The concept of shared services has increasing value for area municipalities. In a time when the federal and provincial governments are both going to be facing budgetary challenges in the …

I just had a week’s vacation and it’s remarkable how similar it was to my vacations in non-pandemic times. I mostly just stayed home. I did go to Sudbury to …

Currently we are seeing calls in some areas of the United States, Toronto and other parts of Canada for increased policing of police. Around the world, many countries are taking …

By Darlene Wroe It’s good to see so many people focusing on establishing or expanding their vegetable gardens. I have long been saying that the future is one of increased …

Nearly all Canadians are looking south to the United States and the challenges they face with protests and escalating violence over the death of George Floyd. People in Canada and …

by Steven Larocque Do you ever look at newspapers online? A site can be maddening with its tantalizing headlines (“Liberals to Parliament: We’ll govern without you, thanks”) only to block …

A casual drive late last week would have made you think South Temiskaming residents were emerging from hibernation. The drive-through lanes at local fast food outlets snaked around the buildings …