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What’s your cost?

speakeradmin — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 13:24:51 +0000

There’s no shortage of stories about electricity costs in Ontario these days.Last month the Toronto Star published a story on a Muskoka cottager who used $1.30 worth of electricity, but his bill included a charge of $82.53 to deliver it.The Speaker had a story

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Fallen conductor blamed for outage cause

speakeradmin — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:07:13 +0000

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A fallen conductor was the cause of a power outage to more than 1,700 electricity customers in southern Temiskaming late last week.The February 17 outage, which was reported to have occurred at 4:55 a.m., affected residents from Dymond to Casey to Dack.Hydro One

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Hydro One planning brush control

speakeradmin — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:51:42 +0000

TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – Hydro One will be doing some forestry work in the Temiskaming Shores and Coleman areas this year.It is informing property owners in Dymond, Bucke, Lorrain and South Lorrain of plans to remove and control brush around its high-voltage towerlines.Mechanical cutters, stump-removal equipment and

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Pole made more visible for air ambulance crews

speakeradmin — Wed, 18 May 2016 17:52:58 +0000

è��AV Speaker Reporter SOUTH TEMISKAMING -- Air ambulance helicopter crews landing at the Temiskaming Hospital will now be able to better see a tall Hydro One distribution pole located near the hospital.On Sunday, May 15, while Hydro One crews were working on circuit lines in the area,

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Is this irony or stupidity?

speakeradmin — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:16:13 +0000

Dear Editor:Along with many others, I laughed recently at a cartoon which asked why toilet paper needed advertising – “who doesn’t use it?” asked the cartoon. Well there are various qualities of this useful paper product on the market to choose from, but I fail

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Hydro One service could worsen, says MPP and auditor-general

speakeradmin — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:05:13 +0000

è��AV Speaker Reporter TORONTO -- Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk has expressed concern that hydro outages in Northern and rural Ontario could become more frequent and longer.Hydro One serves as the electricity distributor in rural and Northern Ontario, and Ms. Lysyk has expressed

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Suspend further Hydro One sales: MPP

speakeradmin — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:07:32 +0000

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_2733" align="alignleft" width="250"] John Vanthof[/caption]DISTRICT – Temiskaming’s MPP says it’s not too late for the province to cancel plans to sell further sales of Hydro One shares.

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Stop the sell -off

speakeradmin — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 19:09:32 +0000

NDP makes case against Hydro One saleDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Stop the sell-off of Hydro One.That was the message that Ontario New Democrat leader Andrea Horwath brought to Temiskaming on a tour of Northeastern Ontario last week.Under the Ontario Liberals’ plan

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Outage leaves 10,100 in the dark

speakeradmin — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:51:43 +0000

DISTRICT (Staff) – A defective piece of equipment in a breaker is being blamed for a widespread power outage on the weekend.Power went out around 4:20 p.m. Saturday, August 1 across much of the southern Temiskaming area.It extended from Sisk and McLaren townships south of Temagami north

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Letter to the Editor

speakeradmin — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:01:28 +0000

Liberal Privatization of Hydro ONE Will Not Work for Northern OntarioDear Editor:Recently, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that the Liberal Government plans to sell the Hydro ONE distribution system to help pay for her Government’s transit construction plans. The announcement was intentionally made outside of

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