Splash pad nearing opening day
Splash pad nearing opening day Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The concrete pad is scheduled to be poured this week as the long-awaited splash pad on the New …
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Fire risk, smoke sparking cancellations
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Wildfires and the smoke they generate continue to impact the area. In Temiskaming Shores, the Canada Day fireworks display has been …
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Crews continue to fight Kirkland Lake 5 fire
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Almost two weeks after it was first spotted, a 2,300-hectare wildland fire north of Lady Evelyn Lake is not yet under control. …
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Temiskaming Shores taking animal care in-house
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A year after public outcry and controversy over who will provide animal control services in the city and how, the municipality is working …
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Food bank notices client numbers rising
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ENGLEHART – The Englehart food bank has been seeing a five per cent increase a month in clientele since February. Englehart food …
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Fire ban issued across much of the district
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – Almost all area municipalities are currently under a fire ban. These include Temiskaming Shores, Cobalt, Coleman Township, Latchford, Englehart, Armstrong …
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Close to $1 million returned to local fraud victims
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police say almost $1 million has been returned to two Temiskaming Shores corporations after a fraud investigation of more than a year. In a news release, …
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Collision with moose leaves one dead, two injured
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – One person is dead and two people were injured after their vehicle struck a moose near Temagami on the weekend. Temiskaming OPP said a 39-year-old …
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Dozens attend Keepers’ third annual MMIWG Walk
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — They wore red clothing, held signs, sang songs and prayed as they walked for their sisters who have gone missing and who have …
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Cobalt ratepayers to see 12 per cent municipal tax increase
Cobalt ratepayers to see 12 per cent municipal tax increase Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – Cobalt council has approved its 2023 budget with a 12 per cent …
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