Northern leader’s tour touches Temiskaming September 17
Gordon Brock Speaker Editor DISTRICT – From the Manitoba border to the Quebec border, Trevor Holliday, the leader of the fledgling Northern Ontario Party, is on a political tour through
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Ron Prefasi wins Temagami by-election
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Former Temagami reeve and councillor Ron Prefasi will be returning to this municipality’s council table as a result of last Thursday’s (August 18) by-election.Mr. Prefasi defeated runner-up Paul Middleton by a 457 to 395 vote margin in a four-person race. The two other candidates’ vote
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Major milestone reached
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne (second from right) and Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle (third from right) joined the Zubyck family Friday, August 12 to mark a major milestone in the family’s One Foot Forward campaign. Shelly Zubyck (left) with baby daughter Sutton and husband John Zubyck
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Premier visiting Northern Ontario this week
NL Aug. 12DISTRICT (Staff) -- Northern Ontario is getting a visit from Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne this week.Ms. Wynne will be visiting communities across the North where she will be announcing investments, and discussing means to help the North grow.The visit began August 6 and
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Four in Temagami councillor race
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – In a rare municipal development, Temagami voters can cast ballots in a by-election August 18 to fill a vacant council seat.The councillor’s post has been vacant since mid-March.At that time, councillor and deputy mayor John Kenrick
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Four in Temagami by-election race
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – Four candidates will be on the ballot for next month’s by-election in Temagami to choose a new municipal councillor.Annette Cloutier, Paul Middleton, Marvyn James Morrison and Ron Prefasi are seeking to fill the seat left vacant in March by the resignation of Deputy Mayor John
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Lights spark debate in Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt chief administrative officer Candice Bedard has been directed by council to contact the administrators of the Save On Energy program to determine whether they would be willing to donate back to the town traditional-style streetlights that were originally installed as part of
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Increases for ratepayers
Cobalt passes its 2016 budgetDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt council passed its 2016 budget at its regular council meeting Wednesday, June 22.This year’s budget will mean the tax levy to the ratepayers will be $477,928. This is an increase of 14.14 per cent from 2015,
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Could bylaw officers be shared?
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- Area municipalities will be investigating whether there is an opportunity to share bylaw officers.At the recent meeting of the Temiskaming Municipal Association (TMA), Thornloe Reeve Ron Vottero said he was speaking to one person who provides bylaw enforcement in another municipality, who
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Charlton-Dack Councillor Wayne Pawson resigning
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON-DACK -- Wayne Pawson, councillor for the Municipality of Charlton and Dack, and past reeve, and currently the deputy reeve, has submitted his resignation to the municipality, effective July 1.At council’s regular meeting Monday, June 13, council accepted his resignation.Council also agreed to
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