Firearms, drug charges laid
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Notre-Dame-du-Nord woman faces drug and firearms charges after police responded to a complaint about a suspicious vehicle last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police said they located the vehicle in the Timiskaming Square parking lot shortly after 7 p.m. November 27.Police said there were three occupants in
Driver charged for failing to stop for school bus
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Temiskaming Shores man has been charged after police say a vehicle failed to stop last week for a school bus picking up children.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they were informed that an eastbound vehicle on McCamus Avenue in New Liskeard did not stop for a
Hwy. 11 collision causes fuel spill
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter CHAMBERLAIN – A driver has been charged after a collision on Highway 11 north of Englehart earlier this week that caused a fuel spill.The November 26 collision involved two tractor-trailers.Police were called to the crash, which occurred between Road 4 and Road 5 in Chamberlain Township, shortly after
Postal service resumes with back-to-work legislation
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter KIRKLAND LAKE – Regular postal service was to resume at noon yesterday (November 27) with the passage of federal legislation turning the dispute between Canada Post and its employees over to a mediator-arbitrator.Bill C-29 received Royal Assent late November 26.It brought an end to more than a month
Evanturel awaiting response on ONTC dispute
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP - Evanturel Township is awaiting responses in the matter of a dispute between the small municipality of 447 people and the ONTC.The dispute involves invoices to the township from the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) since December 2015, which now amount to approximately $67,000.Premier Doug Ford,
City development corporation nears launch
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city has laid the groundwork to create an economic development corporation.On November 13, Temiskaming Shores council formally adopted a business case study and a strategic plan, including a three-year budget, for the economic development initiative.The next step is legal incorporation of the Temiskaming Shores
Teen rescued from Wabi
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A police officer and a passerby recently rescued a teenager from the frigid water of the Wabi River.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say an officer responded to a report of a youth in crisis at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10.Police say the officer located the 17-year-old
Land swap in works to preserve Pete’s Dam trail system
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It turns out that the city doesn't own all the land on which a popular hiking trail runs.Temiskaming Shores is in the process of negotiating a land exchange with the property owner to ensure that the Pete's Dam trails will run on municipal land.City council
OPP impound speeding vehicle
LATCHFORD (Staff) — The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police conducted a speed enforcement exercise on October 26, shortly before 10:30 a.m.A vehicle was observed travelling more than 120 kilometers per hour (km/h) in a posted 60 km/h zone, on Highway 11 in Latchford.