Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART – Englehart is embarking on another stage of its water and sewer replacement program.Town clerk-administrator Shawn LaCarte said in an email that the town has been approved for funding through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund for a 90 per cent grant for the
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Not paying for pothole damage
COBALT (Staff) — Cobalt will not cover damage to vehicles caused by hitting potholes, Cobalt council concluded Tuesday, March 7, at its committee-of-the-whole meeting.The discussion took place after a letter, dated February 21, was received from a local driver who was seeking compensation for vehicle damage from an
Pipe problems
Water line breaks force boil-water advisoriesDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Aging pipes are being blamed for two water line breaks that left thousands of Temiskaming Shores residents under boil-water advisories.The latest advisory was lifted late yesterday afternoon (March 7).It affected residents south of Broadwood
Albert street prepped for upgrade
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The engineering to reconstruct a half-kilometre stretch of Albert Street in Haileybury will be completed this year.That means it’ll be shovel-ready when funding opportunities arise, said Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd after council met February 7.The engineering will be completed
Flowing along
Cobalt enters agreement with OCWADarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT — The Town of Cobalt has accepted a contract with the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) to act as the overall responsible operator of the Cobalt water treatment plant, the water tower, the Cobalt distribution and collection system, and the
Energy East
TransCanada awaiting update on hearing restartDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Proponents of the Energy East pipeline are reviewing the latest decision to restart the regulatory hearing process.TransCanada is currently evaluating the National Energy Board’s restart of the Energy East review, said TransCanada spokesperson Tim Duboyce
Sinkhole repairs force two-day Hwy. 11B shutdown
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
Two-way traffic resumes by Englehart arena
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
A damming situation
Gillies Lake berm will be replaced, MTO promisesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — Coleman Township and Gillies Lake property owners received assurances from Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Gordan Rennie that the MTO will replace a berm on Gillies Lake after its removal caused the water level to
No emergency access
Township working to lift weight restriction on bridgeDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter HILLIARD TOWNSHIP — Four households in Hilliard Township are experiencing limited access to and from their properties after a 5-tonne weight restriction was placed on Veley Bridge in the east part of the township.The restriction means