After watching the initial leaders’ debate of the federal election campaign, my first thoughts are of commiseration for the media employees who are assigned to cover this protracted exercise in democracy, and those of us in the targeted audience who will be exposed to their efforts.The views expressed
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Letter of the Week
Get the vowels rightDear EditorThe Speaker has been such a stalwart ally in the ongoing campaign to get the “e” back in Temiskaming that it was disheartening to see the egregious “i” version improperly used in a historical summary of the District’s electoral ridings (pg. 10a –
Energy East – the safest choice
Dear Editor:Everyday more than 200,000 barrels of oil are transported by rail across Canada. Many of these trains are travelling through the heart of communities across Northern Ontario, next to our homes, schools, playgrounds and businesses.Rail infrastructure is a vital piece of Canadian infrastructure and is an
A leash-free park
Dear Editor:Every morning, without fail, my dog Misty takes me to the tennis court where I close the gates and let her run free.If she does what every dog does, I clean it up. By doing this – allowing her to run, she wears off her pent
Great job at cemeteries
Dear Editor:Please pass along a large “thank you” to the crew looking after both the Pioneer and Valley View cemeteries.I drove up from Whitby last week and took my 96-year-old mother, Alice Jibb, out to both locations to view my Dad’s resting place and that of numerous
Maison Moderne opens in downtown New Liskeard
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter NEW LISKEARD – As you enter the store you experience the faint aroma of incense, hear soothing musical sounds and sense this is a store designed with the latest in home décor, fashion and wellness products.Hence the name Maison Moderne (modern house), located at
Silver Nugget Race quickly approaching
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT -- The second annual Silver Nugget Race will be taking place in Cobalt again this year on Saturday, August 22.Spectators will be lining Bunker Lane in Cobalt to witness the races while cheering on their own silver nugget balls, beginning at 2 p.m.
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Seeking Harvest Queen contestants
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Are you that special person who best represents our community… who is hard working, people oriented with a strong sense of the surrounding agricultural community and loves to have fun?Then you should contact New Liskeard Fall Fair Friends of the Festival Director
Zante’s Bar & Grill under new management
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — A popular Temiskaming Shores restaurant has re-opened under new management.The Zante’s Bar & Grill has now re-opened under an enthusiastic new management team headed by son-mother owners Sean Laferriere and Mairead O’Shea.A grand opening for
LIGHT CULTURE
Jin Kyun Kim, in the foreground, and fellow Light Presbyterian Church members Wonsik Jun, at left, and Minhee No recently performed traditional music at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. The New Liskeard church was one of four communities the Toronto church group will visit on its annual tour of Northeastern