The lynx, the moose, and us
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]The lynx is a beautiful animal. Its majestically confident stride is mesmerizing to watch from a safe distance.Growing up in the country east of the little
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The missing line
Dear Editor:Thank you for publishing my letter about wedding ceremonies (March 5 Speaker, page 5a, “A church wedding”). One line in the original got left out in the newspaper. I’m bringing this to your attention because it seriously affects the meaning. The two sentences affected should have read:If you are
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Traffic on Hwy. 11
Dear Editor:City councilors were told that the traffic volumes fall short of the criteria reclassification of Highway 11 between North Bay and Cochrane.On a mild Saturday in February, my husband and I sat in our living room facing Highway 11 north and southbound.Believe it or not, we counted 141 transports
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Children, books, and libraries
Children love books. From the time they are able to grasp a page and see a picture, they are fascinated by the images, colours and rhythms of words available for them. Books may be the basis of some of their earliest memories.Add to that the presence of a parent or
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We are NOT Second Class
Dear Editor:We are Northern Ontarians. We breathe, we eat, we sleep. We are living citizens of Ontario like any other. We are all first class, so I believe our main highway (Hwy.11) should be first class as well.There are six classes of highways in Ontario with a Class One highway
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Circumstances involving subcontractors
Dear Editor:Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. wishes to address the circumstances involving subcontractors that have claimed outstanding payments for work performed on, or that is related to, the solar farm projects known as Liskeard 1, 3 and 4 in the area of New Liskeard, Ontario, which have recently become public.Canadian Solar
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A church wedding
Dear Editor:Because of my profession (a United Church minister) I read your wedding supplement (“Forever Yours”) with great interest.It had very good advice about many things, especially the reception. However, there is really no advice about the ceremony, which is, after all, the central act of the day. I don’t
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Keeping the LHIN model
Dear Editor:It’s not every day that a provincial Standing Committee visits one of our communities to gather the opinions and experiences of Northerners. But on Tuesday, February 4, the Standing Committee on Social Policy that is reviewing the legislation that created the Local Health Integration Networks spent the day in
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Making Inroads
Dear Editor:Something to ponder….how is this for an idea?Why not initiate a “PILOT PROJECT” that incorporates a buried electric heater cable into the centre line of two way cold weather highways that normally require extensive plowing, sanding, and salting to alleviate road hazard traffic fatalities?Pros and cons, no more snow-covered
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Groundwork for the future
The City of Temiskaming Shores is working on its official plan.Other communities have also been bringing their official plans into the current times.An official plan allows the public an opportunity to have input into the types of developments they would find acceptable around their community.Without these guidelines, it is possible
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