Congratulations to Charlie Angus on a courageous contest for the federal New Democratic Party leadership.While finishing in second place, he has made the North proud, and drawn us in to listen to ideas that speak to a better future.There are many things that Canada and the world have to accomplish,

Here we are in a brand new, fresh month.September came to a close with some weird weather as temperatures crashed about 20-degrees Celsius in a matter of two days.That wasn’t the only crash of consequence.Tuesday evening, September 26, I was leaving work

It’s been hot all over the province, but for Northeastern Ontario it’s been unusually hotter than usual.Temperatures reported at the Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport show new temperature records were established September 22, 23 and 24.Nice days at this time of year? Sure.Warm temperatures, even hot? Sure.But a heat wave, replete with

By Darlene WroeWhat is a municipality, and why does it matter?In this part of Ontario, there are several small municipalities.According to Statistics Canada, they range in size from 97 (Brethour Township) through to 9,920 (Temiskaming Shores, which is actually an amalgamated municipality of three former municipalities).Sitting in on council meetings

• 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

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 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

“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