Cobalt considering media policy
COBALT (Staff) -- The Town of Cobalt is proposing the implementation of a media communications policy.The three-and-a-half page document, titled Schedule ‘A’ to By-Law No. 2015-011, states, “While social media provides a novel means by which people interact, it also carries significant risks.”The document states, “Employees,
From Parliament Hill
Fourth Annual ReportThe following
From Parliament Hill
Celebrating Nipissing-Timiskaming’s Veterans of the Second World WarAs part of the observance of the 75th anniversary of the Second World War our government established a special recognition for Canada’s WWII veterans. A special pin and certificate signed by the Prime Minister and Minister of Veterans Affairs were distributed
Grandes Rivières seeking new trustee
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TIMMINS – Failing to file a campaign financial report on time has left the region’s French Catholic school board seeking a new trustee.Marcel Pelchat was one of three trustees elected in October to represent Timmins and area on the Conseil scolaire catholique de district
Provincial aid to replace culvert
EARLTON (Staff) – Armstrong Township will proceed with the repair of a collapsed culvert, thanks to more than $200,000 in provincial funding.A large culvert on Honey Road collapsed last year, forcing the closure of the road and a lengthy detour for motorists and farmers.Installing an insert proved
Gas Pains
City cutting mileage rateDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city is cutting the mileage rate for municipal staff and councillors travelling outside the area.After reviewing rates by several municipalities in the region and governments, Temiskaming Shores council approved reducing the rate to
Council compensation ’14 released
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Compensation for city councillors changed little in ’14.The annual statement of remuneration for Temiskaming Shores council members was released last week.It tallies just over $125,900 and includes remuneration, conference and travel expenses, and employer-paid benefits such as CPP, EI, health tax and WSIB.That
Englehart operating Kap-Kig-Iwan in 2015
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- The Town of Englehart has again signed an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources’ Ontario Parks to operate Kap-Kig-Iwan Provincial Park for another year.The ministry is also financing repairs to a shed in the park. The ministry is also supplying
Transit committee looking at other buses
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The Temiskaming Transit Committee is not satisfied with the four buses purchased for the fleet and put into operation two years ago.The transit committee is now looking at other buses, transit committee chair and Cobalt mayor Tina Sartoretto commented to her council
VETERANS TOWN HALL
Nipissing-Timiskaming Federal Liberal candidate Anthony Rota, seen here, was at Branch 54 of the Royal Canadian Legion in Haileybury on January 24. He was in town to discuss veterans’ issues with both veterans and their supporters. Elisha Sloan-Keats, from Mattawa, who recently retired after serving in the Canadian Forces