NORTH BAY (Staff) – Highway 11B southwest of Cobalt has reopened after a sinkhole opened late last week and forced emergency repairs.A sinkhole developed around 3 p.m. October 14 near a culvert on Hwy. 11B.The road was immediately closed in the vicinity of the sinkhole, which
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Englehart council has approved the change in traffic flow for Fourth Street in front of the Englehart and Area Community Arena Complex.The street portion has been designated a one-way street since 2006, but repeated driver error on the street has caused the
Great Northern Family Health Team building set to open in spring 2017Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Collaboration, accessibility, sustainability and design have all come together at the new building presently being constructed on Shepherdson Road that will house the Great Northern Family Health
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter COLEMAN – Property owners on Gillies Lake North say they’ve been left high and dry after the recent replacement of a culvert on Highway 11B.At a special meeting called by Coleman Township council last week, property owners said docks were sitting above water and
This photo is of a portion of Highway 11 B in Coleman Township, which is temporarily closed to through traffic for approximately eight consecutive days, from Monday, August 15 to Monday, August 22. Westbound traffic on Highway 11B is being detoured north through the communities of Cobalt and Haileybury,
It may not be just a building to some; it might have been the alchemy of people, laughter, fun and good times. To some residents of the region it may be bittersweet to see a Broadway Street Haileybury landmark being demolished. The aging Matabanick Hotel demolition began on Monday
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city has been sidelined from a revived initiative providing funding for municipal roads connecting to provincial highways.Temiskaming Shores is not among the 77 municipalities eligible for the new Connecting Links program announced last week.Expected to start in the spring
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Plans are nearing completion for $2.8 million-plus work on three steep, rough streets in New Liskeard.The project would see the reconstruction of Glen Road, Farah Avenue and Dixon Street.But given its magnitude, the city “will definitely require funding from senior
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Building permits for construction valued at $8.3 million were issued in Temiskaming Shores last year.Building permits are a sign of growth.In 2014, single residential development represented almost one-third of the year’s tally.Five new housing starts made up almost $1.1 million, while renovations
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – New roofs, at a cost of some $385,000, will be installed on some city buildings this year.Temiskaming Shores council has awarded a $345,030 contract to a North Bay company to replace roofing at three Haileybury buildings with flat or low-pitched roofs.J. G. Fitzgerald
