Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – A diagnosis of 50-50 isn’t what a patient wants to hear. But it’s welcome news to charities and their supporters who buy tickets. …
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Armstrong’s long-time public works superintendent retires
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter EARLTON – Donald Antler is calling it a career after 29-and-a-half years of dedicated service to Armstrong Township. Antler began his career as …
Giant canoe project idea floated at council
By Jamie Mountain Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TEMAGAMI – Temagami’s 50-foot canoe project is back on track after some delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Council received a verbal update …
Flying father is inspiration behind new book
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor COBALT – William Ronald Mitchell has put down in words, and with video, some of the exploits of his bush pilot father Gordon Roy Mitchell. Ron …
Visiting a loved one in the hospital, virtually
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Continuing pandemic precautions mean there won’t be a lot of visitors for patients at Temiskaming Hospital over the Christmas season. Visitors are currently …
Editorial cartoon for December 16, 2020 issue:
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Odds and ends
By Steven Larocque Some of our readers out there may remember the name Dave Vachon, a reporter who worked here at The Speaker in the late 1980s. Vachon died on …
Editorial: Have a safe Christmas
This will be the most unusual Christmas for Canada since the 1940s when World War II raged. Just as the people of the 1940s did everything in their power to …
Police seize almost $58,000 in suspected drugs
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Two Cobalt residents face drug-related charges after police seized suspected drugs with an estimated street value of almost $58,000. Police say members of the North East …
Police Blotter
Info sought on collision COLEMAN – Police are seeking information about a collision involving an ATV and a train in Coleman Township on the weekend. Temiskaming OPP were called to …
