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
Letter to the Editor
Liberal Privatization of Hydro ONE Will Not Work for Northern OntarioDear Editor:Recently, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that the Liberal Government plans to sell the Hydro ONE distribution system to help pay for her Government’s transit construction plans. The announcement was intentionally made outside of
From the Editor’s Desk
A bellwether ridingA federal election is set for this year – October 19 is the date. Technically though, the Governor General and/or the Prime Minister himself could call an election before that.Be that as it may, whenever the official campaign begins and we go to the polls
Believe in Sharing
Dear Editor:I believe in sharing.I have 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren . I would share with them if I could.I believe charity begins at home.While many, many of our Canadian children go to bed hungry, we are sending dollars by the millions to other countries.
In one hand…
Dear Editor:Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli says the average residential electricity bill will still go up about $120 a year despite his announcement of other planned reductions.The increase will occur because of the Liberal government’s decision to eliminate the Clean Energy Benefit, which provided an average monthly reduction of
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ODDS AND ENDSIn your head, you knew this week would finally arrive, but in your heart in February you wondered if it would ever come – i.e. the snow finally melting and the temperatures rising over the freezing mark.It’s mid-April and a community newspaper editor flips through
Making money
Dear Editor:I hope you will print my letter.I was very interested in politics for 30 years. For the past nine years I have become very uninterested.Lo and behold, the Honourable Tony Clement spent Canadians’ hard-earned money to beautify his riding of Parry Sound. Nary a word
Congratulations Speaker
Dear Editor:Congratulations to The Speaker management and staff for the recognition received from the Canadian Community Newspaper Association.Each of the five (5) awards -- General Excellence, Best Front Page, Best Editorial Page, Best Feature Story, and Best Sports Photo -- represents a significant achievement, and the total