After-hours phone service lauded
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – After-hours callers won’t be left hanging on the line when trying to reach public works or other municipal departments. …
Bigger, faster transit system proposed
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – An ambitious proposal to lower peak wait times and extend municipal transit service to outlying communities is being proposed …
Cobalt mayor takes leave of absence
COBALT (Staff) – Cobalt town council will be without its leader for the next three months. At the town’s December 9 meeting, council approved a leave of absence …
No more “handshake agreements” for use of muni facilities
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A city campaign to formalize old “handshake agreements” for the use of municipal facilities isn’t winning over fans in …
City taxes to rise by 3.5 per cent
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The average homeowner can expect to pay about $137 more in municipal fees and taxes under the city’s 2026 …
Wind turbine companies may return to bid in 2026
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – Two energy companies considering wind turbine projects in the area have decided not to proceed with bids this year. Both have decided …
New mine underscores highway concerns: MPP
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – The federal government’s decision to support a new nickel mine west of Cochrane is great news for the North, but …
MP eager to follow in footsteps of Rota, Angus
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP – With an expansive riding and, by her own admission, big shoes to fill, Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Pauline Rochefort says she …
$1.27 million earmarked for district infrastructure
DISTRICT (Staff) – Repair work on a “vital” bridge in Kerns Township was one of the projects made possible by more than $1.27 million in infrastructure funding to …
Cobalt speaks out against gender-based violence
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – With Timiskaming averaging almost one death every year due to violence against women, Cobalt town council is adding its voice …
