Cobalt structure decimated on the weekend
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COBALT — A multi-unit residential building in downtown Cobalt located at 1 Prospect Avenue was gutted by fire at 1:16 a.m. on Monday, March 22. Members …
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Multiple charges laid after firearms, drugs, stolen property found
DISTRICT (Staff) – Firearms, stolen property, cash and drugs with an estimated street value of almost $30,000 were recovered as police made arrests in Chamberlain Township last week. Two township …
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Two charged TEMISKAMING SHORES – Two Cobalt residents were charged after police responded to what they describe as a theft in progress on the weekend. Temiskaming OPP made the arrests …
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Taking shots at The Shep March 29
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — It’s been sweet while it lasted for area hockey, figure skating and recreational users, but the ice at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena …
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Cobalt wetlands study aimed at winning MOE support
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – A special study is being carried out on the Cobalt wetlands sewage lagoon. The town is seeking to prove to the Ontario Ministry of …
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Police Blotter
Multiple charges ELK LAKE – A Gowganda resident faces multiple charges after a citizen’s arrest in James Township on the weekend. Temiskaming OPP were called to a break-and-enter in progress …
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Lodge fundraiser perseveres despite pandemic
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A global pandemic may have delayed a regional fundraiser for a Northern medical student bursary, but it couldn’t stop it. The Temiskaming District …
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Mayor apologizes for contravening arena rules
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city’s mayor was apologizing last week after he and his wife attended a hockey game at the Haileybury arena in contravention of …
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Bear Island has successful vaccination clinic
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BEAR ISLAND – Residents of Bear Island were some of the latest to receive the first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Temagami …
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Highway 11 collision results in fatality
CHAMBERLAIN TOWNSHIP (Staff) – A 29-year-old man from Hearst died in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 north of Englehart Saturday morning, March 6. The Ontario Provincial Police state in …
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