Motorists heading south on Highway 11 on October 17 were warned by the MNR sign in Coleman Township of the road closure in the Temagami area. The highway was not fully reopened until 6:20 p.m., more than 12 hours after the fatal collision occurred. (Staff photo by Steen Larocque)
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Maasai Choir comes to Haileybury this week
DISTRICT (Staff) — The En-kata choir from Tanzania, East Africa will be coming to the Haileybury Baptist Church with their “Why Such Fear?” tour on Friday, October 24 at 7 p.m.This musical performance will feature songs written by the Massai and performed in both their native languages of
Minds made up
By early Saturday, October 18, over 300 people had voted in the advance municipal election for Temiskaming Shores. Among those voting was Mark Brazeau, pictured here using the new tabulation system, overseen by tabulator clerk Christie Hartzke. The advance poll had started on Friday, October 17, at the Timiskaming
Helping her community
Harvest Queen organizing upcoming fundraisersTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) — The New Liskeard Agricultural Society Fall Fair Harvest Queen is a young woman with a social conscience and a desire to help others. Hannah Fedechko-Conroy has been busy organizing several events to help not-for-profit agencies in the Temiskaming region as
VOTE
Of the 19 incorporated municipalities in The Temiskaming Speaker’s circulation area, 11 of them will be holding elections on Monday.In a lot of those communities there is much interest in the municipal election, as demonstrated by the amount of people that are running for the council seats.
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From the Editor’s Desk
Races To Watch[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]While the City of Temiskaming Shores is our largest municipality and gets proportional coverage, The Speaker is a district paper and as loyal readers would have
Letter of the Week
About war and religionDear Editor:Remembrance Day is fast approaching. While it may seem more personal to some than others, it is none the less a time that we as a nation remember those that sacrificed so very much to protect and defend the freedom we have. A
Ten vying for six seats as Latchford councillors
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- Ten candidates are vying for six councillors’ seats at Latchford council.
Coleman opportunities and challenges reviewed
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP -- The Coleman Township candidates’ meeting took place at the Coleman Township municipal hall Wednesday, October 15. About 60 people attended to hear six candidates who are vying for four councillors’ seats on Coleman Township.The meeting
Five candidates for one of four spots in Harley
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter HARLEY TOWNSHIP -- Reeve Pauline Archambault has been acclaimed but there will be five candidates going after one of