Detoured traffic speeding through villages
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EARLTON/THORNLOE - Earlton and Thornloe sometimes see traffic rerouted through their communities when an accident has occurred on Highway 11.But the reeves of Armstrong Township and the Village of Thornloe are concerned about the increased
Rumours abound but OPP still investigating
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The search continues for a man last seen in Cobalt more than two weeks ago.Nicholas Rivard, 21, was last seen in Cobalt March 24.Three days later, Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police issued a call for the public's help in locating him, saying police and
Ruling sought on telephone service
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD - Latchford's complaints about worn out landlines has been heard by Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota.Rota's office has initiated inquiries with the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) "to find out what can be done to
Fire victim identified
ENGLEHART (Staff) – Police have confirmed the identity of the victim of a fatal house fire in Marter Township.Following a post-mortem April 1, the deceased was identified as 63-year-old Jayne Peekhaus.Police say the cause of the fire, which occurred March 28 on Day Mar Road northeast of
DERAILMENT IN COLEMAN
Students protest provincial ed plans
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Some area high school students will join province-wide protests this week of the Ontario government's plans for an education system overhaul.Student-led walkouts will be held at Englehart High and École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie (ESCSM), beginning at 1:15 p.m. Thursday, April 4.A
Local couple advocating for men’s shelter
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Where do men in the South Temiskaming region go when they are in crisis?While we hear much about women’s shelters, we
One-time grant to flow for municipalities
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - Ontario rural municipalities are receiving one-time grants from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.The province is distributing the grants with the intention that they use the funding to find
Two charged in break-and-enter
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Charges have been laid after police were advised that items stolen hours earlier were being advertised for sale on a social media site.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police were called to a break-and-enter at a Main Street property in Temiskaming Shores shortly before 9 a.m. March
Latchford requesting better landline service
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD - The Town of Latchford is calling on Northern/Bell Telephone to restore the landline phone service in the town, and is recommending that the phone lines should be replaced with fibre optics.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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