Calls return for improved road maintenance
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Timiskaming-Cochrane’s MPP is calling again for improved winter highway maintenance in the wake of the latest fatal collision on Highway 11.“Each time the highway is closed, people in Northern Ontario are cut off because there is no detour. People on the TransCanada are starting to
City to consider alternative affordable housing location
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – An affordable housing proposal in Temiskaming Shores may be revived.A city councillor is proposing that the municipality donate land at the north end of Grant Drive in Dymond Township for the District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) housing project.Late last month, council narrowly
#25 in Canada, however, high rank doesn’t tell the full story
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Temiskaming Shores received a high rank in a national survey, but not in a good way.Maclean’s Magazine compiled Statistics Canada Crime Severity Index numbers from 2016 and found Temiskaming Shores is number 25 in the country as one of the most dangerous places to live.Ontario
City says “no” to affordable housing proposal
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – City council’s decision to turn down the transfer of land in Dymond for a housing project is disappointing, says the CAO of the district’s social services administration board.But the board is now investigating options for another site in Temiskaming Shores in hopes of building in
Mine remediation continues
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT - The Nipissing 96 headframe is down.That was one of the updates provided by Agnico Eagle at a presentation at the Classic Theatre Wednesday, November 15. The company has been working on mine remediation in the Cobalt Mining Camp over the past several years.The headframe was pulled
Fire crews respond to Highway 11 asphalt plant fire
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — On Friday, November 10, smoke filled the sky as a mid-morning fire caused extensive damage to the Miller Paving Northern asphalt plant on Highway 11.“The fire was spotted by our workers. We don’t have an idea of the cause of the fire at this point
College faculty strike heading into fourth week
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the Ontario-wide college faculty strike enters its fourth week, students’ worries grow about the fate of their semester.Negotiations between the College Employer Council and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) reached an impasse earlier this week.But on Tuesday, November 7, it was announced
Hospital bed allocation under assessment
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Hospitals in the Northeast are getting an additional 75 beds on a temporary basis to cope with flu season.Sixteen of the additional beds will be going to Health Sciences North (HSN) in Sudbury, while hospitals in Timmins, North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie will each
Syrian refugee family moves to southern Ontario
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — After years of upheaval, then settlement in Canada and getting to know and love Temiskaming Shores, the Syrian refugee family, the Shubats, five adults and two children, have relocated to London, Ontario.The Community Refugee Engagement South Temiskaming (CREST) humanitarian group broke the news last week
Ontario college faculty on picket line
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Pickets went up at Northern College’s Haileybury campus earlier this week as thousands of unionized faculty at Ontario’s colleges launched strike action.Classes have been suspended at Northern’s four campuses for the duration of the strike, but some student facilities remain open.The province-wide strike began October