Of the 19 incorporated municipalities in The Temiskaming Speaker’s circulation area, 11 of them will be holding elections on Monday.In a lot of those communities there is much interest in the municipal election, as demonstrated by the amount of people that are running for the council seats.
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
