
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Roads throughout the region Sunday, January 10, were very treacherous as the first serious winter storm of the year raged.A broken Nipigon Bridge and a Highway 11 closure from Kapuskasing to Kirkland Lake, enforced by the Ontario Provincial Police due to weather
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FATAL SCENE
This is a photo of the scene of a fatal pedestrian motor vehicle collision which occurred on Highway 11 B near Moore’s Cove during the noon hour on Monday, January 11. Haileybury resident, 65 year-old Rejean Lajoie died after being struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross Lakeshore
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