Ups and downs
• Thumbs down to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) actually considering an application to drill in, under or around Sass Lake.Sasaginiga Lake, in Coleman Township on the western edge of Cobalt, provides the drinking water to the town and many township residents.“The permit application was circulated to
Minimum wage-maximum impact
By Steven LarocqueThe new study that finds the move to a $15 minimum wage will cost 50,000 jobs is a bit of a “duh” moment.What did people think would happen?Workers and employers each have their own goals to fulfill in a capitalist society.The former wants to be paid as much
What and when?
What did the president know and when did he know it?It was a question made famous during the Watergate crisis in the United States in the early 1970s.Investigators were trying to get to the nub
For whom the wedding bells toll
“Are you married?” I asked a young man who was unloading a seemingly endless supply of tables, chairs and table linens from a big truck.He was obviously taken aback and shot back a quick “no.”“Don’t,” I said.“And if you do, don’t do it at home.”The exchange took place in a
Editorial Cartoon
Fair time
Many Speaker readers no doubt heard or read the recent story about an 84-year-old woman in Alberta who found her engagement ring after it had been lost for 13 years.She had been weeding in the family farm’s garden in 2004 when it slipped off her finger and was never found.“I
90 years on the road
by Steven LarocqueHighway 11 is a vital artery for Northeastern Ontario.It opens us to the rest of the province and the province to us.We can take it for granted much of the time, but when there are serious and unfortunate accidents that shut down the roadway, we’re reminded of its
BACK TO SCHOOL
Editorial cartoon for August 30, 2017
Saving roots while moving forward
The future is unfolding quickly, and in Northeastern Ontario, that means a need to stay abreast of change, while not allowing it to leave people behind.Rapid change tends to arrive from larger more populated regions such as the Greater Toronto Area, Queens Park, Parliament Hill, large consulting companies and international
A rainy day with lemonade
By Darlene WroeGlobal warming, climate change, extreme weather.These are terms we are going to have to get used to.This summer, to date, has been a very cool and wet one.Apparently, because the earth is warming, there is less ice overall throughout the year. The loss of ice is critical to