HAILEYBURY (Staff) — Retiring English teacher Lee Merrifield will be adding his passion and experience to the Ghost of the Hardy Boys Short Story Contest committee.Mr. Merrifield, who is retiring from Englehart High School, will be bringing 48 years of experience teaching young people to write, to express
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The Town of Englehart has set aside $35,000 in its 2016 budget for continued investigation of its proposed 35-acre industrial park site adjacent to Highway 11, and across from Georgia Pacific.Another potential site in the town for an industrial park has also
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Faith, prayer, camaraderie and goodwill were the cornerstones of a gathering of Catholic women in Englehart recently.The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) of Canada hosted its 82nd annual Timmins Diocesan Convention at the Holy Trinity Parish Council in Englehart from April
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Englehart’s 2016 budget was passed at its regular council meeting Wednesday, May 11.This year’s budget has been set at $5,341,034, which will include the town’s continuing upgrading of its water and sewer system. That’s an increase from the town’s 2015 budget of
TOMSTOWN (Staff) — The Englehart Volunteer Fire Department was on the scene of a house fire which occurred in Tomstown on Tuesday, May 3. Tomstown is located on Highway 569 in the unincorporated township of Ingram.Fire Chief Tom Henderson said the fire department responds to fires in the
NOAA 59th Juried Art Exhibition comes to EnglehartSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Art is a product of inspiration.Northern artists from across the region were inspired to create works of art now being displayed in the Northern Ontario Art Association (NOAA) 59th Annual Juried Exhibition on display at
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter CHARLTON/DACK — The Municipality of Charlton and Dack and the Town of Englehart have been making progress toward a water agreement.The talks have paused for the moment while information is obtained from the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) which manages the water systems in
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The Town of Englehart has a new clerk administrator/deputy treasurer.Shawn LaCarte, 43, was born and raised in the area, and is now in the process of training to take over as the head of the administrative department for the town.Clerk-treasurer Sue
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — Even as water and sewer line upgrades take place in lane ways in Englehart, the town is already looking forward to the next stage of the ongoing water and sewer infrastructure upgrades in the town.Council has given staff approval to apply for
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The Englehart and Area Community Complex is getting some attention directed toward the floors in its arena dressing room area.The rubberized floors are getting cut up in the areas where there is heavy traffic of skaters wearing skates.The problem is now
