The latest census figures show an all-too familiar trend in this section of Northeastern Ontario.The population continued to shrink between 2011 and 2016 in the biggest centres of Temiskaming Shores and Kirkland Lake.Smaller towns and townships basically held their own.The census showed the following, with the percentage change between 2011

By Darlene WroeBeing a reporter sometimes leads you into some otherwise discouraged activities.As I write this, it is the day after a severe lightning storm passed through the region.Hearing that there was a possible fire somewhere, I took it upon myself to venture out into the night (about 11 p.m.)

In March of 2015, Northern Ontario made the news when a CN train went off the rails near Gogama.The train consisted of 94 tank cars that were filled with petroleum crude oilThere were no injuries, but the damage was extensive.“Although the train was travelling below the 50 (mile per hour)

There are nasty words out there known in polite circles by their first letter only. I’m not calling out letters - you know what they are.One we can say is the h-word – hypocrisy - and one of my personal bugbears.Take, for instance, the

The Speaker sometimes uses this space to give thumbs up or thumbs down to certain issues, encouraging, we hope, good news and good actors, admonishing others.This week it’s two big thumbs way

Thumbs up to the weather.It seems it’s been a long time coming, but summer finally arrived around the middle of this month.The ice is back in at the Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena where figure skating’s Summer School is in session and the New Liskeard Cubs are just a few

Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter Acquisitions and divestment.In my case, they have nothing to do with high finance, junior mining companies searching for cobalt, or the buckwheat futures market.They’re just fancy words describing my approach to stuff.I’ve acquired stuff and will acquire more in the future.But I’m also a big fan of divestment