Tomstown highway concerns expressed
EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP (Staff) - Concerns have been raised by Evanturel Township to the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) regarding the winter maintenance of Highway 569 (running through Tomstown and Hilliard Township).A letter has been sent to the MTO expressing concerns that
Temagami gets heritage conservation help
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Efforts to preserve Temagami’shistory are proceeding, with some help from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.In June, a $75,000 grant enabled the startof a year-long project to collect, archive, digitize
Proposed rec user fees get second look
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A proposal to raiserecreation-related user fees in the city is heading back to committee forfurther discussion.Temiskaming Shores council decided topostpone a decision after hearing from two boaters
City trims operating spending as budget prep continues
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As work continues on the city’s 2019 budget, it’s managed to pare more than $500,000 from a first draft of its operating budget.That’s money it’ll be able to transfer to capital projects, said Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd earlier this week.When council took a first
Four opt out of retail pot store approvals
DISTRICT (Staff) – When it comes to retail marijuana stores, most municipalities in the South Temiskaming area are in.The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) reports that only four – Harris Township, James Township, Matachewan and Temagami – have approved resolutions formally opting out.