Part of roof at former Uniboard collapses
Partof roof at former Uniboard collapsesSueNielsenSpeakerReporterTEMISKAMINGSHORES — Copious amounts of snow in the South Temiskaming regionthis winter has caused havoc with area roofs.Sometime over the course of Friday evening, March 1, a
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Winter taking heavy damage toll
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – An Earlton dairy farm is making plans to rebuild after a section of the roof at its main barn collapsed earlier this month."We'll move on," said Lee
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A tough winter
"DarleneWroeSpeakerReporterTEMISKAMINGSHORES - This year's snowfall has been two-and-a-half to three timesthat of normal, says Temiskaming Shores public works director DougWalsh. Thepublic works crew of 20 people have been working up to
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Airport authority grounds ’19 drag races
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The board overseeingthe Earlton airport has said "no" to the 2019 Drag 'N' Fly dragraces.Earlton-Timiskaming Regional AirportAuthority chair Carman Kidd said the board voted 11-1 late last
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Highway 11 motor vehicle collision claims a life
COLEMAN TOWNSHIP (Staff) — A two-vehicle collision on Highway 11, in Coleman Township, on Wednesday, January 30, has claimed the life of a 57-year-old Timmins man.The Ontario Provincial Police Temiskaming Detachment say a sport utility vehicle (SUV) was northbound and a pickup truck was southbound on Highway 11 when the
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Midnight fire guts Kenabeek family home
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter KENABEEK — A Kenabeek family is struggling to find a place to live after a midnight fire gutted their home located at the corner of Henwood Road 3 and Highway 65 West on
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Computer virus hits hospital systems
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Normal work routines are returning to hospitals in Temiskaming after a virus – of the computer variety – affected their operations last week.Temiskaming Hospital, Englehart and District Hospital and Kirkland and District Hospital are among more than 20 across the Northeast linked electronically to Health
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City council discussions go to pot
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city has given its permission for retail sales of marijuana within Temiskaming Shores.But the decision wasn't unanimous.Councillor Patricia Hewitt repeated her opposition to approval for stores selling recreational cannabis in the municipality.Municipalities face a January 22 deadline to decide whether to opt in or
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Earthroots wants more focus on climate change
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI - Preparations for a ten-year plan for the Temagami Forest Management Unit is now approaching its conclusion.The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has been providing opportunities for the public and interested organizations to review and comment
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Prioritizing the city’s to-do list in 2019
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – With the Christmas holidays over, city council will begin the new year just like many of its residents – taking a look at the work that needs to be done.Council will spend the coming weeks making a list of the projects it wants to tackle
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