Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – In Coleman Township, Mayor Dan Cleroux has been acclaimed to a third term as head of council.But there's a race for the four council seats.Incumbents Susan Cote, Ken Laffrenier, Cathy Marcella and Lois Perry are seeking re-election.Newcomers seeking a councillor position are Richard Beauchamp, Nina Marie

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Three names will appear on the ballot for two seats representing the South Temiskaming area on District School Board Ontario North East.But one of the candidates has said he's no longer interested in pursuing a position.In an interview last week, incumbent Bruce Cutten said there have

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – A flurry of Integrity Commissioner reports was received by Temagami council last week, with findings of violations, the levying of fines and a councillor's resignation.Integrity Commissioner Antoinette Blunt investigated four complaints and found violations of the municipality's code of conduct by councillors Ron Prefasi, Brian Koski

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COBALT – Cobalt council narrowly approved its 2018 budget by a 4-3 vote.At a special council meeting July 24, a package of bylaws setting tax rates and user fees was approved by Mayor Tina Sartoretto and councillors Gary Bigelow, Mike Harrison and Sue Nielsen.Councillors George Othmer, Rochelle Schwartz

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - Area municipalities have their line-up of candidates for the 2018 municipal election which will take place October 27.A few of the councils have been acclaimed and continue with business as usual. There are also a few reeves who have been acclaimed for the new four-year term.Brethour

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council will be meeting this evening, Wednesday, July 4, in the upstairs hall with the hope of resolving their standoff on the 2018 budget.Council had met on June 27 with an agenda based on passing the 2018 budget.However, two councillors were absent from that meeting,

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY - A small laneway in Haileybury is the subject of discussions about liability.Concerns have caused discussions between the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) and the City of Temiskaming Shores.The board approached the city to discuss how to protect DTSSAB from future litigation in case

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HAILEYBURY - The City of Temiskaming Shores council has approved in-kind support for the construction of a new hall for the St. Paul and St. John Anglican Church in Haileybury.After council voted to provide the support on Tuesday, June 19, Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd commented that the

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD - Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre commented that it seems strange to be talking about ice and snow on the highway when the town is basking in the first days of summer.But at Latchford's Thursday, June 21, meeting of council, concerns about winter highway ice and snow were

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Work continues in finalizing the Cobalt budget, but staff and council expect to see it completed by the end of June.Council members and staff met again Wednesday, June 13, to discuss means of handling big projects with a limited budget.One of the intentions of council is