Candidates square off one last time
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Jobs and public sector services dominated the talk when four of the five candidates vying for Temiskaming votes met last week.About
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Candidates square off on economy
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – What should the government be doing? And how should it be paid for?Government spending, taxes and services led the debate when four Timiskaming-Cochrane candidates met at the Cobalt-Haileybury Curling Club last week.It’s business, not government, that drives the economy, said
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Gaining the attention of Queen’s Park
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s a common refrain in the North – how can the region catch the ear of Queen’s Park?At a meeting in Temiskaming Shores last week, Timiskaming-Cochrane candidates offered their views.New Democrat John Vanthof outlined his proposal for a Northern committee that
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Question For The Candidates
This week’s question is….“Is there anything an MPP can do to stop the riding’s declining population?”My vision is jobs will keep people here and attract others[caption id="attachment_2732" align="alignleft" width="214"] Liberal
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Ontario votes 2014
Vanthof says no overconfidence in re-election bidGordon Brock Speaker Editor NEW LISKEARD – Timiskaming-Cochrane’s incumbent New Democratic Party (NDP) MPP John Vanthof officially opened his Temiskaming Shores campaign office Tuesday evening May 20 saying he and his staff are not taking “anything” for granted in his re-election
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Cobalt office changes
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Changes are being planned for the administrative staff at the Cobalt town office.Staff person Cassandra Miron will become junior clerk at the town office, while Dale Taylor will be deputy treasurer.The town plans to hire a part-time person to work during
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Question For The Candidates
Editor’s Note: Throughout the June 12 provincial election campaign The Temiskaming Speaker has posed a question a week to all of the candidates in the provincial riding of Timiskaming-Cochrane.This week’s question is….“Which issue would you say is the most important for Timiskaming-Cochrane in the June 12
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“Good township representative”
Derek Mundle new reeve for Evanturel TownshipDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP -- Evanturel Township council has chosen Derek Mundle as reeve for the remainder of the term of municipal council.Reeve Mundle takes over the seat from long-time reeve Jack Briggs who died April 15, 2014, after
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Englehart readying to pass budget
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART -- With rising assessments across municipalities, the complexity of understanding the outcome of municipal budgets is increasing.But at the Monday, May 26 meeting of Englehart council, the town plans to pass its 2014 budget.At Englehart council’s regular meeting Wednesday, May 14, clerk-treasurer Sue
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Question For The Candidates
Editor’s Note: Throughout the June 12 provincial election campaign The Temiskaming Speaker has posed a question a week to all of the candidates in the provincial riding of Timiskaming-Cochrane.This week’s question is….“How would you improve Northern Ontario transportation?”[caption id="attachment_2733" align="alignleft" width="250"]
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