Evanturel awaiting more details on waterline study
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP - Evanturel Township is still awaiting more details from a study that has been conducted on privately owned waterlines within the borders of the township.Evanturel hired the Greer Galloway Group of Belleville to conduct a study which will guide the township council on the best course
Hwy. 11 crash claims life of New Liskeard man
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A New Liskeard man is dead after a two-truck collision on Highway 11 south of Earlton last week.Police say Remi Breault, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which occurred shortly before noon January 3.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police were called to the crash,
First baby of ’18 arrives at home
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – On a dark and chilly night last week, Emma Marguerite Dodds made her arrival and became the first baby born in the Temiskaming Shores area in 2018.But her parents didn’t face a cold drive to the hospital as the area endured an early January deep
Environment Canada says warmer weather on the way
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — It was a bitterly cold start to the New Year in the Temiskaming region but, according to Environment Canada, it’s not record breaking by any means and conditions are expected to improve.Several cold weather warnings were issued by Environment Canada for this region over the holiday
Unauthorized Crown land development nets $5,000 in fines
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – A Temiskaming Shores man has been fined $5,000 for unauthorized development on Crown land.The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said the case was heard November 23 by Justice of the Peace Nathalie Breton in Haileybury.The ministry said court was told that the man had
Plans still ongoing for new Hilliard bridge
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HILLIARD TOWNSHIP - The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) continues to work on preparing for the reconstruction of a bridge on Highway 569 in Hilliard Township.The one-lane span bridge crossing Blanche River will be replaced by a two-lane bridge at a slightly different location on the river, based
Electric car industry fuels hope for mining resurgence
Story of The YearDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter SOUTH TEMISKAMING - The possibility of a resurgence in area mining has been raising hope among area people with interests in economic development.Over the past year there has been a growing amount of activity by more than a dozen junior mining companies as they search
City, employees reach three-year agreements
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – As a new year begins, the city has three-year agreements in place with all its employees.On December 19, Temiskaming Shores council approved a new collective agreement with Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 5014.CUPE represents about 72 full-time and part-time city employees.The new agreement, which
City OKs $16.6-million budget in principle
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – While a few figures have yet to be confirmed, the city anticipates that it’ll collect about 2.2 per cent more in municipal taxes in 2018.Temiskaming Shores adopted its budget in principle December 19.Its estimated operations budget is $16.6 million, up one per cent from 2017.
115 students withdraw from Northern
TIMMINS (Special/Staff) – Tuition refunds have been provided to 115 full-time students at Northern College who have withdrawn from their programs after a province-wide faculty strike.The college announced the figures December 12.“Many students who have withdrawn are looking to return to the college in the fall of 2018,” said Northern