Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP — At the regularly scheduled Coleman Township council meeting February 3, staff and council discussed the idea of changing the name of Road A. …
Monthly Archives: February 2025

Reflecting on area agriculture
Creative Cultivation was the theme of this year’s Temiskaming Palette and Brush Club exhibition at the Temiskaming Art Gallery. Members provided their interpretations reflecting on the agriculture of the Claybelt …

HEARTS FOR ANIMALS
Jeannie Porter of New Liskeard was among 14 artists and artisans who were showing and selling their works at an Animals First Valentine Vendors Show at the Haileybury Legion February …
The Speaker February 12 2025
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Ontario Liberals returning to the basics, says candidate
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A long-time Liberal is moving from behind the scenes to run for the Ontario party in Timiskaming-Cochrane. In a telephone interview earlier this …

Northern highway safety a priority for NDP’s Vanthof
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – When John Vanthof was first elected 14 years ago, the safety of Northern highways – notably winter maintenance – was his leading issue. …

Eidtorial cartoon in the Feb. 12 issue:
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Up and down
• Thumbs up to Family Day Weekend in the province and to the local volunteers staging activities. Anyone in the province can go ice fishing this weekend and they won’t …
A heartfelt message
By Diane Johnston Valentine’s Day is only two days away. It’s marked by over-priced bouquets, treats and sentimentality. But the Encyclopaedia Britannica finds the day’s origins a little vague. It …