Latchford gas tax grant more than doubled
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD – The federal government is flowing through additional gas tax money to municipalities this year. Latchford council noted that the town was receiving …
Changes among area municipal faces and places
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – A number of changes are taking place in the administrative offices of area municipalities, meaning some new faces and, in one case, …
Nipissing-Timiskaming People’s Party is official
DISTRICT (Staff) — It’s official. Elections Canada has formally recognized the Nipissing-Timiskmaing People’s Party of Canada (PPC) as an official election district association. The PPC will select a candidate for …
Fuel contract sparks purchasing discussion
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – How does the city make its purchasing decisions?Temiskaming Shores' procurement policy was discussed last week as city councillors debated the awarding of a three-year contract to supply the municipality with bulk fuel.It received two submissions – one from current supplier Grant Fuels and the other
Poirier interim NOP leader
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The North Cobalt man who ran for the Northern Ontario Party in Timiskaming-Cochrane last year is now the party's interim leader.Shawn Poirier, currently the party's deputy leader and executive vice-president, will serve as interim leader until a leadership election is held.He replaces Trevor
Cobalt considering question and answer period
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The Town of Cobalt is still looking at whether it wants to open up the possibility for the public to raise questions at council meetings.Speaking at council's regular
Cobalt considering selling Sharp Lake Park
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT/COLEMAN - The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed Cobalt's argument that large-scale commercial extraction of aggregate from the Sharp Lake Park property should be permitted."The Court of Appeal has
City council turns down accommodation tax
DianeJohnstonSpeakerReporterTEMISKAMINGSHORES – City council has reservations about a proposedaccommodation tax for visitors.OnFebruary 19, Temiskaming Shores council unanimously rejected a staffrecommendation that it implement a four per cent tax on hotel, motel,cottage and short-term accommodations users.
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – More than $5 million in capital spending has been dropped, deferred or scaled back as city council inches closer to approving its 2019 budget.Temiskaming Shores staff are Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council has approved a new fee schedule for recreational services and programs that includes a $200 fee for out-of-town boaters renting seasonal slips at municipal marinas.It
City reviewing capital project plans
City rec fees get council OK