Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter EAST FERRIS – East Ferris Mayor Pauline Rochefort is submitting her name as a candidate to represent the Liberal Party of Canada in Nipissing-Timiskaming. …
Monthly Archives: February 2025
North On Tap announces 2025 funding recipients
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – North On Tap has poured out its list of funding recipients for the seventh annual event taking place July 12 at the Haileybury …
Costly repair after Cobalt elevator abuse
Darlene Wroe Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COBALT – After being out of service since May 2024, the elevator in the Fraser building in Cobalt is expected to soon be carrying …

SKI SCHOOL SUCCESS
Myles Maga, 5, just finished a private ski lesson and first run down the big hill at the Tri-Town Ski and Snowboard Village. He was so happy he hugged his …
Village Noël looking forward to 2025 and beyond
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – While its next edition is still nine months away, organizers are making plans for Village Noël Temiskaming 2025. They see potential for the …
NOAA show coming to Cobalt March 3
COBALT (Special) – A touring exhibition that puts Northeastern artists’ work in the spotlight comes to Cobalt next week. Forty works are featured in the Northern Ontario Art Association’s 68th …
Mining industry heading to TO next week
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The country’s minerals may be predominantly in Canada’s northern reaches, but the people in the mining industry will be in Toronto next week. The annual convention …
City goes to the MAT
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The groundwork has been laid for the implementation of a new tax for visitors staying at short-term accommodations in Temiskaming Shores. On February 18, city council …

Editorial cartoon in the Feb. 26 issue:
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Lots of choice
The provincial election will take place the day after this edition of The Speaker hits the streets. Elections Ontario says three days of advance polls resulted in just six per …