ENGLEHART (Staff) — Ontario Northland will be holding its first spike-driving competition in Englehart on Saturday, June 11.The fun-filled event is being organized to celebrate the development of Northern Ontario through railroadings and to relive some of the recreational pursuits of railroad workers and their families over
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Highway 11 wildlife fencing proposed
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD — Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre is calling for wildlife fencing along the northern sections of Highway 11 from North Bay.He wants the wildlife fencing to prevent collisions with large wildlife.Speaking at the Temiskaming Municipal Association (TMA) meeting Thursday, May 26, he noted
Announcing transit info
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Transit riders will no longer have to wonder, “what’s the next bus stop?”An automated audio announcement system is coming to Temiskaming Transit’s four buses.Temiskaming Shores council has approved the installation of the $86,600 system.It will be of assistance to anyone unfamiliar with the
No decision yet on student transit use
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Initial discussions on the possibility of busing Timiskaming District Secondary students on public transit have been held.“It’s in the very preliminary stages and there’s no plan of action so far,” said Temiskaming Shores Councillor Danny Whalen, a member of the Temiskaming Transit
Tractor-trailer driver charged
TEMAGAMI (Staff) – A Hamilton tractor-trailer driver faces several charges, including careless driving and distracted driving, after an incident near Marten River last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say officers were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 11 March 28.At about 3 p.m., police say they stopped a northbound
One injured in separate school bus incidents
ROBILLARD (Staff) – One bus driver suffered minor injuries when two school buses went off the road in separate incidents northwest of Englehart last week.Both incidents occurred around 7:30 a.m. March 9 on Stoney Lonesome Road, about 3.5 kilometres west of Highway 573.Road conditions were believed to
Distracted driving the leading crash cause
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Inattention behind the wheel has been the cause of 12 road crashes in southern Temiskaming since the beginning of this year.That represents almost 14 per cent of the 87 collisions that Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police have investigated since January 1.Distracted driving is particularly
FINAL DEPARTURE
Friday, March 4, marked the end of an era as the New Liskeard bus station closed. The closure is part of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission’s cost-saving plans. The New Liskeard station was located at this site as a railway station going back to the early part of
ONTC says
New Liskeard bus station closure a “difficult decision”Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The decision to close the New Liskeard bus station, effective March 5, was a difficult one, says Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) communications manager Renée Baker.But she added that it was a responsible
Sudbury to Ottawa
Ontario Northland expanding bus routesDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NORTH BAY — The Ontario Northland has created a pilot program for its coach service, by expanding into routes left under-serviced when Greyhound Coach cut its service between Ottawa and Sudbury this past fall.“This route will provide a growth