From the Editor’s Desk
The ignored demographicLast week The Temiskaming Speaker ran an editorial from Newspaper Canada. Newspaper Canada is a joint initiative of the Canadian Newspaper Association and the Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA) representing community newspapers across Canada. The editorial lamented that the federal government, via taxpayers’ dollars, does
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What’s the point?
Dear Editor:During the run up to the October 19 election, this is a question I think we need an answer to:What is the point of Mr. Mulcair making all those child care positions available when there are no jobs paying decent wages to all the women who
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Keep the stations open
Dear Editor:I am writing this in regards to the train stations in New Liskeard, in Matheson and in Englehart.There was no reason to close the station in Englehart and Matheson. I don’t think the New Liskeard station should be closed on Sundays and Saturdays. There is no
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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