There’s no shortage of stories about electricity costs in Ontario these days.Last month the Toronto Star published a story on a Muskoka cottager who used $1.30 worth of electricity, but his bill included a charge of $82.53 to deliver it.The Speaker had a story
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A fallen conductor was the cause of a power outage to more than 1,700 electricity customers in southern Temiskaming late last week.The February 17 outage, which was reported to have occurred at 4:55 a.m., affected residents from Dymond to Casey to Dack.Hydro One
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – Hydro One will be doing some forestry work in the Temiskaming Shores and Coleman areas this year.It is informing property owners in Dymond, Bucke, Lorrain and South Lorrain of plans to remove and control brush around its high-voltage towerlines.Mechanical cutters, stump-removal equipment and
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter SOUTH TEMISKAMING — Air ambulance helicopter crews landing at the Temiskaming Hospital will now be able to better see a tall Hydro One distribution pole located near the hospital.On Sunday, May 15, while Hydro One crews were working on circuit lines in the area,
Dear Editor:Along with many others, I laughed recently at a cartoon which asked why toilet paper needed advertising – “who doesn’t use it?” asked the cartoon. Well there are various qualities of this useful paper product on the market to choose from, but I fail
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TORONTO — Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has expressed concern that hydro outages in Northern and rural Ontario could become more frequent and longer.Hydro One serves as the electricity distributor in rural and Northern Ontario, and Ms. Lysyk has expressed
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter John VanthofDISTRICT – Temiskaming’s MPP says it’s not too late for the province to cancel plans to sell further sales of Hydro One shares.
NDP makes case against Hydro One saleDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Stop the sell-off of Hydro One.That was the message that Ontario New Democrat leader Andrea Horwath brought to Temiskaming on a tour of Northeastern Ontario last week.Under the Ontario Liberals’ plan
DISTRICT (Staff) – A defective piece of equipment in a breaker is being blamed for a widespread power outage on the weekend.Power went out around 4:20 p.m. Saturday, August 1 across much of the southern Temiskaming area.It extended from Sisk and McLaren townships south of Temagami north
Liberal Privatization of Hydro ONE Will Not Work for Northern OntarioDear Editor:Recently, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that the Liberal Government plans to sell the Hydro ONE distribution system to help pay for her Government’s transit construction plans. The announcement was intentionally made outside of
