Reason to be doubtful
Dear Editor:The proponents’ contention that pipelines are the safest method of transport and we are expected to accept their word.If we could, with confidence, accept this data due to transparency, more would be willing to consider the project. However since we live in an era of clandestine
Calling for Emergency Call Audit
Dear Editor:Here are some points:Number One: STATUS ITEM: Gillies Limit (South) Township was officially annexed to the Town of Latchford (January 1, 2006). All necessary 911 features were addressed and instituted to suit the nature of the annexed area.Number Two: SITUATION OCCURRENCE: August 25, 2015 at
Catholic Education Makes the Difference!
Dear Editor:The Northeastern Catholic District School Board would like to welcome back to the classroom all of our new and returning students and all of our staff members. We are very excited about the upcoming 2015-2016 school year. We have worked hard all summer to ensure our
Government advertising must deliver substance
From Newspapers CanadaEach week more than 1,000 English and French community newspapers just like The Temiskaming Speaker go about the business of telling stories that matter to the communities they serve. We are at your rinks and schools. We are at your school board and
From the Editor’s Desk
More On Attack AdsFollowing through on last week’s column re: regardless of what happens October 19, Stephen Harper’s greatest achievement in the Canadian body politic may very well be his, and his campaign team’s, mastery of the attack ad.Political pundits of all stripes acknowledge that Harper
Letter of the Week
I was a farmeretteDear Editor:In the August 19 edition of The Temiskaming Speaker there are pictures and an article on Kathleen Hamilton’s experiences in the British Women’s Land Army during World War II. The photo caught my attention because it reminded me of my own experiences in
Concerned about quality of life
Dear Editor:Re: The voice of 110 municipalities on 110 councils.In an era calling for openness and transparency in government, I wonder how many of the municipalities in FONOM (Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities) supporting the Energy East Pipeline held a plebiscite to garner the opinions of their
About those attack ads
Dear Editor:The editorial Attack Ads (From The Editor’s Desk, Speaker, August 19) raises several important questions, one of which is: What was Stephen Harper thinking when he decided to include goofy but mean ads in an extended election campaign period?In less than a month the dim-witted attacks
Where is my bike?
Dear Editor:I am writing this letter in regards to my missing bike. It has been missing for three months now.The police have been working very hard to find my bike.I just can’t understand why someone would come along and steal my bike at 100 Market Street
From the Editor’s Desk
ATTACK ADSRegardless of what happens October 19, Stephen Harper’s greatest achievement in the Canadian body politic may very well be his, and his campaign team’s, mastery of the attack ad.Political pundits of all stripes acknowledge that Harper attack ads are effective and achieve their goal. The