• Thumbs up to all of the local hockey teams competing at their respective Northern Ontario Hockey Association tournaments and all those involved in league playoffs.The kids are more than all right, whether they win or lose. They’re having fun and learning the sport and making their families proud of

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter So, I ended up watching some of the Olympics. I marvelled at the grace of the figure skaters, the strength of the skiers...heck, the coordination and flexibility of the curlers.Athletics were never my strong suit.I was forced by loving parents to take figure skating. I hated every minute

The Speaker reported over a month ago about the proposed amalgamation of the Englehart and Kirkland Lake hospitals.It’s been a long process – some five years – of talking and negotiating.As we reported, “They say neither hospital is to close, and all core services in both hospitals are to remain

Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter Two years ago I visited Hornby Island in British Columbia. We were there to see family members. Our host, while happy to see us, was concerned that we would not find much to entertain us as we had come in the off-season for tourists. I told my family

It's always worthwhile to take time to become more aware of the lifestyles that were lived by the seniors of the area.Even the lifestyle of the 1970s and 1980s is beginning to seem very different from today's worldly outlook and high expectations.The cost of everything has escalated dramatically.The dizzying rate

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor The Olympics wrapped-up February 25 and they were, by all accounts, a feast for the senses, a veritable smorgasbord of sports.Particularly for people who never watch sports any other time. And particularly for sports nobody watches for three years and 50 weeks before the Games begin.That’s a testament