• Thumbs up to those leaders who continue to work on fine-tuning the public transit system that ferries people through Cobalt and Temiskaming Shores every day. Temiskaming Transit has weathered …

Diane Johnston The slow food movement was born in the late 1980s – in Italy, of course – to protect unique local foods, food traditions and the pleasure of a …

Children across the district are returning to school this week. They are excited to see their friends and return to a routine of learning, exercise, and experience. Many educators are …

Steven Larocque My old elementary school burned down last week. Cobalt-Coleman Public was destroyed in the September 3 fire you see covered here in The Speaker this week. I grew …

This week, August 31, marked International Overdose Awareness Day. The day was designed, according to a release from the Timiskaming Health Unit (THU), “to raise awareness of overdose, reduce the …

Darlene Wroe Slowly but surely the area is opening up and efforts are being made to get things back to normal. Municipal councils are beginning to meet in person, and …

Change is coming to New Liskeard with the move of Giant Tiger to the Timiskaming Square mall in early September. Giant Tiger has served as the anchor for downtown New …