Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Thirty-six league games are in the books and the New Liskeard Cubs are ready for the next chapter.“We will be facing Kapuskasing in the first round of the playoffs and I am certain that the team will put their best foot
Monthly Archives: February 2017
City wants passenger rail service back
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – In the final weeks of 2016, motorists in Northern Ontario experienced 90 road closures or blockages because of weather or crashes.The number of closures over a seven-week period was cited in the most recent newsletter by the Northern and Eastern Ontario Rail Network.The
111th birthday next week
Each year's top storyGordon Brock Speaker Editor [caption id="attachment_11947" align="alignleft" width="150"] Gordon Brock Speaker Editor [/caption]DISTRICT – This “leap week” issue of The Speaker marks the last one of the paper’s
Library hangout
Nine-year-old Owen Arsenault needed only a couple of guesses before he solved the Hangman puzzle presented by mom Heather Nelson. “Books” was the word, and a fitting choice on Family Literacy Day. The New Liskeard library marked the occasion with a game day. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
Fine levied for dumping engine in lake
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special/Staff) – A Haileybury man has been fined $2,000 for dumping a boat engine in a Temagami area lake.The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reports the case began June 2016, when a conservation officer investigated a complaint concerning a boat engine discovered in Herridge Lake
Pooling resources
A recent professional development day at École catholique Assomption in Earlton meant a day away from class for students. Three schoolmates – from left, Austin Mason in Grade 5, and Tyler Therrien and Ryan Mason, both in Grade 4 – went swimming at the Waterfront Pool-Fitness Centre. Free swims
FAMILY DAY IS FEBRUARY 20
Family Day in Ontario this year will be celebrated on Monday February 20 and NOT this Monday, February 13. Incorrect information was supplied to The Speaker in the preparation of the 2017 calendars which resulted in the mistake. We apologize for any confusion and inconvenience this mistake may
From the Editor’s Desk
An editor says goodbyeEditorial independence and hard-nosed business motives go hand in hand.They live in symbiosis – great journalism attracts more readers, more readers attract move advertisers and more revenue supports even greater journalism. This newspaper has long lived and prospered by that model, and been
Twenty Questions with Felicity Buckell
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter 1. What is your full name? Felicity Buckell.2. Where were you born?Montréal, Quebec.3. What organization concerning the arts are you a member?Amongst others, I am a member of the Board of the Conseil des arts Temiskaming Arts Council, or CATAC.
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Jackrabbit Fun
It’s always fun when at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club. Jackrabbit learners Kaitlyn Lapointe, 11, of New Liskeard, and her brother Samuel, 7, were attempting to ski while holding onto each other as they waited for the day’s jackrabbit lessons to begin February 4. (Staff photo by Darlene