Fox tales
Dear Editor:I saw the picture in the paper (Speaker February 4, 2015) of the Red Fox. This is a variety of the picture of the Cross Fox taken at our place in Elk Lake.Its legs and tail are black and you can see the darker cross on
Ongoing Concerns with Local Highway Road Safety
Dear Editor:Currently, people in our communities are coping with the tragic loss of family members who have died due to traffic accidents on the highways. Many others have reported close calls that could have easily ended in additional loss. For the residents of Timiskaming-Cochrane, the safety of our
The Challenge of Budget Time
Area municipal councils and boards are currently in the process of establishing their 2015 budgets.While this may seem dry to many, the fact is that it affects us all.Town and country roads are the main areas impacted by these budgets.Potholes in the towns, and major brush
Letter of the Week
Not fine in CobaltDear Editor:This is an open letter to Cobalt Mayor Tina Sartoretto:Dear Mayor Sartoretto,This letter is in response to your post-municipal election letter which was printed in the Weekender/Speaker in the month of November 2014 and a column which was printed with
Municipalities must have one voice
For the past few decades, area MPPs have been noticing the main problem with developing the area.There are too many municipalities speaking separately and lobbying for different things and the area needs to speak with one voice so that higher government representatives can know what is most needed
Letter of the Week
Do we still need school trustees?Dear Editor:There has been a lot written in the news lately about troubles at the Toronto District School Board and much of that debacle has come to rest on the shoulders of now embattled school board trustees.The question
Focus needed for airport future
Regional cooperation is needed to ensure the survival of the Earlton-Temiskaming Regional Airport.The airport is facing a looming deficit and the region needs to recommit itself to ensuring the ongoing function of the airport.Most people who do not fly would not understand why it is important. The
From the editor’s desk
Dave Armstrong[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]Like most of us in this life, David Armstrong could be described as a man of contradictions.Some in the community would describe him as distant and
Mirror on Temiskaming
The Mirror on Temiskaming: Violence Against Women series, which concludes this issue, was created because we were emboldened by the widespread conversation that had begun about gender- based violence stemming from stories ranging from professional athletes to politicians to the CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi scandal.Coincidentally, the first
Letter of the Week
Dear Editor:I would like to thank the Thornloe Crossroads Baptist Church congregation for their annual Bethlehem Walk.I go every year and I am very thankful.I had tears of joy when I saw it on the front page of The Speaker (issue of December 22 2014).I