Snowfall warning
Special weather statement in effect for:Kirkland Lake - EnglehartNew Liskeard - TemagamiSnowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm possible tonight into Friday.Snow will intensify this evening. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm are possible before snow tapers off
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Traffic stop results in impaired charges
ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP — The TemiskamingDetachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a motor vehicle for atraffic infraction on 10th Avenue in Earlton on February 9, 2019.A 29 year-old male was arrested and chargedwith adult operation while impaired-blood alcohol concentration
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Commercial vehicle crash results in Highway 11 closure
TEMAGAMI (Staff) — The TemiskamingDetachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say Highway 11 was closed inboth directions because of a tractor-trailer mishap on February 8, shortlyafter 11 p.m. just north of the Tonomo Lake in Temagami.Police say a tractor-trailer
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Arrest warrant results in drug charges
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — TheTemiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a male shortlybefore 3 a.m. on February 10 on First Street in Cobalt wanted on an outstandingwarrant.Police say upon further investigation theyfound the 25-year-old male suspect was
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Winter storm notice
Special weather statement in effect for:Kirkland Lake - EnglehartNew Liskeard - TemagamiWinter storm with 15 to 25 cm of snow and blowing snow Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday.Snow will begin Tuesday afternoon. Easterly winds gusting up to 60 km/h will cause
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New long-term care home planned for Dymond
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Owners of the Temiskaming Lodge hope that construction of a new, larger long-term care home in Dymond will be underway later this year.“We are working in tandem with the municipality, but it is our hope that yes, the fall would be the ideal start date,”
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Cobalt’s water plant upgrades outlined
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council has been given an overview of a $1,852,570.38 project to upgrade the town's water treatment plant.Exp project manager Michael Del Monte and professional engineer Alex O'Beirn attended council Tuesday, January 22, to break down the costs and explain the need that exists for expanded
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Multiple charges laid after firearms-related call
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A city man faces multiple charges after police shut down a stretch of Whitewood Avenue last week in response to a firearms-related incident.The January 24 episode ended with no serious injuries.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a call about a threat in New Liskeard
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Chilly cold snap smashes record
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — It is weather the Canadian poet Robert W. Service wrote about, but like his famous character, Sam McGee, it is weather we don’t necessarily care for.A
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Development agreement signed on new seniors complex
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Construction of a 68-apartment seniors complex in Temiskaming Shores is expected to begin this summer.“If everything goes well, we’ll be putting the shovel in the ground in June with a 14-month or 15-month building time,” said Carman Kidd, chair of the Temiskaming Shores Seniors Housing
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