Four charged with drug trafficking
COLEMAN (Staff) – Four people were charged with drug trafficking after police seized an estimated $63,500 in suspected fentanyl and cocaine last week. Temiskaming OPP say officers responded to a …
Province urged to declare gender-based violence an epidemic
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Temiskaming municipal leaders have called on the province to declare gender-based violence and intimate partner violence an epidemic. It follows a move by the …
ROMA conference hears out rural Ontario issues
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A wide range of issues affecting rural Ontario municipalities were brought forward for discussion at the annual conference of the Rural …
Police appealing to public for info on 40-year-old murder
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The Ontario Provincial Police are seeking the public’s help in solving the murder of a woman 40 years ago. Barbara Chapman was found dead in her …
BRH emerg visits up 24 per cent in 2022-23
KIRKLAND LAKE (Special/Staff) – Emergency department visits to Blanche River Health’s sites in Kirkland Lake and Englehart were up 24 per cent last year. In its annual report, BRH said …
Regional training blazing new courses
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Offering training close to home has warmed some local firefighting hearts. The Temiskaming Shores Fire Department hosted its first session as …
NL tops city in water breaks
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – If it seems like there were a lot of water breaks in the city last year, there were. Temiskaming Shores experienced a total of …
Charge laid after collision between transport and bus
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A transport driver has been charged with careless driving as the result of a collision on Highway 11 north of Temagami January 17 at about …
City reaches five-year agreement for Bucke Park operation
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A few years after it was at risk of sale, Bucke Park now has an operator in place for the next …
Englehart Fall Fair folks saddling up
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ENGLEHART – The people who bring you the annual Englehart Fall Fair are getting ready for another year of activities for next …
