HARLEY (Staff) – Police say investigation is continuing into a collision last week that left an Etobicoke motorcyclist dead.Daryl Smith, 50, was pronounced dead at hospital after the July 23 crash.It occurred on Highway 11 just south of North Quarry Road in Harley Township shortly before 1
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Four-legged highway pedestrians
While the provincial government continues to express concerns regarding the number of moose in the North, and moose hunt tags and the hunting season are being reduced, there seems to have been an increasing number of sightings of moose along the sides of roads.The Ontario Provincial
Back to the future
Last Wednesday’s spring-like weather had many people optimistic the long winter was finally over. But by Friday, Temiskaming fell under a heavy snowfall alert for March 13 and 14 that warned winter would be back in full force. Traffic along Highway 11 had to be patient while crews worked
Four-laning Highway 11
Chamber seeking input on “next 100 miles”Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – If you’re interested in four-laning Highway 11, the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce wants to hear from you.The chamber is spearheading local discussions on the extension of four-laning from
Ongoing Concerns with Local Highway Road Safety
Dear Editor:Currently, people in our communities are coping with the tragic loss of family members who have died due to traffic accidents on the highways. Many others have reported close calls that could have easily ended in additional loss. For the residents of Timiskaming-Cochrane, the safety of our
Haileybury man killed in Hwy. 11 crash
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – A Haileybury man was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer north of Temagami earlier this week.Kristian Preston, 30, was identified as the victim of the fatal collision on Highway 11 at Milne-Sherman Road Sunday, January 18.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report
Drive resumes to four-lane Hwy. 11
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A renewed drive to four-lane Highway 11 north of North Bay has gained traction.Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin says he’ll be “a political champion” for the initiative.Four-laning is key to both economic development and safety, the Conservative MP told political, business
Four-laning proposal draws support
Open highway, open door
Calling on higher levels of government to four-lane Highway 11 from border to border is certainly an important step in the opening of the province for increasing economic development.Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities, Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof, and Temiskaming Shores Mayor
Letter of the Week
Proud of Temiskaming HospitalDear Editor:I spent the best part of the summer of 2013 running up and down Highway 11 from Lake Temagami to the Temiskaming hospital with a blood clot in my leg. This summer it was a gall bladder that began acting up on May