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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Temiskaming OPP lay attempted murder charge
COBALT/Temiskaming Shores (Staff/Special) – One person has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in Cobalt. Police report that on Sunday, November 3, at approximately 6 p.m., the Temiskaming Detachment …
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ONR unveils $11 million maintenance facility expansion
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter ENGLEHART – Ontario Northland officially announced the completion of an $11 million expansion to the rail-line maintenance facility in Englehart. The grand opening was …
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Evictions and backlogs continue to challenge DTSSAB
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter DISTRICT – DTSSAB housing services supervisor Candice Danchuk provided board members with some insight about the challenges and steps involved in a tenant eviction …
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