A NEW YEAR[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]It’s our first issue of the New Year and this is the first week where the community resumes life after the holidays. With that, a
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Letter of the week
The Bethlehem WalkDear Editor:We at the Thornloe Crossroads Baptist Church, extend our appreciation to you at The Speaker for your wonderful coverage of our recent Bethlehem Walk, both in the pre-announcements and in the photos and report which Darlene Wroe so ably prepared.We are also grateful
Letter to the editor
At the Englehart Food BankDear EditorWith 2014 behind us, we at the Englehart Food Bank look forward to 2015 in serving the people in and around Englehart for another year.We had a successful year with some new clients and some leaving. With the help of many
Twenty Questions with Gerry Gooderham
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with Temagami-based photographer Gerry Gooderham.1. What is your full name?Gerald Richard Gooderham.2. Where were you born?I was born in North Bay, Ontario but grew up in Oakville
TDSS HONOUR ROLL
DISTRICT (Staff/special) – The following is the Timiskaming District Secondary School, (TDSS) Semester One Midterm, Honour Roll.A student must have 80 per cent or more and be enrolled in a minimum of three courses to be on the Honour Roll.YEAR ONE - Grade Nine Student AverageRegimbal,
Mirror on Temiskaming: Violence Against Women series
In Temiskaming, the predominant call to law enforcement remains domestic violence with 32 cases a month reported.The Hidden HurtA local woman recounts her traumatic pastWarning: This article contains descriptions of intimate partner abuse and may be offensive or triggering to some. Also some readers may find
Latchford looking forward to new year
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- As the year 2014 was coming to an end, the Town of Latchford was looking forward to the 2015 reconstruction of the Latchford control dam by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC).Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre anticipates the project will have spin-off
Armstrong tackling infrastructure in ’15
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter EARLTON – As a new year begins, culverts and airplanes are on the mind of Armstrong Township’s mayor.The township’s to-do list in ‘15 includes repairing a collapsed culvert on the Armstrong-Beauchamp boundary road, said Mayor Robert Ethier.The township hopes that senior levels of
DTSSAB rep appointments still finalizing
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT -- The District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board (DTSSAB) is still awaiting two appointments from across the district for the new board.NORTHRepresentation has still not been decided for the group of municipalities which includes The Town of Englehart, Larder Lake, the
Forward to development
City mayor looking ahead to ’15Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_6020" align="alignleft" width="207"] Mayor Carman Kidd[/caption]TEMISKAMING SHORES - As 2015 begins, the city’s mayor is looking forward to development.