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GETTING A LIFT

speakeradmin — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:00:41 +0000

Police say freezing rain was occurring and the road was icy and slush-covered when a southbound tractor-trailer skidded off Highway 11 last week. The incident occurred at about 9 p.m. March 6 north of Sharp Lake Road. Inflatable air bags were used to right the trailer, which was carrying

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City wants passenger rail service back

speakeradmin — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:33:11 +0000

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – In the final weeks of 2016, motorists in Northern Ontario experienced 90 road closures or blockages because of weather or crashes.The number of closures over a seven-week period was cited in the most recent newsletter by the Northern and Eastern Ontario Rail Network.The

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Major Highway 11 collision leaves one dead

speakeradmin — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:00:45 +0000

"Roads not the best"è��AV Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI -- The district’s section of Highway 11 has already claimed the life of one person this winter-driving season.Danniel Morreau, 56 of Haileybury, died Thursday morning, November 24 at approximately 9 a.m., as the result of a collision between two transport

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Tourism information kiosk and washrooms

speakeradmin — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:33:54 +0000

è��AV Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP -- Federal funding has been announced to assist in creating a tourism information kiosk and rest stop with washrooms at the intersection of Highway 11B and Highway 11 in Coleman Township.A headframe at the site will be used to attract people off

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Hwy. 11 fencing a no-go

speakeradmin — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:30:39 +0000

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Fencing to keep wildlife off Highway 11 north of North Bay won’t work, says a Ministry of Transportation planner.That stretch of road “is a two-lane highway that has at-grade entrances along the corridor,” wrote Andrew Healy, the ministry’s senior environmental planner

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Changing Direction

speakeradmin — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 17:43:42 +0000

Hwy. 11 campaign shifts to passing lanesDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A campaign to four-lane Highway 11 north of North Bay is changing direction.The focus is shifting to the addition of more passing lanes, said Helene Culhane, membership and events coordinator at

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Highway 11 wildlife fencing proposed

speakeradmin — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 18:03:52 +0000

è��AV 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

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Double Fatality

speakeradmin — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 20:44:22 +0000

Two teens killed in Highway 11 crashè��AV Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say two teens are dead as a result of a motor vehicle collision between a car and a tractor-trailer that happened in Armstrong Township on

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SCENE

speakeradmin — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 20:39:29 +0000

This is a photo of the site where two 19 year-old Armstrong Township teens died when the northbound car they were driving collided head-on with a southbound tractor-trailer early Sunday morning, February 14. The crash happened on Highway 11, just a few kilometres north of the Highway 11 and

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Letter of the Week

speakeradmin — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:21:06 +0000

Those highway conditionsDear Editor:Having travelled to Sudbury out of necessity, over kilometers of snow packed and icy Highway 11, on January 13, 2016, I read your editorial on the challenges of road maintenance with interest. Unfortunately, I cannot agree with the conclusion you reach, that it

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