Province plans to cut power dam payments
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- Latchford council is giving its support to the Municipality of Wawa as that community prepares to battle the provincial government.The matter of concern is the province’s plan to phase down the payments to municipalities that compensate for property taxes that would have
TMA head now FONOM first vice-president
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A head of the Temiskaming Municipal Association is now the first vice-president of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities.Danny Whalen, who is also a Temiskaming Shores councillor, is now the first vice-president of the Northeastern municipal association.He had been
Revenue neutral tax ratio system for Cobalt
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Cobalt is moving to a revenue neutral tax ratio system this year.The new system will more evenly distribute the tax burden between residential properties, multi-residential properties, and commercial properties, chief administrative officer Candice Bedard explained.The town had a $7,500 increase in
Temagami candidates declare
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Another incumbent in Temagami has plans to seek re-election.John Kenrick, who is wrapping up his first term on council, will run for a second term.He joins Debby Burrows, also a first-time incumbent councillor, as a candidate for one of six councillor seats
Rural election races off to mixed start
HARLEY (Staff) – As summer progresses, a few rural candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for the fall municipal election.In Harley Township, incumbent Marc Gosselin and newcomer Paul Labonte will run for councillor seats.In Kerns Township, incumbent Terry Phillips will seek re-election as reeve.In
Temagami candidates file
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – The election race has begun in Temagami.Incumbent mayor Lorie Hunter has said she’ll seek re-election.Incumbent councillor Debby Burrows has also announced her candidacy for one of six councillor seats.Municipal elections will be held across Ontario October 27.
Vanthof increases margin to return as MPP
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – New Democrat John Vanthof is returning as Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP with an even bigger margin of victory.The incumbent was re-elected to a second term last week with 14,651 votes, or 55 per cent of all votes cast. That’s up from the 50 per
From Parliament Hill
Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay AspinParliamentary Session shows great progress for all Canadians including my constituents.In June, the second session of our 41st Federal Parliament came to a close. It was a very busy session in which our government used its stable, majority status to pass a number of
A look at our Provincial Candidates
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