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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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