Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city is hoping for a little more time to complete a $2.2 million waterfront refurbishment.Under an agreement with the funding agencies – the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund and FedNor, each contributing $1 million – the work is to be completed
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As winter looms, construction continues of a multi-million dollar project linking the New Liskeard and Dymond water systems.Weather permitting, work along Armstrong Street North is expected to be complete within the next week or two, said Doug Walsh, Temiskaming Shores’ director
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD — Public Works Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is looking into whether a standby generator could be purchased to serve both the new dam in Latchford and the town’s water treatment plant.The two sites are close in proximity, and the town needs to acquire
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The Town of Englehart is preparing for its next stage of water and sewer infrastructure upgrading.Over the past six years, the town has been actively engaged in upgrading water and sewer infrastructure throughout the town, with some of the infrastructure dating back
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – If work proceeds as planned, boil-water advisories for residents of New Liskeard and Dymond may be lifted by the end of the week.The advisories are precautionary measures implemented as part of a $2.3-million project linking the Dymond and New Liskeard water
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Depending on the weather, the installation of rubberized surfaces at four city playgrounds may be completed this week.The material will replace sand at two play structures on the New Liskeard waterfront and at Camsell Park and Harbourfront Park in Haileybury.The
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Provincial funding is enabling Temiskaming Hospital to purchase new generators.It was successful in its application for $750,000 from the Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund.It’s the largest sum to date that the hospital has received from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care fund, said
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As two proponents fine-tune bids for wind power projects in the Lorrain Valley, the area’s MPP is advising residents to ask hard questions.“That will either stop this project or make it the best project in Ontario,” said Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof.
The proposed wind energy project in Lorrain Valley does not sit well with everyone in the area, and there are many concerns being expressed.But there are others who support the move to green energy, and the need for lands to be utilized to support this movement.There are
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As one big infrastructure project gets underway, Temiskaming Shores’ application for funding for a second has been turned down.The city was recently informed that its application to the Canada-Ontario Small Communities Fund for its Gray Road project was not accepted.The
