Dear Editor:Re: the letter “Help me understand the Duffy trial”, by H.L. Wipprecht in the September 16 issue of The Speaker, perhaps I may be able to assist.First, to correct a misconception on the part of Mr. Wipprecht, the exchange of money between Nigel Wright
Monthly Archives: September 2015
The Fall Fairs leave me with a beef
Dear Editor: I see a disturbing reality creeping into our society. Our Fall Fairs have operated for over one hundred years showing our Northern Ontario produce, livestock and a good day to have by all. Volunteers work endlessly to provide a show worthy to
From one grandmother to another
Dear Editor:This is an open letter to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.Dear Premier Wynne:My name is Ann Winter and I’m writing to ask you to stop the planned installation of wind turbines on crown land in the Lorrain Valley.Like you, I am a grandmother. So are
Conservatives’ 123’s add up to Canadians’ ABC’s
Dear Editor:With the upcoming election getting closer, the riding of Nipissing-Timiskiming provides a clear picture of what will happen countrywide if Conservatives are voted back into power. The current unnecessary cutbacks at Canada Post are a perfect example of what this current Conservative government has tried to do
Stop this dumping
Dear Editor:This is an open letter to Mayor Carman Kidd:I am writing this letter regarding my concern over the practice of the city crew dumping debris and unwanted filling in the field at the end of Bay Street.This field is being used as a trailer
Fortieth anniversary of Franco-Ontarian flag celebrated
[gallery ids="9822,9821"]DISTRICT (Staff) -- Francophone schools in the area were all involved in the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag Friday, September 25.ACFO (Association Canadienne-Française de l’Ontario) Témiskaming community development officer Jean-Claude Carrière commented that it is important to involve “French-speaking schools of the region
Twenty Questions with Shaelyn Turcotte
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter This week’s Twenty Questions features an interview with the 2015 New Liskeard Agricultural Society Fall Fair Harvest Queen, Shaelyn Turcotte.1. What is your full
Ways to help
Community Food Bank Drive Saturday October 3DISTRICT (Staff) —It’s been over twenty years since the first food bank was created in Canada, and it was supposed to be a temporary solution to the issue of hunger. But each and everyday people are going hungry on our streets. They
No injuries
No one was injured when a car caught fire Saturday, September 26. The driver was able to pull the car off Highway 11 in Harley Township before it fully ignited. Firefighters and police were on hand between about 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. while the fire was extinguished and
Stress reduction, bovine-style
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff/Special) – When you have to move cattle, how can you minimize their stress?Curt Pate, a livestock handling expert based in the western U.S., is on a Northern Ontario tour offering workshops on low-stress cattle handling.He’ll hold a clinic in Temiskaming Shores next week.The