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

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

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

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

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

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