Province offers $7.4 million for water/sewer extension in New Liskeard
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The province has announced $7.4 million for Temiskaming Shores to extend infrastructure services in New Liskeard and enable the expansion of …
Northern MPPs pushing for safer highways
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – Northern MPPs are seeking input from anyone with an interest in making Highway 11 and Highway 17 safer to drive. …
Brethour Township in danger of failing
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BRETHOUR TOWNSHIP – Brethour Township is looking for solutions to what looks like an impossible situation. The township has had a financial audit completed …
Search continuing after Pete’s Dam tragedy
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As of noon yesterday, the search continued for a second person who went through the ice at Pete’s Dam Park more than a …
Fire destroys young family’s home west of Earlton
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BEAUCHAMP TOWNSHIP – A young family with two boys is trying to recover after the Beauchamp Township farmhouse they were living in …
City proposing 1.5 per cent tax levy increase
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As the city fine-tunes its 2025 budget, it’s looking at a 1.5 per cent increase in the overall tax levy. It’s also contemplating …
Province provides assistance to offset 2025 policing costs
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – Municipalities across the district are breathing a sigh of relief with the announcement that provincial funding is being made available …
Publication ban in place on Cobalt attack
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – An 18-year-old man, charged in the attempted murder of a 16-year-old Cobalt girl November 3, appeared before Justice M. Harper by video November 26 in the …
Mail service suspended as postal strike continues
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Canada Post’s mail and parcel service has been suspended as a national strike by unionized postal workers continues. In Temiskaming, the strike by …
Accused remains in custody after court appearance
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – An 18-year-old remains in custody after being charged with the attempted murder of a 16-year-old female in Cobalt November 3. In an update last week, Temiskaming …
