The Speaker Gets ResultsDear Editor: The Speaker Gets Results! Let me say a very sincere thank you for publishing my letter to the editor a few months ago.I had just written a book called Mud, Muskeg & Mosquitoes - a story about my pioneer grandmother, Rose Ann Belanger,
About blueberry sprayingDear Editor:This is an open letter to Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle.Dear Minister Gravelle:I am writing to request a moratorium on the spraying of blueberries on approximately one per cent of the proposed HERBICIDE (VisionMax and or Forza ) spraying
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Incumbents have announced they are seeking re-election to the Northeastern Catholic District School Board.Board chair Rick Brassard and trustee Steve Malciw will run for the two seats representing the Englehart and Kirkland Lake areas on the regional English Catholic board.Incumbent Martin Drainville of
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter VILLE-MARIE – Will 13 be lucky for the Foire gourmande de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et du Nord-Est ontarien?This weekend sees the thirteenth edition of the mammoth food fair in Ville-Marie, where visitors can sample foods from northwestern Quebec, Northeastern Ontario, and beyond.But while half a
Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter HILLIARDTON — The Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre is hosting a Hummingbird Garden Party this coming Sunday, August 17 from 8 a.m. to noon. They invite everyone to come to the Marsh to enjoy all the usual fun activities of songbird banding and critter
DISTRICT (Staff) -- Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin says that the Competition Bureau is reviewing the pending sale of Ontera to Bell-Aliant.“The sale has the potential to greatly decrease telecoms competition in our region and lead to increased prices for consumers,” Mr. Aspin commented in a press release.Mr.
Timiskaming program marks 20 yearsDiane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Twenty years ago, people newly diagnosed with diabetes were admitted to hospital to start insulin treatment.And now?“It’s done within an hour here,” said Joanne Potter, a registered nurse and certified diabetes educator with the
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The Timiskaming Diabetes Program was established in 1994 to teach people how to live with the chronic condition.Its staff take in conventions to remain up to date on the latest research and treatments.Information is shared with the general public at open houses every
Burnouts rule at Drag ’N Fly weekendDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter [caption id="attachment_4033" align="alignleft" width="500"] Richard Wilson of Hearst was one of the first-time participants in the Drag ‘N
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Supporters of the STATO trail affirmed their belief in the cause by acing a recent fundraiser at the Haileybury Golf Club.“The tournament was filled at the maximum capacity for nine holes of golf,” said South Temiskaming Active Travel Organization (STATO) director Linda St. Cyr.
