Municipal building could be gifted to food bank
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council is being cautioned to ensure generosity doesn’t trump practicality when it comes to the future of the …
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Food bank building first up for possible divestment
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The futures of both the Haileybury Food Bank building and the neighbouring municipal maintenance shop could become clearer in …
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Homelessness worse than ever in district of Temiskaming
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ENGLEHART – With wait lists for social housing ranging from two to seven years, and more than 2,100 households on social assistance …
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Wild winter costs Temiskaming Shores extra $125,000
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – While city staff continue dealing with the aftermath of one of the most challenging winters in recent memory, Director …
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$191 million overhaul for Englehart OSB plant
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter EARLTON – Faced with the decision on whether to close or upgrade its oriented strand board plant in Englehart, Georgia-Pacific is letting …
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Feds supercharge Electra refinery with $20m investment
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Charged up by news of $20 million in federal funding, Electra is powering ahead with North America’s first battery-grade …
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Local protest part of province-wide movement
Sue Nielsen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — From Timmins to Temiskaming Shores, to Ottawa and across the GTA, protestors made their voices heard last Saturday in …
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Funding announced for once-in-a-generation grain facility
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter EARLTON – Agriculture in Timiskaming is on the grow, and the NOHFC is planting the seeds for future success with a $1 …
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‘People’s train’ zips through Temiskaming on trial run
Sue Nielsen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s been over a decade since passenger rail service was available in the north. The people that were fortunate …
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Ombudsman chides Cobalt for ‘illegal’ budget meetings
Joe O’Grady Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – The Ontario Ombudsman has found Cobalt acted “illegally” in hosting a series of closed-door meetings last year to discuss the …
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