“Lost in the airwaves”
Questions about Gillies Limit South 911 serviceDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter GILLIES LIMIT SOUTH -- Gillies Limit South property owners without road access continue to express concerns about fire coverage.They are also concerned about the 911 service in the area.The area receives fire coverage
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UNDER INVESTIGATION
Investigation is continuing into a collision with a train last week that sent a 38-year-old New Liskeard man to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police were called to the Golf Course Road crossing outside New Liskeard at around 8:20 a.m. Thursday September 3. Police say a westbound
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Mike Beaupre
New chief for Latchford Fire DepartmentDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- The Latchford Volunteer Fire Department has a new fire chief.Mike Beaupre has over twenty years of experience as a Latchford firefighter, and has served as captain as well as previously serving as fire chief in years
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A bridge to nature
Noah Juurlink, 6, of New Liskeard, is one of many people who are now enjoying Pete’s Dam Park after the main bridge was reconstructed and opened in August. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)
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DIGGING UP DONATION
The Temiskaming Plowing Match is only a week away. The 2015 match will be held September 11 through 13 at Ferme Blanche-Rive in Casey Township. The event has the support of the Caisse populaire du Temiskaming. Match president Roch Loranger, at left, recently accepted a $1,000 donation from Caisse
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Fines increasing under road rule changes
DISTRICT (Special) – The province has hiked fines in an effort to combat distracted driving and protect cyclists and tow truck operators.New penalties kicked in September 1.The set fine for distracted driving – using hand-held devices while driving and in-vehicle screens unrelated to driving – is increasing
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CORRECTION
In a profile story on Max Kennedy, the Timmins-James Bay Green Party candidate, which appeared in the August 26, 2015 issue of The Temiskaming Speaker, Mr. Kennedy was incorrectly identified as speaking French fluently. The Speaker apologizes for the error.
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Hospitals given infrastructure help
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Provincial funding is enabling Temiskaming Hospital to purchase new generators.It was successful in its application for $750,000 from the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund.It’s the largest sum to date that the hospital has received from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care fund, said
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Energy savings in spotlight
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city anticipates new streetlights will illuminate energy savings.New LED lights will be installed in Temiskaming Shores.They’ll cut electricity usage “probably at least by half,” said Mayor Carman Kidd after a recent council meeting.The city is purchasing 950 lighting
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Wartime in the Far East
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_9411" align="alignleft" width="500"] Don Hill is pictured here with a photograph of a C-130E Hercules. (Staff photo by Darlene Wroe)[/caption]ENGLEHART -- Don Hill of Englehart
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