From the Editor’s Desk
These Stories[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]With this issue yours truly notes the 30th year anniversary of being the editor of The Temiskaming Speaker.To mark the occasion, the following list of the top
Take a stand and say “No”
Dear Editor:In regards to the wind power proposal for Lorrain Valley:All residents of Northern Ontario should say “No” to this, and any other proposal, to exploit our beautiful region.As a child I went to Camp Lorrain. As a teenager I worked in the valley for a
Canada Day in Cobalt
Dear Editor:Another July 1 has passed and Cobalt’s spirit and enthusiasm, as usual, was at an all-time high. We would like to thank all who participated in our parade and all behind the scene volunteers in spite of the weather.A big thank you to our surrounding neighbours
Letter of the Week
Inhumane treatment of catsDear Editor:Cats, cats, stray cats everywhere!Us three grandmothers on Maybrook Road can’t look after any more cats.Don’t drop any more of your cats on our road! It is inhumane to drop your cats off anywhere.Foxes, wolves, or any wild animals can
Overwhelming generosity
Dear Editor:I would like to extend sincere thanks to everyone who helped in any way to ensure that the yard sale/bake sale held in my benefit the weekend of June 12-13 was such a tremendous success.Special thanks goes to the Haileybury Family Health Team and my amazing
From the Editor’s Desk
At Canada Day[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]In New Liskeard, the Bikers Reunion and Summerfest has concluded with again amazing results; in some other local communities preparations are in place for Wednesday, July 1,
Stolen bike
Dear Editor:I have lived at 154 Market Street for 18 years now. I had my bike stolen from the bike rack at 100 Market Street.I have reported this to the police.I am very upset about my bike being stolen. It really hurts me very much.
Volunteerism — the lifeblood of Temiskaming
Dear Editor:On June 21, in honor of Father’s Day, the Club Lions d’Earlton held a supper as a fundraiser to benefit the Centre de Santé Communautaire du Temiskaming Volunteer Program.Sounds pretty ordinary up to now, doesn’t it?Ordinary, same old same old...it wasn’t!In a matter of
From the Editor’s Desk
This WeekendThe New Liskeard Bikers Reunion technically began in 1999.Officially though, it’s now celebrating its 12th anniversary and it has become not only a mainstream community event but it can be categorized as one of Northern Ontario’s premier attractions.Included in this week’s Speaker we have a
June 26 deadline Thank you WWII Vets
DISTRICT (Staff) – As regular readers would know, these past few months The Temiskaming Speaker has asked the public for help in making us aware of surviving World War II veterans living in our area whose stories may not have been previously published in The Speaker. The response we’ve