Letter to the Editor
North Bay and Temiskaming share an issueDear editor,Hello Temiskaming Speaker readers,I write this article today from North Bay as a member of a concerned citizens group called Stop Energy East-North Bay.We are actively working against the Energy East pipeline conversion proposal put forward by TransCanada Pipelines
Always political season
Family Day weekend is over. It was a time for many to relax with loved ones, visit or welcome visitors, take some time off work.Or take the opportunity to campaign.Politics never seems to take a day off, at least at the provincial level – and that’s with
The legacy of Stuart McLean
[caption id="attachment_11944" align="alignleft" width="250"] Darlene Wroe[/caption]Canada, like all nations, seeks to develop its own culture, and its own voice.It is a vast country, and for those who have been blessed enough to
My Diabetes Isn’t Making Me “Sick” So Why Should I Visit a Diabetes Education Program?
Dear editor,Many patients aren’t sure if a Diabetes Education Program (DEP) is meant for them. Surely it’s only for the really sick people.“I thought my diabetes was only mild and that it was well controlled so why should I go to the Diabetes Education Program? I see
From the Editor’s Desk
Well, here we are at the new desk, same as the old desk.By way of introduction: I’m Steven Larocque and I’m the new editor at The Temiskaming Speaker.I’m in my 22nd year at The Speaker so many of you will know me, or know of me, so
A Promise is a Promise is a Promise
Dear Editor,Humans are such a conservative creature that any change, even a change for the better, scares them, they prefer the bad old way to the new good one. Leo Shestov (paraphrased)A promise is a promise is a promise unless it comes from the mouth of Prime
A parting tribute to “Mr. Speaker”
Dear Editor,Yes indeed, Gord. How iconic and how ironic that in parting we should meet again. Please rest assured Gord, true to heart, that we (all of us) as a community strive for excellence. We look ahead with eager anticipation for a much brighter, more self sufficient and
Make me a channel of your peace
Dear Editor,Seventeen persons gathered together at St. Paul’s United Church on Saturday evening, February 4, in a prayer vigil to remember the victims and all who are hurting in the aftermath of the recent horrendous events in Quebec City. They were people of all denominations, all faiths, all
Good decision? Not
Dear Editor,Good decision on the failure to achieve electoral reform? I think not.Surprisingly, the claim in your (February 8) editorial that “there is no evidence that the Canadian electorate want to change the way we elect our politicians” fails a test that I would expect The Speaker
Keeping our dollars at home
Shopping locally might cost a little more, and maybe it won’t turn up exactly what a person is looking for. But what it will produce is a stronger economy.Every time we purchase something that is not sold locally, or produced locally, we are sending our own