Ice takes toll on shoreline
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – It’s been a spring like no other in recent memory in Temiskaming Shores, as rising water levels and high winds propelled ice on …
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Spring brings flood concerns
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – High water is elevating flood concerns along Lake Temiskaming and points south. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has issued …
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Librarians read into budget reductions
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — People going into their local library this week may be disappointed to find out they are out of luck if they wish to borrow …
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Police investigating death of local man
COLEMAN TOWNSHIP (Staff) — The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say on April 15, shortly before 2 p.m. they were notified of found human remains in Coleman Township, southeast of Cobalt.A post mortem was conducted by the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service in Ottawa.The human remains have been
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MTO says 2 plus 1 “not appropriate” at this time
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Ministry of Transportation has put the brakes on any test of a European road design on Highway 11 at this time.An operational review of Highway 11 north of North Bay did look at the "2 plus 1" model, said Kristin
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Justin Brazeau signs with Leafs’ AHL team
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) have just signed this season’s highest goal scoring player in the Ontario Hockey
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Marter Township blaze under investigation
ENGLEHART (Staff) – Investigation is continuing into a fatal fire last week northeast of Englehart that left one person dead.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police have confirmed that one person died as a result of the fire, which was spotted around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, March 28, on Day Mar Road
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Assessing the impact of provincial ed overhaul
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – New courses, larger classes and fewer high school teachers are expected to be in the cards for the northeast school board in the coming years as the province overhauls parts of the education system.The changes are substantial, said Lesleigh Dye, director
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City OKs 2019 budget in principle
CDiane JohnstonSpeakerReporterTEMISKAMINGSHORES – Under a budget approved in principle, residentialtaxpayers in Temiskaming Shores are expected to see their municipaltax bill rise by about two per cent.Residentson municipal water and sewer services will also see that
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Garbage in city blue bins spurring checks
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city is cracking down after its recycling processor has seen an increase in garbage in the recyclables from Temiskaming Shores' blue bins.Random audits of blue bins
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