From the Editor’s Desk
On CorrectionsIt’s been said that The Temiskaming Speaker has one of the best correction policies in journalism. If a mistake is made in one of our news stories, and we’re made aware of it, we run a correction and try to have it placed in the
Letter to the Editor
Sorry State of AffairsDear Editor:I had a recent experience with the school board about school buses.It was my understanding that school buses originated to pick up rural children from one room schools to the newer bigger schools in town.After my experience I sat at a restaurant
From the Editor’s Desk
Trevor Holliday's PartyUpon hearing this summer of a new political party for Northern Ontario, with a goal of creating a new province of Northern Ontario, the first thought that crossed the mind was, “Hey, whatever became of the Northern Ontario Heritage Party? The party that fielded candidates
Think of the students
Dear Editor:I was talking to one of the students in the higher grades, she said summer holidays are too long. It’s hard to get back into the groove after having been off 10 weeks.I understand the first two weeks are reviewing anyway, so why not go back
Shamefully self-serving
Dear Editor:The article of August 17, “Major milestone reached”, is extremely important because it highlights the inspiring One Foot Forward campaign of the Zubyk family.This is a truly inspiring initiative, and made all the more inspiring because, as I understand the matter, the milestone is an achievement
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Remembering Fred DeaconTraditionally the period from Labour Day to Christmas marks the busiest time of year for virtually all segments of Temiskaming society.While we look ahead at this time of year, events also make us look back. A lot of us in this community were
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The Temagami VoteUnder mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures , voters on Thursday, August 19 in Temagami voted in a municipal by-election. Records show this was the first municipal by-election ever in our region.Temagami municipal clerk Elaine Gunnell on election night told The Speaker voter
Raising the Roof!
Dear Editor:Passers-by on Highway 65 could be forgiven if, on Monday, they thought they saw workers on the roof of Hillview United Church and wondered what they were doing. Well, if they were there they would be checking for roof damage (tongue in cheek) that might have been
Letter of the Week
Beyond the Call of DutyDear Editor:This is a thank you to Marissa Griese at the Little Clay Belt Homesteaders Museum.We were returning from visiting relatives in Timmins and stopped by your museum in New Liskeard. My mother-in-law came from New Liskeard as well as some of
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Our lone summer OlympianThere’s a bit of a tradition that every four years during the Summer Olympics this space and the Across The Years photo of that issue notes the achievement of this area’s only Canadian Olympian.The story of New Liskeard’s Mary Vandervliet Graydon is a sports