Gabrielle Landry, left, of Elk Lake and Sadie Turner of Bear Island near the finish line in a kids’ race during Elk Lake’s Civic Holiday Weekend festivities. While Elk Lake escaped the power outage that struck southern Temiskaming, it couldn’t avoid waves of rain. Weather was a factor in
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Camp Jeunesse cooking
The Société Jeunesse en Marche recently received $25,000 from the Frog’s Breath Foundation to renovate the kitchen at Camp Jeunesse on Bass Lake in Coleman Township. Three outdoor shelters will also be replaced. Pictured in the front row (from left to right) are campers: Seth Poirier, Christopher Groulx-Walsh, Loic
International show mining for business
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Giving Northern Ontario’s businesses a global platform is the reason behind the region’s presence at a mammoth mining show.An expanded Northern Ontario Mining Showcase will return to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in 2016.Temiskaming Shores will
From the Editor’s Desk
The long campaign[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]You have to go back to the 19th century – the year 1872 according to most national media outlets - to find the last time a Canadian
Diversify for a better future
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]I remember years ago when then Timiskaming MPP David Ramsay (and Ontario Agriculture Minister) argued against an expanded trade in dairy. He asked, what
Seeking help on schools
Dear Editor:Little Claybelt Museum is planning to try and chronicle every small rural school, public and separate in South Temiskaming, that has closed.If anyone has stories, information or photos of these schools, would you please contact the Little Claybelt Museum at Box 1718, New Liskeard, On, PoJ
Letter of the Week
Foundation takes no positionsDear Editor:The Temiskaming Foundation has recently been named in media releases related to a proposed energy project in our district. These releases suggest that The Temiskaming Foundation could be used as a “potential vehicle” for funds that they have indicated may flow back
Garden Tour Delight
Dear Editor:Once again the Temiskaming Art Gallery thanks The Speaker and its staff for its excellent coverage and promotion of the recent 2015 Garden Tour.On one of the hottest days this summer, almost one hundred garden lovers toured beautiful Temiskaming Shores and area to view nine individual
Speaker Pride
Dear Editor:Thank you so much for putting my thank you letter with cute header line in your excellent paper. I never miss reading it and The Weekender!Have enjoyed your insightful editorials and the cartoons for the last 26 years. I am sending a big bouquet to you and your staff for a
Leaky lines, non- detecting detectors
Dear Editor:As proponents continue to saturate the area with media advertisements on the safety and technology used in their pipelines the reality raises its ugly head.An oil sand company experiences a massive bitumen spill in northern Alberta requiring the construction of a winter road to reach