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The Speaker – April 24, 2019
Temiskaming Speaker wins industry awards
DISTRICT (Staff) – The Temiskaming Speaker continued its award winning ways with provincial recognition for its editorial department’s work in 2018.At the Ontario Community Newspaper Association’s (OCNA) Better Newspaper Competition earlier this month, it was announced The Speaker won a second place prize and an honourable mention.The photo “A REALLY
Editorial Cartoon April 24
History old and new
From the old history category:There’s a story in our sports section this week on the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association (NOHA) coming to the Tri-Towns May 3-5.The association, which governs minor hockey throughout Northeastern Ontario, was founded in Cobalt on October 8, 1919, according to the
Caring for the planet
Monday, April 22, was both Easter Monday and Earth Day.It's fitting that these two days should coincide, because early in the Bible there is a reference to the fact that we are the stewards of this beautiful blue planet.Next year will be the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and there
Fuel contract sparks purchasing discussion
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – How does the city make its purchasing decisions?Temiskaming Shores' procurement policy was discussed last week as city councillors debated the awarding of a three-year contract to supply the municipality with bulk fuel.It received two submissions – one from current supplier Grant Fuels and the other
Temiskaming Shores finalizes budget
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The city will have to borrow less this year than it had anticipated, thanks largely to the deferral of a big project, reduced spending on others, and provincial cuts that were less deep than expected.Temiskaming Shores council put the finishing touches on its 2019 budget
Unknowns remain in health restructuring: THU
DISTRICT (Staff) - Changes to public health in Ontario were announced in the April 11 budget, with upwards of $200 million to be cut from the local public health system by 2021-2022 and proposed changes to the provincial-municipal cost sharing of public health funding.“Although we have some concerns about the
Reg and Ann Holdsworth reflect on life and area history
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COLEMAN TOWNSHIP - As a kid growing up in New Liskeard, whenever Reg Holdsworth got a chance to go through the Cobalt area, his head would be almost spinning as he tried to take it all in.Headframes, geology and history fascinated him, although it never really became part