Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILLIARD TOWNSHIP - There won’t be an election for the four council seats in Hilliard Township October 22 as all have been acclaimed, but two candidates are seeking the reeve position.The councillors are Karen Peckover, Carolyn Gilbert, Doug Goddard and Bruce Murphy.Incumbent reeve Morgan Carson is being challenged

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD - While Latchford has a small population, it has a lot of pride, situated as it is on the edge of a wilderness setting, and at an important transition point for travellers emerging from or into the Temagami forest area as they travel along Highway 11.This election

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Nine candidates are in the running for six councillor posts in Temiskaming Shores.The field includes all six incumbents – Jesse Foley, Patricia Hewitt, Doug Jelly, Jeff Laferriere, Mike McArthur and Danny Whalen.Also on the ballot are Dan Dawson, a retired OPP officer seeking his first

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP - Seven candidates are vying for four councillors' seats in Armstrong Township.Incumbent councillors Georges Daviau, Kevin Léveillé and Dominique Nackers are being challenged in the municipal election race by Theodore Cull, Matthew Golcic, Michèle Rivard and Maurice Tourigny.The seven met, along with the two candidates for

Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HUDSON TOWNSHIP — Hudson Township’s reeve, Larry Craig, has been acclaimed to serve another four-year term but there are six candidates vying for four council seats in the municipal election on October 22.Stephanie FoleyFoley, 34, has lived in the community her whole life on Milberta Road.She is a

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COBALT – A Coleman Township all-candidates' meeting opened with a candidate announcing she was withdrawing from the race.Nina Chamaillard said it would be "ethically and morally wrong" to continue running when her family is involved in a lawsuit against the township."We have consulted with the best lawyers in

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COBALT – While Coleman Mayor Dan Cleroux has been acclaimed to another term, there is a race for four councillor seats.Four incumbents – Sue Cote, Ken Laffrenier, Cathy Marcella and Lois Perry – are seeking re-election.Making a bid for their first council seat are Richard Beauchamp, John Evans,

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Economic development was a common theme when Temagami council hopefuls addressed voters last week.It was standing-room-only September 26 as more than 150 people filled the upstairs hall at the Temagami arena to meet the candidates.Most of the candidates were in attendance at the two-and-a-half-hour session, sponsored

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – More than 70 people turned out to hear candidates seeking a seat on Temiskaming Shores council.For three hours September 24, candidates fielded a wide range of questions at the session, which was hosted by the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce at Northern College's

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Three candidates are vying for the position of mayor of the Town of Cobalt.All three look forward to bringing the town into a better light.HELENE CULHANEFormer councillor Helene Culhane, who served two terms from 1994 until 2000, is now running for the position of mayor of