Cobalt debating and prioritizing for 2022 budget
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – Cobalt council and staff sat down to discuss the 2022 capital budget on March 3. Town clerk-treasurer/advisory John Hodgson is hoping to have all …
Housing prices climb as availability drops
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – The housing market in Temiskaming continues to reflect a trend of people moving away from large urban areas to more rural communities. …
THU warns public of B-17 drug
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – The Timiskaming Health Unit has issued an alert about an illicit drug known as “B-17” that’s suspected to be behind overdoses in other areas. …
Northern dropping mask mandate
TIMMINS (Special) – Masks will no longer be required at Northern College campuses on March 21. In a media release, the college said it was eliminating its on-campus …
Caution still advised as March break arrives
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As COVID-19 numbers continue to decline in Ontario, the North still lags a little behind, says Temiskaming’s acting medical officer of health. There’s …
City voters can call in – and click – for ’22 election
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City voters won’t have to make the traditional trek to a polling location to cast their votes for Temiskaming Shores council and school …
Charges laid in December double fatality
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – The driver of a commercial vehicle has been charged three months after a fatal Highway 11 crash in Temagami that claimed two lives. A 41-year-old from Etobicoke …
Funding for Community Paramedicine
DISTRICT (Staff) – Community Paramedicine in Temiskaming is getting a big boost from the provincial government. The Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care is providing $2.5 million over two-and-a-half …
OPP warn of licence plate refund fraud
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Only days after the announcement that Ontario would be eliminating licence plate renewal fees and issuing refunds, a new scam has surfaced. Temiskaming OPP …
Hospital preparing to deal with surgical backlog
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming Hospital’s CEO anticipates the hospital will be able to deal quickly with postponed surgeries, provided there are no changes in pandemic-related direction. …