Break-in under investigation
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police are seeking the public's help in finding the person or persons responsible for an early morning break-in at a New Liskeard residenceA Paddon Crescent home was broken into between 3:10 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. August 26, say Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police.When confronted by the homeowner,
Northern Ontario Showcase growing at PDAC ’19
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city will once again take the lead in organizing Northern Ontario's presence at a mammoth mining convention next year.Temiskaming Shores and its partners will coordinate the Northern Ontario Showcase at the 2019 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto.It's the largest
Withdrawing from the race
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Municipal elections are still two months away, but signs are sprouting in some areas and candidates are reaching out to voters.However, a couple of candidates in the Temiskaming area have said they're no longer interested in pursuing a seat on municipal council or school board.They've
Cobalt has new interim CAO
COBALT (Staff/Special) - The Town of Cobalt has retained David King of Sudbury as its interim chief administrative officer.King has previous experience working with the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and also established MAS (Municipal Advisory Services) to assist northern and rural municipalities to navigate senior levels of
Charges laid after vehicle found
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A Temiskaming Shores man faces charges after police say a vehicle stolen from a Dymond residence was found in the Toronto area.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers were informed June 28 by the York Regional Police that a vehicle from Temiskaming Shores had been recovered.Temiskaming OPP
Break-in occurs while occupants sleep
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police are seeking the public's help in finding the person or persons who broke into a Haileybury home last week while the occupants were asleep.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report that electronics valued at more than $3,000 were stolen from a Latchford Street
Lakeshore Road North leg to be resurfaced
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Money has been found to resurface about half a kilometre of Lakeshore Road North in New Liskeard.The resurfacing will begin at Radley Hill Road and continue north for about 520 metres.It's estimated that the work will cost about
MPP calls for help for businesses to recover
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming's MPP is lobbying for help for businesses that have been burned financially by the fires still raging in Northern Ontario.Tourist outfitters, forestry companies and logging contractors "are suffering financially," said Timiskaming-Cochrane New Democrat MPP John Vanthof in a phone interview earlier this week.Bringing the
Progress continues in North Bay 72 fight
DISTRICT (Staff) – Over the past week, headway has been made in efforts to suppress the mammoth forest fire south of Elk Lake.North Bay 72 remains listed at more than 27,000 hectares, but no growth has been reported in more than three weeks.Last week, the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Latchford men face trafficking charges
ENGLEHART (Staff) – Two Latchford men have been charged with drug trafficking after police stopped a vehicle in Englehart.Police say officers stopped a vehicle on Third Street in Englehart shortly after midnight July 31.Police say a quantity of marijuana, methamphetamine pills, cocaine and shatter, which is a form of cannabis