ENGLEHART (Staff) – Police are investigating a single-vehicle collision that occurred west of Gowganda earlier this month.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say a tractor trailer unit hauling logs overturned on Hwy. 560 about 15 kilometres west of Gowganda at about 10:38 a.m. November 7.Police say the driver, a
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OPP Push for Change raises awareness of youth homelessness
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — Pushing a police cruiser a short distance was a recent action aimed at helping to raise the issue of youth homelessness in the Temiskaming region and further afield.Temiskaming Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers and students from Timiskaming District Secondary School
Ongoing investigation
Walmart evacuated Friday evening after bomb threatDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DYMOND TOWNSHIP — The Walmart store in the former Dymond Township was the scene of a bomb threat and subsequent evacuation Friday evening, October 14.A thorough search of the building revealed no suspicious items, police reported.The
No serious injuries
This was the scene at roughly 9:05 a.m. this morning, Friday, October 7, at a nearby parking lot of the intersection of Highway 11 and Drive-In Theatre Road. Officials on the scene told The Speaker, a school bus and a motor vehicle were involved and “no serious injuries” occurred. This story will be updated as developments are made public and the print issue of the October 12 Speaker will have the complete wrap-up. (Staff photo by Gordon Brock)
Street Drug
Concerns regarding synthetic fentanylDISTRICT (Staff) –A synthetic form of the drug fentanyl has been making its way across Canada, and has now been detected in North Bay.The “bootlegged” variety of the drug, manufactured mainly in China or Mexico, is responsible for a rising number of deaths across
Driver facing drug charges
LATCHFORD (Staff) – A Penetanguishene man faces trafficking charges after a recent police roadside stop in Latchford.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers were conducting a RIDE – Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere – program on Highway 11 in Latchford August 26.Shortly after midnight, police say a driver was
Police seeking public’s help in fire investigation
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Police are appealing to the public for information as they investigate what they’ve termed a suspicious fire in Cobalt last week.On August 16, a late-night fire at 32 Baker Street destroyed a camper and caused some damage to a residence.The Cobalt Fire Department
Damaged insulators lead to pole fire, power station shutdown
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Police suspect vandalism is responsible for damaged transmission equipment and a fire that shut down the Matabitchuan Generating Station for several days last month.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police are requesting the public’s help in finding the culprit or
Old-time explosives found among artifacts
COBALT (Staff) — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the Cobalt Mining Museum on Sunday, July 3, after interim curator William Hamilton discovered artifacts on display that were used as explosives during the early era of mining in the Cobalt Mining Camp.“The board of directors determined
No injuries in bus collision
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – No one was injured when police say a school bus and tractor-trailer collided near Earlton earlier this week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say a school bus with seven passengers on board was headed west on Gravel Road in Armstrong Township June 20.Shortly after 8