TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Compensation for city councillors changed little in ’14.The annual statement of remuneration for Temiskaming Shores council members was released last week.It tallies just over $125,900 and includes remuneration, conference and travel expenses, and employer-paid benefits such as CPP, EI, health tax and WSIB.That
Area municipal councils and boards are currently in the process of establishing their 2015 budgets.While this may seem dry to many, the fact is that it affects us all.Town and country roads are the main areas impacted by these budgets.Potholes in the towns, and major brush
LATCHFORD (Staff) — Latchford council held its inaugural meeting Thursday, December 4, and appointed councillors to their committees.Mayor George Lefebvre is ex-officio of all committees.Councillor Theo Cull will chair the finance and general government committee. He will be the vice-chair of the economic development
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Recyclables, waterfronts and elections were among the attention-getters in Temiskaming Shores in 2014.Residents finally saw an end to the big blue bin depots and the introduction of curbside recycling in the fall.Within two months of
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city’s new councillors are eager to begin work.Temiskaming Shores’ elected councillors had a chance to introduce themselves after being sworn in to their new office December 1.Returning councillor Doug Jelly paid tribute to firefighters and the larger community in
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – “Welcome aboard, and let’s get to work.” With those words, Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd kicked off city council’s new four-year term.City council members formally took the oath of office in a brief ceremony December 1.In the coming months, Mayor
HARRIS (Staff) – The year saw a significant change around Harris Township’s council table.Long-time reeve Martin Auger decided not to seek another term in October’s municipal election.When the nomination period closed September 12, no one had expressed an interest in the reeve’s post.Nominations reopened for a
CASEY TOWNSHIP (Staff) — It has been a quiet year in Casey Township, and it concluded as it began with the exact same council as the incumbent council was acclaimed to another four-year term during the October municipal elections.The council is led by Reeve Guy Labonte, and includes
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The next step has been taken in creating a Temiskaming Shores Employers’ Council, with the aim of identifying immigrants who are skilled and interested in taking local jobs which otherwise cannot be filled.The North Bay Multiculturalism Centre, with the support of
Giving back to the communityDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHAMBERLAIN TOWNSHIP — Bill Dickinson’s career in municipal politics has spanned 20 years.His career on Chamberlain Township council started in 1991, at which time he ran for a position as councillor. In 1994 he stepped forward for the reeve’s
