Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – As he heads into his first term as Temagami's mayor, Dan O'Mara is optimistic about the team at the council table and behind the scenes.It appears that everyone wants to work together, said O'Mara in an interview looking ahead to 2019.That in turn will support the

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council is learning what it can and can't do as it prepares to decide if it will permit or prohibit retail marijuana sales.On December 18, city planner Jennifer Pye updated Temiskaming Shores council on the regulations surrounding retail cannabis sales and the funding and

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP - Evanturel Township has started the rebuilding process after a November 11 fire destroyed its municipal building, several vehicles for road maintenance and office equipment.Reeve Derek Mundle said the township has rented a grader which they may eventually purchase.The township is also getting a new pickup

TORONTO (Special) – A Chamberlain Township location was one of three searched during a human trafficking investigation headed by the Toronto Police Service.As a result of the investigation, Toronto police say a 31-year-old Milton man faces multiple charges.In a news release, police allege a man forced two women to work

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The first few snowfalls of the season are challenging Cobalt which is facing a staff shortage in public works due to an illness.Cobalt Mayor George Othmer expressed confidence in the public works department."The guys are doing

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – The push is accelerating for a pilot project that would road-test a new design in hopes of making Highway 11 safer.Advocates are pleased by the response to date from provincial officials for the "2-plus-1" model, said Mark Wilson, a member of the executive of GEMS –

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

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