Letter of the Week
Admiration and disgustDear Editor:I read with a combination of admiration and disgust your article “Passerby Pulls Body From Lake Temiskaming” in the May 28, 2015 edition.I have never written a letter to the editor, but I find the facts surrounding this event worthy of comment. My
From the Editor’s Desk
Timmins-James BayA few weeks back this space looked at the federal riding in the southern half of our circulation area – Nipissing-Timiskaming. This week we look at the riding in the northern part of our circulation area – Timmins-James Bay.It was written about Nipissing-Timiskaming that it could be
Letter to the Editor
Let the sun shineDear Editor:After reading and rereading let the sun shine, TDSS unveils powerful project (The Speaker article in the May 13 issue), I say it’s no wonder our electrical costs have gone through the roof. To start with, the government gave 1.1 million
Four-legged highway pedestrians
While the provincial government continues to express concerns regarding the number of moose in the North, and moose hunt tags and the hunting season are being reduced, there seems to have been an increasing number of sightings of moose along the sides of roads.The Ontario Provincial
From the editor’s desk
Odds and EndsIt’s the week before what some optimistically call the first long weekend of the unofficial summer season.With that a community newspaper editor flips through his notebook:LAKE BREAKUPWe had a record-breaking cold month of February and a generally cold, long winter. The odds were
Letter of the Week
Liberals knowingly put lives at riskDear Editor:On April 29, Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk released a special report on Winter Highway Maintenance in Ontario. The report is damning, on all accounts. Northerners will not be surprised by her findings that the standards of winter maintenance have gone down
Exploring paths of joy
Dear Editor:During the week of May 3 to May 8, 2015 the Northeastern Catholic District School Board (NCDSB) will celebrate the significant contribution that Catholic Education has made to the community, the province and to Canada. Our Catholic Graduate Expectations challenge students to articulate in society those
Continued support appreciated
Dear Editor:The impressive amount of support in the form of food and money from the recent Spring events by the following four organizations: The Temiskaming Speaker, Curves, The Earlton Farm Show and CJTT-FM (Lifestyles 2015) leaves us volunteers at the Haileybury Food Bank awe struck.The prolonged and
From the editor’s desk
The Name[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]This Saturday marks the 46th annual Walkathon for Community Living Temiskaming South.In some ways the event can be looked at as a sort of rite of passage for
Letter of the Week
Warning lights to save livesDear Editor:If you’ve ever travelled on Bass Lake Road or attended the Bass Lake Resort, you will know what I’m talking about.Railroad Crossing Safety is an issue on Bass Lake Road.Safety is a concern at this crossing due to the