Vanthof brings office politics to New Liskeard
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor TEMISKAMING SHORES – John Vanthof’s recent travels in the riding have him confident the NDP’s message is getting through.The Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP is campaigning for the June 7 election and visiting homes where he’s been receiving a positive response.“I was door knocking in Sturgeon Falls (May 15) and Sturgeon
Municipal campaign off to slow start
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – While the Ontario election will dominate the news for the next month, the municipal campaign has also begun.In a switch from earlier years, the nomination period for candidates has been compressed. It opened May 1 and closes July 27.As of this week, only a handful of
Procedural questions over councillor’s absence
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council recently discussed the extended physical absence from meetings of Councillor Gary Bigelow and whether that absence has been handled correctly.Councillor Bigelow has been maintaining his participation in meetings through teleconference, although a telephone connection has not always been made.At the April 24 meeting Councillor
Changes in area municipal administration
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT - Three area municipalities are simultaneously undergoing administrative changes.Shawn LaCarte, who oversees the administrative department for the Town of Englehart, now has the title of clerk-treasurer. His previous title was clerk administrator/deputy treasurer.Malorie Robinson, an Englehart area resident, will take up the position of deputy clerk-treasurer for
Temagami seeking new councillor
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – With a little over six months remaining in the current municipal council term, Temagami is looking for a new councillor.Debby Burrows, who has served on council since 2010, resigned late last month to take up a new job at the Detour Gold Mine site north of
PCs name Timiskaming-Cochrane candidate
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – With a provincial election less than two months away, a Progressive Conservative candidate has been named in Timiskaming-Cochrane.Margaret Williams, who lives on Bain Lake about 15 kilometres north of Sturgeon Falls, was acclaimed the party’s candidate last week.In an April 12 news release, Ontario PC leader
City and youth benefit from Youth Advisory Committee
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Youth are putting forth ideas and finding their voice by participating in a City of Temiskaming Shores Youth Advisory Committee (YAC).“The City cares about the ideas and opinions of youth,” said City of Temiskaming Shores superintendent of community services Jeff Thompson.“We were looking for more
Seniors’ dental care in spotlight in election lead-up
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – About two and a half years ago, amid a number of serious health concerns, Delima Dubie began to lose her teeth.The Temiskaming Shores senior recalls she was eating when she “crunched, and I wasn’t eating anything hard.”She discovered a tooth had fallen out. It was
MPP urges province to hold off on firefighter certification
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The area’s MPP is urging the provincial government to hold off regulations that would require the certification of volunteer firefighters.Measures must be taken “to ensure that service in rural areas is not reduced or lost entirely,” wrote John Vanthof, Timiskaming-Cochrane’s New Democrat MPP, late last
Insurance solution sought for recreation program
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - A solution is being sought for insurance concerns related to the proposed recreation program recently put before Cobalt council.Cobalt resident Kyle Audette has outlined a plan for recreational activities for children and their parents.At Cobalt's committee-of-the-whole meeting Tuesday, March 6, chief administrative officer Michelle Larose said