Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – There were lessons learned from the wildfires that threatened Temagami this summer.Temagami council recently reviewed an "after action report" prepared by

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A draft resolution is being sent to Temiskaming municipalities in hopes of building support for a pilot project testing a new Highway 11 design.A local committee is proposing that the "2-plus-1" model be installed on a stretch of Highway 11 between North Bay and Cochrane.A

TEMAGAMI (Staff) – The new Temagami council did a little business after the formalities at its inaugural meeting December 5.Council approved appointments to a variety of committees.Mayor Dan O'Mara, a councillor who won the mayor's race in the October 22 election, will represent the municipality on several boards and committees.They

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter THORNLOE – Thornloe isn't giving up its drive for lighting at a complex intersection on Highway 11.Villlage council has called on the Ontario Ministry of Transportation once again to install street lights at the intersection of Highway 11, Highway 562 and Garden Road east of the village.It argues

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The final makeup of the new incoming Cobalt council, which will be sworn in in December, is still not known.With the resignation of Sue Nielsen, received in writing at the Tuesday, October 30, meeting and accepted by the outgoing council, a question was left hanging.While Nielsen's

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council has approved rezoning that will permit a residential development on the Beach Gardens property to go ahead.The property, located south of the Algonquin Regiment Memorial Beach Park, had originally been zoned for high-density residential use. Plans called for a 74-unit project that would

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