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Hwy.11 crash claims North Cobalt man

speakeradmin — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:26:19 +0000

DISTRICT (Staff) – As was reported last week on The Temiskaming Speaker’s website, for the third time in three weeks a collision on Highway 11 between a motor vehicle and a tractor trailer has claimed a life. The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)

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North Cobalt man dies on Hwy.11 crash

speakeradmin — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:28:10 +0000

DISTRICT (Staff) – The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP report that a 58-year-old North Cobalt man was killed today, September 11, when the Honda Civic he was driving collided head-on with a tractor trailer on Highway 11 south of New Liskeard at Seeds Road.

Police say Andre Lamothe was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the driver of the tractor trailer, Eugeniusz Wietczak, 59, of Mississauga was transported by ambulance to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police say there were no passengers in either vehicle.

Police say the crash occurred “shortly after 5 a.m.”.

The tractor trailer was reported southbound and the Honda Civic was reported to be northbound.

The Haileybury Fire Department were at the scene. The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators are assisting with this ongoing investigation.

Highway 11 has been closed in both directions as the investigation continues. Police could not say when the highway will be reopended.

A detour is available at West Road through Temiskaming Shores to Highway 65 East.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Hwy.11 closed due to accident

speakeradmin — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:25:49 +0000

DISTRICT (Staff) – The Temiskaming detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police report that Highway 11 has been closed and traffic rerouted as the result of an early morning collision between a transport and a motor vehicle.

Police say the incident happened three kilometers south of New Liskeard.

The Speaker will be updating this story on this site throughout the day when information and details can be confirmed.

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Another Hwy. 11 fatality

speakeradmin — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:52:12 +0000

Harley Man killed in head-on crash with tractor-trailerDISTRICT (Staff) – For the second time in six days a head-on motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer and a SUV has claimed a life on Highway 11.On Sunday, August 31, police say Derek Horner, 35, of Harley

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TRAFFIC STOPPED

speakeradmin — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:50:39 +0000

Lakeshore Road just south of Radley’s Hill in New Liskeard was closed for about 30 minutes to all traffic on August 27. Two southbound cars collided with the vehicle seen here flipping over onto its roof and skidding across the northbound lane and the South Temiskaming Active Travel Organization

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Truck Rollover

speakeradmin — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:39:41 +0000

On Monday, August 25 at approximately 10:15 a.m., a northbound tractor-trailer driven by a 44 year-old Nipissing Township man hit the shoulder of the road along Highway 11 in Armstrong Township, about a kilometre south of Earlton, resulting in the truck landing in the nearby east ditch. The driver

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Police Beat

speakeradmin — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:49:04 +0000

LOST AND FOUNDCOBALT (Staff) – All ended well when a child was reported missing in Cobalt last week.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police were notified at about 9 p.m. March 4 of a missing 11-year-old.At the time, the temperature was minus 20 C and a light snow was falling.Police say they immediately

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Remembering Dr. Pace

speakeradmin — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:08:57 +0000

DISTRICT (Staff) – Much of the Temiskaming community is in shock upon learning of the death of well-known doctor Peter-John Pace.Here are some comments:OWEN SMITHNew Liskeard lawyer Owen Smith said “PJ Pace was an amazingly compassionate

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Dr. Pace killed

speakeradmin — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:57:03 +0000

Investigation continuing into Hwy. 11 crash[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="500"] A transport truck sits at the side of the road showing damages from a collision with a northbound vehicle driven by New Liskeard physician Dr. Peter-John Pace near Englehart on Monday,

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Police Beat

speakeradmin — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:21:07 +0000

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A New Liskeard man has been charged after a vehicle struck a tree in the town on New Year’s Day.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police say an officer on patrol observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Cedar Avenue at about 4:20 a.m.Police say

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