DISTRICT (Staff) – When it comes to retail marijuana stores, most municipalities in the South Temiskaming area are in.The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) reports that only four – Harris Township, James Township, Matachewan and Temagami – have approved resolutions formally opting out.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council will be presented with the pros and cons of allowing question periods for the public at the end of council meetings."There are some things you need to be made aware of" before going ahead with the
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It may cost more to play on land and water in the city.Temiskaming Shores council will consider a bylaw next week that would increase some
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP - Armstrong Township council enters 2019 with a new council.Two members of the former council are being joined by three new councillors, one of whom brings experience from a council in another community.Jean Marc Boileau, who
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK - The Municipality of Charlton and Dack has been making real headway, says Reeve Merrill Bond.Infrastructure improvements have been taking place, and there are plans for continued infrastructure improvements over the next four years, he said."Things have
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – A couple of big projects in Coleman will wrap up this term, freeing funds for other initiatives, says the township's mayor.Dan Cleroux said the final payment on the township's road hard-surfacing program will be made within in the next year and a half.That, coupled with the
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - Cobalt council representatives will be attending a training session offered by a firm proposing to serve as the district integrity commissioner.Councillor Doug Wilcox suggested the town should first attend the training session then decide if they wish to use the services of the firm.The discussion was
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Northeastern Ontario is expected to get a marketing push next year to help the tourism sector recover from a 2018 season burned by forest fires.In the summer, Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof had called for help, both financial and promotional, for the area's tourism industry struggling
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
