Ontario Northland bus route cuts concern MPPDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof is expressing concern that Ontario Northland’s direction on the motor coach service will result in “a self-sustaining prophecy in which it is just going to wither and die”.Ontario Northland has recently
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New Ontario Northland bus agency
DISTRICT (Staff) — Ontario Northland will be adding a new agency location in Temiskaming Shores.The new location will be the Husky Truck Stop on Highway 11 in Dymond.The addition of the new agency location becomes effective Sunday, November 15.The new location will be
Fines increasing under road rule changes
DISTRICT (Special) – The province has hiked fines in an effort to combat distracted driving and protect cyclists and tow truck operators.New penalties kicked in September 1.The set fine for distracted driving – using hand-held devices while driving and in-vehicle screens unrelated to driving – is increasing
MTO Digging out
Auditor general agrees – winter road maintenance declinedDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TORONTO — The Ontario Minister of Transportation has promised a better winter highway maintenance plan, to be delivered within the next two months.The promise came after the Ontario auditor general reported that the provincial government’s
From the Editor’s Desk
Winter Highway MaintenanceA report by the Ontario Auditor General confirmed last week what many of us have long thought: winter highway maintenance has deteriorated since the provincial government began contracting out the work.“Over the past five years, winter highway maintenance service levels have declined
Letter of the Week
Liberals knowingly put lives at riskDear Editor:On April 29, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk released a special report on Winter Highway Maintenance in Ontario. The report is damning, on all accounts. Northerners will not be surprised by her findings that the standards of winter maintenance have gone down
City fails to make connection
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city has been sidelined from a revived initiative providing funding for municipal roads connecting to provincial highways.Temiskaming Shores is not among the 77 municipalities eligible for the new Connecting Links program announced last week.Expected to start in the spring
Letter of the Week
Warning lights to save livesDear Editor:If you’ve ever travelled on Bass Lake Road or attended the Bass Lake Resort, you will know what I’m talking about.Railroad Crossing Safety is an issue on Bass Lake Road.Safety is a concern at this crossing due to the
New Liskeard roads on city’s to-do list
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Plans are nearing completion for $2.8 million-plus work on three steep, rough streets in New Liskeard.The project would see the reconstruction of Glen Road, Farah Avenue and Dixon Street.But given its magnitude, the city “will definitely require funding from senior
Getting on track
Public asked for ideas on ONTC futureDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) is developing a strategy to become more stable and self-efficient.Ontario Northland is staying in public hands.”– ONTC interim president and chief executive officer Corina MooreThat was the message of ONTC