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
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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
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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
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DERAILMENT IN COLEMAN
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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