Five facing Criminal Code charges
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police say a lengthy investigation involving a commercial property in Temiskaming Shores has resulted in 60 charges against five individuals.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say the investigation into allegations of fraud involving the restoration and sale of a vacant commercial property on Lakeshore Road in
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QUICK RESPONSE
No injures were reported after fire broke out in the engine area of a pickup truck near the Highway 11 intersection north of New Liskeard. Twenty-four firefighters from the New Liskeard and Dymond stations responded to the call at 3:30 p.m. October 19 and remained at the scene for
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Marsh trails allowed to grow in
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HILLIARD TOWNSHIP -- The walking trails along the berms at the Hilliardton Marsh are becoming grown in with tall grass, and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) advised volunteers to leave the grass alone through much of the summer.
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Museum planning for Christmas Unveiling
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The Englehart and Area Historical Museum is now preparing for one of its big events--the Christmas Unveiling.On Friday, November 20, the museum will be joining with the rest of the town in the spirit of the season and the introduction of all
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Englehart water and sewer upgrading continuing
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The Town of Englehart is preparing for its next stage of water and sewer infrastructure upgrading.Over the past six years, the town has been actively engaged in upgrading water and sewer infrastructure throughout the town, with some of the infrastructure dating back
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Hospital says emergency 24/7 service continues
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) -- Temiskaming Hospital continues to provide emergency 24-hour service, the hospital stated in a press release.Rumours are circulating that the Temiskaming Hospital will not be providing 24-hour emergency service, and will be reducing the hours on a rotating basis effective November 1.On Monday, October
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Tractor driver facing charges after boy injured
HARLEY (Staff) – A New Liskeard man faces charges related to drinking and driving after a five-year-old boy was injured riding on a tractor last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say the New Liskeard boy sustained non-life threatening injuries in the September 25 incident.Police say the boy was
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Water system linking prompts boil-water advisories
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – If work proceeds as planned, boil-water advisories for residents of New Liskeard and Dymond may be lifted by the end of the week.The advisories are precautionary measures implemented as part of a $2.3-million project linking the Dymond and New Liskeard water
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Fortieth anniversary of Franco-Ontarian flag celebrated
[gallery ids="9822,9821"]DISTRICT (Staff) -- Francophone schools in the area were all involved in the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag Friday, September 25.ACFO (Association Canadienne-Française de l’Ontario) Témiskaming community development officer Jean-Claude Carrière commented that it is important to involve “French-speaking schools of the region
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No injuries
No one was injured when a car caught fire Saturday, September 26. The driver was able to pull the car off Highway 11 in Harley Township before it fully ignited. Firefighters and police were on hand between about 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. while the fire was extinguished and
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