By Darlene Wroe Having just returned from a week’s vacation with my daughter and her husband in Southwestern Ontario, I am feeling recharged and ready to move forward. Our Christmas …

    It can be overwhelming for people to face government bureaucracy when it is not working for them. Individuals with no government credentials, no lawyers on hand to represent …

  By Steven Larocque  Well, who doesn’t like a nice little gasoline price hike? On April 18 those of us who didn’t fill up on April 17 suddenly had to …

By Diane Johnston   It’s the spring of 1959. NASA named the first seven astronauts. Gigi won the Oscar for best picture. Former prime minister Stephen Harper was born, Barbie …

    The rainstorm of April 12 has shaken the district with reminders that nature can be very powerful. Environment Canada did give us a heads-up that a significant storm …

    In this past week, federal New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus announced he will not be running in the next federal election. Angus represents the riding of Timmins-James …

By Steven Larocque   A little bit about local minor hockey accomplishments and then a bit about political futures. The Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association isn’t done yet with this …