City bans all open fires
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Fire burning permits have been suspended and all open-air fires banned within the City of Temiskaming Shores.The fire hazard is extreme and forest fires are active in the Temagami, Temiskaming Shores and Sudbury areas, said Fire Chief Tim Uttley in a news release.Uttley noted that the
Firefighters respond to outdoor blaze at Englehart plant
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Firefighters were at the Georgia-Pacific plant in Englehart Tuesday after fire was discovered in a stockpile of woody material.Operations were shut down temporarily July 3 as a precaution, said Georgia-Pacific spokesperson Rick Kimble in a phone interview from the company’s office in Atlanta, Georgia.As of the
Construction taking over Board ONE schools
TIMMINS (Special/Staff) – When students leave the classroom for the summer, construction workers move in.The region’s English public school board has more than 200 projects planned for the summer, with a budget estimated at $18 million.“It’s one of the busiest summers for upgrades we’ve ever had,” said Carole Horton, manager
Peaceful resolution to Evanturel incident
EVANTUREL (Staff) – Police say an incident involving a man barricaded inside an Evanturel Township residence ended peacefully when he surrendered.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a call about the incident around 5 p.m. June 25.Police say the residence was contained and traffic in the area was controlled.In
OPP investigate tractor trailer collision
LATCHFORD (Staff) — Members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Emergency Services personnel, responded to a motor vehicle collision on Thursday, June 14, shortly after 8:15 a.m.OPP say the collision occurred on Highway 11 south of Latchford when a northbound tractor-trailer lost control resulting
Elk Lake searching for ace
ELK LAKE (Staff) – The Catch the Ace fever has spread to Elk Lake.Royal Canadian Legion Branch 310 is on week 13 of the fundraiser.Five hundred tickets, at $5 each, are available this week.If all the tickets are sold and the ace of spades is drawn this week, the winner
Forest fire in Coleman Township
COLEMAN TOWNSHIP (Staff) — Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in identifying anybody responsible for starting a forest fire in the late afternoon of Saturday, June 16