New firefighter certification regulation in place
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A controversial regulation is now in place that will require mandatory certification of new firefighters.In Temiskaming and elsewhere, it had been widely criticized.Opponents argued that the time and cost involved in certification would so hinder recruitment and retention that the future of volunteer fire departments
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Fire destroys home in Coleman Township
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — A fire has destroyed a Coleman Township home, garage and adjacent storage shed but there were no injuries reported.The Coleman Township Fire Department responded to the structure fire at 737826 Marsh Bay Road at 2:25 p.m. on Monday, May 7.The house was fully engulfed in
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Rough start to May on area roads
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – May 1 proved to be a busy day on the roads for Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police.Police laid numerous charges, including some related to speeding, alcohol and drugs, on that day at locations across Southern Temiskaming.At about 4:25 p.m., police responded to a traffic complaint on Highway
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Temiskaming’s coldest April on record
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — It was the coldest April in South Temiskaming since 1947.According to Environment Canada (EC), it appears this past April was the coldest ever in Temiskaming since weather records were kept at the Earlton weather station.The average daytime temperatures were -3.2 C, which beats the previous record
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Cancer care program returning to hospital
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – A community support program for cancer patients is moving back to Temiskaming Hospital.Community Cancer Care provides financial help as well as emotional support and group programs for Temiskaming residents dealing with cancer.Community Cancer Care and the hospital are both community-based organizations focused on providing health-based services
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Charges laid in bulldozer theft
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Charges have been laid after police say a bulldozer was stolen from a Temagami landfill and found stuck, still running, in a snow bank.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say they received a call about the bulldozer, spotted on Milne-Sherman Road, at about 7:20 a.m. April 21.Police say it
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Minor injuries in two-vehicle crash
DISTRICT (Staff) – Wintry weather late last week caused some havoc on the roads.Shortly after 10 a.m. April 28, the collision of two vehicles on Highway 11 near Uno Park Road left Highway 11 closed for a little over an hour.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report that one driver suffered minor
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Green Mining Conference planned in September
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Plans are in place for a Green Mining Conference in Cobalt and area in September, and the wheels were set in motion with the announcement of federal funding.Spearheaded by a committee including Coleman Township Mayor Dan Cleroux, Cobalt Mayor Tina Sartoretto and Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre,
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Police investigating classified ad scam
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – Potential applicants are advised to be cautious if they spot classified ads seeking caregivers.The warning comes after Ontario Provincial Police in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry investigated an ad published in two community newspapers in Eastern Ontario.Police said the ad was purportedly from a woman seeking a
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Dymond fundraiser assisting kids and families
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – There was a rush on hamburgers Saturday at the Dymond Fire Station.Appropriate, since it was part of a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House program.A large group of volunteers staged the barbecue/yard sale/silent auction April 21 and, with great weather, came great crowds.“The event went
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