From the Editor’s Desk
November 29, 2014[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]The date November 29, 2014, will have a special significance in this community and this newspaper for several reasons. Let’s list them:TRAGEDY
Letter of the Week
Bravo! Bravo!!Dear Editor:I had the pleasure of attending Annie at our local Classic Theatre. Wow!!! The performers were fabulous. Very difficult to single out one performer, they were all so amazing. It takes a very talented group to create a magnificent production. It was so
Open highway, open door
Calling on higher levels of government to four-lane Highway 11 from border to border is certainly an important step in the opening of the province for increasing economic development.Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities, Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof, and Temiskaming Shores Mayor
From the editor’s desk
Cycle continues[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]With the Christmas season well underway, it’s noted we can all expect the return of annual traditions like carols, return of Christmas programming, etc.In the print media,
Letter of the week
Blacking out the HabsDear Editor:This is an open letter to the people at Sportsnet.Hey Sportsnet, I’ve had enough of your “hockey pucks” fawning all over each other congratulating themselves on this wonderful, Sportsnet coverage of NHL hockey. I have news for you. Your coverage sucks!I’m
Going forward
Challenges continue to rise out of the shifting environment, both physical and economic.The agriculture community is now being impacted under a very wet harvest season, and many millions of dollars of crops are expected to rot in the fields this winter.Winter itself seems to
From the editor’s desk
Public FeedbackA community newspaper editor flips through his notebook:THE SIGNATUREWhat’s that saying? “If you do something long enough, you would have seen it all. But then again, you’ll see something for the first time.”In this case, maybe it’s a little surprising yours truly hasn’t come
Letter of the week
One DayDear Editor:One DayTake off your hats,And raise your handsHooray – our Vets are here!To all of them who saved our landBy air-By land-by seaFor those of them – who cannot stand,Get down on bended knee!’ They are the ones
Where to shop?
The Christmas season in Temiskaming is officially underway.Already we see many of our businesses either externally or internally – having their places of work decorated in the seasonal adornments. The week or two after Remembrance Day seems to be the time when many of our residences put up
From the editor’s desk
Remembrance NotesOn Friday, November 7, a Remembrance service was held in the afternoon at Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie.The gathered student assembly saw an audio-visual presentation prepared by teacher André Maheu. Mr. Maheu this year has also completed a book, soon to be published, on our local World