Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – A Haileybury man was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer north of Temagami earlier this week.Kristian Preston, 30, was identified as the victim of the fatal collision on Highway 11 at Milne-Sherman Road Sunday, January 18.Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police report
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Remembering David Armstrong:
Recollections from those who knew himSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — The biography of former Temiskaming Speaker owner David Armstrong takes shape through a candid interview done with him during The Temiskaming Speaker’s centennial year (2006) and the recent comments this week from friends who knew him.Mr.
Focus needed for airport future
Regional cooperation is needed to ensure the survival of the Earlton-Temiskaming Regional Airport.The airport is facing a looming deficit and the region needs to recommit itself to ensuring the ongoing function of the airport.Most people who do not fly would not understand why it is important. The
Managing a city’s assets
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – How much would it cost to replace the city’s water and sewer systems, roads and bridges, buildings, equipment, lights and sidewalks?Just under $309 million, according to Temiskaming Shores’ draft asset management plan.The city’s infrastructure is
From the editor’s desk
Dave Armstrong[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]Like most of us in this life, David Armstrong could be described as a man of contradictions.Some in the community would describe him as distant and
Taking stock of aging infrastructure
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) –The city is taking stock of its inventory as it plots its future spending.A draft of its asset management plan tallies the quantity and condition of most of Temiskaming Shores’ property.It also calculates the cost to replace the infrastructure at just
The route to better healthcare
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]Recently I travelled over to Sudbury to be checked over to try to decipher a weird symptom I keep experiencing.The doctor I met there
Twenty Questions with Ruth Shepherdson
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with the Great North Midget League statistician/treasurer, Ruth Shepherdson.1. What is your full name? Ruth Elsie Shepherdson (Tucker).2. Where were you born? New Liskeard .3.
Spiritual journey through art
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- Dreamy pastels and bursts of colour reminiscent of Northern landscapes light up the paintings by Temiskaming Shores artist Vanessa Herbert.Some feature birds, evoking her childhood memories of her grandfather who loved them, as well as horses.Others show flowers on a background
Temagami station renovating for the future
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami’s train station is being transformed yet again.FedNor has granted $72,000 for renovations to help turn the historic building into a year-round multi-use facility.Funding will be used to install energy-efficient doors and windows, add insulation, and upgrade plumbing, heating and electrical