The challenge and excitement
Small Business Week is being recognized across Canada this week, October 19 to 25. While we view and discuss Canada’s economy more in terms of its large sectors, …
Editorial cartoon October 15
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The power of being informed
Technology changes rapidly and with many new devices, both large and small, constantly coming onto the market, consumers need to be aware of how things should be managed. The smallest …
Dryden and Lonnie
by Gordon Brock Two recent deaths of former hockey players bring these reminiscences: KEN DRYDEN Whether it be in the sports world, the political world, or the literary or education …
Editorial cartoon October 8
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Abreast of staying healthy
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in Temiskaming we are fortunate to have the Ontario Breast Screening Program. Free mammograms are available through the Temiskaming Hospital. They …
Filling a vacancy
By Gordon Brock The topic is filling a vacant seat on a democratically elected board. In the autumn of 2021 yours truly applied for the vacant trustee spot at …
Editorial Cartoon October 1
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Ann Shipley MP
By Gordon Brock The 45th Canadian Parliament, which opened May 26 of this year, and has resumed for the autumn sitting, has a record number of women elected to …
Reflecting on Orange Shirt Day
Orange Shirt Day, September 30, provides us with an opportunity to reflect on past wrongs against Indigenous peoples in Canadian residential schools, and also to seek a strong …
