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The Speaker October 28, 2020
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TNL swimmers staying afloat during altered season
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — The Temiskaming Northern Loons Swim Club are finding creative ways to stay afloat amidst a season like no other due to the COVID-19 …
Watch out hunters – you’re not alone in the woods
DISTRICT (Special)- Fall is the perfect time to be outdoors – the weather gets cooler and the forest becomes more open with different colours and ways to see things. This …
Confusion surrounding fishing from dam
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter LATCHFORD – Latchford Mayor George Lefebvre is hoping to clear up confusion regarding the legality of fishing from the Latchford dam. Lefebvre told …
TFN Director of Negotiations dies
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter BEAR ISLAND – Temagami First Nation and the Teme-Augama Anishnabai have announced that TFN Director of Negotiations Harvey Filger has died. Temagami First …

New welcome signs for Temagami
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – If you have driven through Temagami lately you may have noticed something different around the municipality. The town recently installed new …
Cobalt water bills folded into property taxes
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT – Cobalt council and staff have decided to add the utility bill to the town’s property tax for 2021. Ratepayers of the town will be …
Former playground could be building lot
ENGLEHART (Staff) – The possibility of having another building lot in Englehart has the town looking at declaring a First Street property surplus. The property was formerly used as a …
Have a safe Halloween, Health Unit says
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – If a pandemic is not scary enough, now it appears we have been given the green light for Halloween. Canada’s chief public health officer …