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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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Distracted-Driving Campaign across Ontario

speakeradmin — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:43:33 +0000

DISTRICT (Staff) -- The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) launched a Distracted-Driving Campaign Monday, March 13. The campaign will continue until March 19 during which time officers will be out on the roads taking a combined approach of education and focussed enforcement.Drivers are considered to be distracted when they

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Feds invest $257,995 in transit

speakeradmin — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:58:55 +0000

è��AV Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – With two new Temiskaming Transit buses arriving in April, the federal government has come on board with $257,955.The transit service, operated by Temiskaming Shores and Cobalt, is one of 126 projects receiving support under a Canada-Ontario agreement for the Public Transit

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Albert street prepped for upgrade

speakeradmin — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:06:27 +0000

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The engineering to reconstruct a half-kilometre stretch of Albert Street in Haileybury will be completed this year.That means it’ll be shovel-ready when funding opportunities arise, said Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd after council met February 7.The engineering will be completed

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City rolls into bronze bike-friendly status

speakeradmin — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:03:31 +0000

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – In the mid-February depths of winter, few people are thinking of biking.But that may change.Temiskaming Shores has been awarded a bronze level standing as a bicycle friendly community by the Share the Road Cycling Coalition.The city joins Thunder Bay

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Airport authority expected to land March 1

speakeradmin — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:02:53 +0000

è��AV Speaker Reporter ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP -- The Earlton Timiskaming Regional Airport Authority (ETRAA) is officially on solid ground.The airport authority has been established and its first chair is Temiskaming Shores Mayor Carman Kidd.“Everything looks to be in line for the official takeover on March 1, 2017,”

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Cue to Cross

speakeradmin — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 17:34:04 +0000

City prepping to flip the traffic light switchDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – New sensors that will match traffic lights to traffic volumes are being installed in downtown New Liskeard.In order to get your cue to cross, (pedestrians) will have to press the button. (The lights)

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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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Getting on board

speakeradmin — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:00:17 +0000

Network building case for passenger trainsDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – Restoring passenger rail service in Northern Ontario will be “an uphill battle,” says a spokesperson for an organization advocating for its return.But it’s also crucial, in light of an aging population and a vulnerable highway

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“Listened to customers”

speakeradmin — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:32:47 +0000

Ontario Northland changing New Liskeard bus stopè��AV Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES -- Effective February 1, Ontario Northland passengers in the Temiskaming Shores area will be boarding and disembarking from the bus at the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce building next door to McDonalds Restaurant.Ontario

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