Recognizing his roots
By Gordon Brock The halls of Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) are decorated with photos of graduates who have gone on to record notable achievements. Now the Order of …
Editorial cartoon in the May 24 issue:
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Summer work
With Victoria Day in the rear view, thoughts turn to summer and, for many students, a summer job is something of a right of passage. Whether it’s mowing lawns and …
The gift of music
By Diane Johnston When a song opens a newscast, it usually means a concert tour by someone big, an accusation of something criminal, or the death of a legend. I …
Editorial cartoon May 17
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Names and traditions
By Steven Larocque Recently I went to a memorial service for a cousin who died in January. Family got together at the funeral home in Haileybury on a Saturday …
Getting back to normal
There have been a flurry of activities recently and it seems like everything is back to normal after the pandemic that took hold in March 2020. Everything is …
Editorial cartoon in the May 10 issue:
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Luck of the draw
We have a nice story this week on a local woman who won over $150,000 in a hospital lottery draw based in Timmins. We have another story this week on …
Courage required to run communities
By Darlene Wroe I have been at this job for a very long time now and the lion’s share of it has been reporting on municipalities and their various projects …