Editorial cartoon in the March 1 issue:
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The North needs a louder voice
Proposed changes to the federal boundaries in Ontario probably will be approved, especially those for Northern Ontario. The changes, which are proposed to include the reduction of Northern ridings by …
Good behaviour
By Steven Larocque Drivers – of cars, trucks and transports – are often the targets of scorn and derision by other drivers who find their fellow highway travellers’ skills leave …
Editorial cartoon in the Feb. 22 issue:
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Giving back
Good work was done by the organizers of the Isaac Walker-Dupont Family Fun Fishing Fundraising Weekend derby, held February 18-20 in memory of 19-year-old Isaac Walker-Dupont. Isaac was a young …
Recycling and revisiting
By Diane Johnston I’m a sucker for a glossy brochure promoting an attraction after I’ve visited. Who needs a postcard when the pamphlet has photos and all the geographic, geological …
Editorial cartoon in the Feb. 15 issue:
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Side road suggestion
If the province were to invest in improving winter maintenance of secondary highways in the region, more local traffic could use those routes and leave Highway 11 for the most …
Keep shopping – if you can afford it
By Steven Larocque Our weekly poll – as unscientific as it is – shows readers are most having difficulty dealing with inflation when it comes to groceries/medicine. Among the other …
Night terrors of Temiskaming
By Darlene Wroe There are times that I find myself driving at night on Highway 11. It seems that lately the clip of the general speed of traffic out …