From the Editor’s Desk
Races To Watch[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]While the City of Temiskaming Shores is our largest municipality and gets proportional coverage, The Speaker is a district paper and as loyal readers would have
Letter of the Week
About war and religionDear Editor:Remembrance Day is fast approaching. While it may seem more personal to some than others, it is none the less a time that we as a nation remember those that sacrificed so very much to protect and defend the freedom we have. A
The battle against drugs
The misuse of drugs in our region is a very real legal, health and social problem which must be dealt with.Recent arrests are only the small tip of an iceberg which threatens the lives and well being of many people who we know and love throughout Temiskaming.With
From the Editor’s Desk
The mayor and reeve’s symbolismThe story of the October 25, 2010, municipal election in The Temiskaming Speaker’s circulation area is the fact all incumbent heads of council that ran for re-election went down to defeat and in the two other races for heads of council (Cobalt and Temiskaming
Letter of the Week
The position of trusteeDear Editor:An excellent Editorial [From The Editor’s Desk – “Trustee Acclamations”] in The Speaker on October 8 pointed out the challenges all school boards face in getting candidates for the position of Trustee. In addition to Board amalgamations which force many Trustees to travel
Some things just don’t add up
Dear Editor:My five- year- old son attends Elk Lake Public School (ELPS) and I participate actively on the parent council committee. In fact, our community as a whole is extremely supportive of ELPS. We are proud of the school and happy that our children can receive
The first recognized medical book
Dear Editor:As a pastor of a local church who upholds the Bible, I have been reading the letters that keep coming into the paper with regards to Dr. Tim Griffioen who supposedly was informed by the Haileybury Health Team that he would no longer be welcomed
From the Editor’s Desk
Trustee Acclamations[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]For the second straight municipal election campaign all the school board trustee positions in Temiskaming have been acclaimed.Those acclamations include:• The three trustee positions in two
From the Editor’s Desk
Questions on the ballot[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]Referendums and/or plebiscites are a unique form of democracy in our part of the world.Over the years some political parties in Canada (Reform
Letter of the Week
WHY!Dear Editor:I just came from a walk on the boardwalk with all the new boards it looks great. The date is Tuesday September 23. It was a great night warm with the sun shining. I was just coming to the end of the boardwalk near CJTT, where there