Letter of the Week
(NOTE: This poem by Scott Gray of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 33, New Liskeard, was written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Somme offensive in Beaumont-Hamel, France, on July 1, 1916, by the Newfoundland Regiment.)Beaumont-HamelAs the poem goes, in the fields of
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The Last Ride?
Dear Editor,During the last Bikers Reunion I spoke to many of the bikers as I took (my dog) Misty on her many daily walks through the campgrounds.Every biker I spoke to expressed their disappointment at this being the last reunion.Other bikers mentioned that different locations were
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From the Editor’s Desk
Eyewitness AccountsHow often do we hear a media report, quoting “eye-witnesses” for example, about a police shooting? How often do we then hear the “eye-witnesses” were wrong. No, they didn’t deliberately lie, they were wrong but they honestly believed what they were saying was true.Looking back over
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Letter of the Week
Praising Jim RunnallsDear Editor:Thank you for the article about Jim Runnalls and his 48 years of school bus driving (The Speaker, June 28, 2016).I’ve known Jim for many years, not as a school bus driver but as a Christian and member of Milberta and Hillview United Churches.
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The Reunion will be missed
Dear Editor:From across the continent you could hear their roarEvery year there seemed to come, more and moreTo help in the fightWith all their mightThe Biker’s Reunion brought them to our Shore.The Cannon Lady along with her entourageThe musical acts adding to the barrageWith one main goalHelp
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Gas Prices
Dear Editor:Thanks to John Vanthof for his letter last week on gas prices. We have just returned from a holiday on the East Coast and I noted the consistency of the gas prices.When we stayed on Prince Edward Island for six days, with some of
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Farewell Bikers Reunion
As the last motorcycle rumbled out of the region and the tears were all wiped dry, the reality has set in.The July long weekend New Liskeard Bikers Reunion was something special indeed.We all knew it and maybe we were less than prepared to say
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From the Editor’s Desk
School DazeWith the final Bikers Reunion and the Canada Day weekend in the books, let’s look at two other rather notable events that occurred in our area this past week but might have slipped under the radar.HILLIARD SCHOOLS REUNIONThere was a reunion July 2
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Letter of the Week
Will miss the Bikers ReunionDear Editor:I just finished reading the paper (Speaker issue of June 28) and I must say tears came to my eyes just thinking this year will be the last (of the Bikers Reunion).I remember how good the volunteers were to us when
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The role of the Governor General
Dear Editor:Just when we were beginning to put behind us the humiliation of the previous government making the hijab controversy an election issue in last year’s campaign, complete with reference to “barbaric cultural practices” a snitch line and all the rest of it, we see a letter in
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