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The New Liskeard Fire Department responded to a fire call on Hessle Avenue in New Liskeard on March 22. Station Chief Jamie Shepherd said about 20 firefighters responded to the …
DTSSAB takes step to offset municipal cost
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – DTSSAB has passed a $40 million budget for 2023. At its March 22 meeting held in Temiskaming Shores, the District of …
Armstrong municipal office and library reopened
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP – Municipal and library staff have now moved back into the office and library at 35 10th Street East in Earlton. The …
New rail cars going with the grain
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Distances, highway conditions and a shortage of trucks and drivers can put Temiskaming growers at a disadvantage when getting their grain to market. They’ve …
Police seize more than $35,000 in suspected drugs
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police seized suspected street drugs with an estimated value of more than $35,000 after a recent traffic stop on Lakeshore Road. Temiskaming OPP say officers conducted …
Hamilton area snowmobiler dies
KERNS TOWNSHIP (Staff) – A 39-year-old from the Hamilton area has died after a snowmobiling crash on the weekend. Temiskaming OPP, Kerns Township firefighters and paramedics responded to a collision …
Two facing weapons, drug charges
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Two people face multiple weapons- and drug-related charges after an arrest in Haileybury last week. A 30-year-old from Toronto and a 25-year-old resident of …
Acting MOH reflects on living with a new virus
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It was March 11, 2020, that the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As the third anniversary of the grim milestone approached, …
New library board positive going forward
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – A new Cobalt Paul Penna Public Library board is now in place. There is a brief lull in activities at …
Big money numbers as DTSSAB decides 2023 budget
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – DTSSAB’s director of finance Janice Loranger presented the board’s draft 2023 budget of $40,135,287 at its February 15 meeting in Evanturel Township. …