One week to go: unusually small list of election candidates
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – With just over a week to go before nominations close, the candidates for municipal elections in the region are …
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Armstrong Township approves purchase of new grader
Darlene Wroe For The Speaker ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP – Armstrong Township council has agreed to purchase a new John Deere 772G grader and finance it over ten years through …
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Spring runoff costs city $277,000 in culvert repairs
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City administrators hope the province will splash a little funding their way to help cover $277,000 in emergency culvert …
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Next Cobalt mayor to be chosen from council
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – The next mayor of Cobalt is already sitting at the council table, but it will be a couple more weeks …
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Cobalt headframe spared from demolition
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – Much like the fabled fox that evaded Fred Larose’s hammer and triggered Cobalt’s world-renowned silver boom, the Pan Silver Headframe …
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Cobalt mayor resigns for health reasons
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – Silver Town is poised to have a new mayor with the sudden resignation of Angela Adshead. The municipality posted a …
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Englehart budget sees three per cent levy increase
Darlene Wroe For The Speaker ENGLEHART – Englehart passed its 2026 budget at its June 24 council meeting. A three per cent municipal levy increase from 2025 will translate …
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Tempers flare as Sharpe Lake sale plan proceeds
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – Raised voices and the crack of the mayor’s gavel punctuated a tense exchange at town council on June 29, with …
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Cobalt headframe up for demolition
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – The Cobalt Historical Society is speaking out about the pending loss of what it deems an important part of the …
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Whalen feted by FONOM
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – With his remarkable career in municipal politics beginning to wind down, Temiskaming Shores Councillor Danny Whalen continues to receive accolades for …
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