Letter of the Week
Inhumane treatment of catsDear Editor:Cats, cats, stray cats everywhere!Us three grandmothers on Maybrook Road can’t look after any more cats.Don’t drop any more of your cats on our road! It is inhumane to drop your cats off anywhere.Foxes, wolves, or any wild animals can
Overwhelming generosity
Dear Editor:I would like to extend sincere thanks to everyone who helped in any way to ensure that the yard sale/bake sale held in my benefit the weekend of June 12-13 was such a tremendous success.Special thanks goes to the Haileybury Family Health Team and my amazing
From the Editor’s Desk
At Canada Day[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]In New Liskeard, the Bikers Reunion and Summerfest has concluded with again amazing results; in some other local communities preparations are in place for Wednesday, July 1,
Stolen bike
Dear Editor:I have lived at 154 Market Street for 18 years now. I had my bike stolen from the bike rack at 100 Market Street.I have reported this to the police.I am very upset about my bike being stolen. It really hurts me very much.
Volunteerism — the lifeblood of Temiskaming
Dear Editor:On June 21, in honor of Father’s Day, the Club Lions d’Earlton held a supper as a fundraiser to benefit the Centre de Santé Communautaire du Temiskaming Volunteer Program.Sounds pretty ordinary up to now, doesn’t it?Ordinary, same old same old...it wasn’t!In a matter of
From the Editor’s Desk
This WeekendThe New Liskeard Bikers Reunion technically began in 1999.Officially though, it’s now celebrating its 12th anniversary and it has become not only a mainstream community event but it can be categorized as one of Northern Ontario’s premier attractions.Included in this week’s Speaker we have a
June 26 deadline Thank you WWII Vets
DISTRICT (Staff) – As regular readers would know, these past few months The Temiskaming Speaker has asked the public for help in making us aware of surviving World War II veterans living in our area whose stories may not have been previously published in The Speaker. The response we’ve
Creating an age-friendly community
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – As Temiskaming Shores grows greyer, community groups will be invited to discuss how to make the community work for an aging population.It ties into a second initiative focusing on community transportation, including public transit, non-urgent medical trips, taxis and other services.