Cobalt Train Station sold to local woman
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- It’s a new chapter in the history of the Cobalt Train Station.The building has been sold to a private individual.Winnie Kammermayer, a Temiskaming Shores area resident, purchased the building from the Town of Cobalt on Tuesday, March 24.She plans to
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Arson case concluded
Guilty plea gets three-year sentenceHAILEYBURY (Staff) -- Christopher Edwards, 35, of New Liskeard, has been sentenced to three years in jail, minus 92 days already served, in connection with the New Liskeard downtown fire which occurred Saturday, November 29, 2014.On Tuesday, March 3, Mr. Edwards
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Wenham trial wraps up
Decision expected May 12NORTH BAY (Staff) – A decision in the trial of a Hamilton man in the 2011 death of a New Liskeard man involving an off-road vehicle is expected later this spring.Justice Gregory Ellies of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in North
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Michael Wenham trial delayed for transcript
Expert’s opinion surprisesNORTH BAY (Staff) -- The trial of Michael Wenham was put over to Friday, March 13, as lawyers for both sides of the case required an opportunity to review new information which has been presented.Mr. Wenham, a Hamilton resident, is charged in
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Court hears of events leading to Carter Antila‘s death
Alcohol consumption questioned by LAWYERSNORTH BAY (Staff) -- The trial of Michael Wenham got underway in Superior Court in North Bay Monday, March 2.Mr. Wenham is being charged in the death of Carter Antila, 19, of New Liskeard, in the early hours of July 31, 2011.
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Michael Wenham trial
Court will hear details of Carter Antila’s deathNORTH BAY (Staff) -- The trial for Michael Wenham will be held in North Bay Superior Court beginning March 2.Mr. Wenham is facing charges of impaired driving causing death, impaired driving causing bodily harm, and taking a
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Teen’s suicide note speaks of bullying
Jeffrey Bastien“I am making it my mission to stop this bullying, if I can even save one child it will be more than worth any effort because I only wish I could have saved mine.” -- Melissa BastienDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD/LATCHFORD -- Melissa Bastien
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The big move
Grades 7 and 8 relocating to high schoolsDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – In September, all Ontario North East elementary schools in southern Temiskaming will run from junior kindergarten through Grade 6.Grade 7 and 8 students will be relocated to high schools in New Liskeard and
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CCAC ONA members on picket line
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Current clients will continue receiving in-home, school and clinic services despite a strike by some unionized staffers, says the North East Community Care Access Centre.The services – which include personal care, nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy –
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Downtown fire damages tally $1.8 million
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Losses from the November 29 fire in downtown New Liskeard are estimated at almost $1.82 million.That includes the destruction of the Armstrong Street building that housed two businesses, Glenn Walton Shoes and the children’s clothing store Watch Me Grow, and six
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