Medical Officer of Health resigns
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – An Acting Medical Officer of Health has been put in place for the Timiskaming Health Unit. Timiskaming Health Unit board chair Carman Kidd (and Temiskaming Shores …
Summerfest cancelled
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Downtown New Liskeard will be a lot quieter this July long weekend as Summerfest has been cancelled for 2019. A lack of civic …
Library board proposes consolidation in new NL branch
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Under a plan endorsed by the city’s library board, the Haileybury branch would close and all operations consolidated in one location in the …
Father and son charged with manslaughter
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A father and a son charged with manslaughter in the death of Nicholas Rivard remain in custody. On May 14, members of the Temiskaming Ontario Provincial …

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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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

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