Murder charge laid in death of Chris ParsonsGordon Brock Speaker Editor DISTRICT – From the time in June of 2013 when the police called his death a homicide and right through to year’s end, the questions have remained the same concerning the death
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Best of 20 Questions
Sue NielsenTWENTY QUESTIONS…A LOOK BACKThis edition of our Twenty Questions takes a look back at some of the more noteworthy quotes from people in our community. Everyone has an interesting story to tell about themselves or their lives. Those special quotes are from some of the
Personality of the Year
Englehart woman wins human rights case against ONTCSue Nielsen Speaker Reporter ENGLEHART — There is a quote that sums up Englehart resident Lisa Buck. ”The difficulties of life are intended to make us better not bitter”.She’s had difficulties in life beginning with being born with spina bifida
Murder Charges
This marks the 30th year that The Temiskaming Speaker has chosen a news story of the year. Rarely in that timeframe has the paper’s top story run over two years, but that was the case for 2013 and 2014.In 2013 disbelief was the catchword in Temiskaming Shores and
Year saw full agenda in city
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Recyclables, waterfronts and elections were among the attention-getters in Temiskaming Shores in 2014.Residents finally saw an end to the big blue bin depots and the introduction of curbside recycling in the fall.Within two months of
From the editor’s desk
This time of yearThis last issue of 2014 of The Temiskaming Speaker comes out smack dab in the middle of what is called “the holiday season” – between Christmas and New Year’s. For those of us in the news media, it’s a most interesting time.For example,
Top Ten Stories of Year
DISTRICT (Staff) – Here are the top ten local news stories of the year as chosen by The Temiskaming Speaker’s editorial department:1.Murder charges laid in the 2013 death of Chris Parsons.2. The November 29 downtown New Liskeard fire.3. Curtis Johnas Rundle, 18, of New Liskeard
The roots of our future
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]The year 2015 is upon us, and it’s a time of hope for the future, and a time of sharing of the past.Temiskaming has