Dear Editor:My five- year- old son attends Elk Lake Public School (ELPS) and I participate actively on the parent council committee. In fact, our community as a whole is extremely supportive of ELPS. We are proud of the school and happy that our children can receive
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The first recognized medical book
Dear Editor:As a pastor of a local church who upholds the Bible, I have been reading the letters that keep coming into the paper with regards to Dr. Tim Griffioen who supposedly was informed by the Haileybury Health Team that he would no longer be welcomed
Building Matachewan’s future through reeve’s race
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter MATACHEWAN -- Matchewan Councillor Cheryl Drummond is challenging incumbent Reeve Bev Hine for the reeve’s position.The following are profiles
Latchford future debated by mayoral candidates
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD -- The voters of the Town of Latchford are being offered a choice between two seasoned municipal politicians in the upcoming October 27 election as they choose their mayor for the next four years.Incumbent mayor George Lefebvre, who has
Cobalt connected to historic maritime disaster
COBALT (Staff) – The Town of Cobalt’s venerable historic roots were recently traced back to this nation’s most costly peacetime maritime sinking and a new museum exhibit vividly shows that connection.The Empress of Ireland was a ship that carried cargo and passengers between Canada and England beginning in
Five for four council spots in Hudson
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Gordon Brock Speaker Editor andSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter HUDSON -- Reeve Larry Craig has been acclaimed but there will be five candidates
POST-SECONDARY SELECTION
Representatives from Ontario’s universities were at Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) on Tuesday, September 30 offering students information about admission requirements, scholarships, campus life, etc. Students from TDSS, Englehart High School and Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie listened to university representatives pitch the reasons why they should choose their respective
Cemetery faces costs and insurance concerns with caution
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES/COLEMAN TOWNSHIP -- The Cobalt-Coleman Catholic Cemetery board views its revenues with caution.A recent cost of $2,400, for example, is alleged to have been caused by an incident of vandalism in which an all-terrain vehicle was driven into the
Triangle Trail hike
Hudson Township trail marks 40th anniversaryHUDSON TOWNSHIP (Staff) — Nastawgan Trails Inc. (NTI) is leading a five-kilometre hike along the Hudson Township Triangle Trail to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation of the non-motorized activity trail.This trekking experience takes place on Saturday, October 25 beginning at
City council race draws 14 candidates
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.TEMISKAMING SHORES – A broad field of councillor hopefuls is seeking city voters’ support.