National Non-Smoking Week is being observed from January 21-27 in Canada. It’s a time for Temiskaming area residents to seriously consider the health risks of smoking and to …

By Diane Johnston   All I wanted was to play the piano, and I found myself in a Stuart McLean-ish story. To back up… When I visited the folks at …

    It takes a village to raise a child, and it also takes a village to support youths as they negotiate their teen years and emerge into adulthood with …

By Steven Larocque   I’m going to venture into cranky old man territory this week and jump around from thought to thought. A news item on CBC radio talked about …

Environment Canada issued a Winter Storm Watch this week, changing that to a Winter Storm Warning by January 9. We all knew that winter, in all its glory, had to …

By Darlene Wroe The new calendar on the wall is an almanac of seasons, guiding people through the possibilities of flowers, moon phases, religious holidays, pagan passages and the birthdays …

    A new year has started and throughout the district, residents are looking forward with careful consideration at their own financial means and projects that they need and want …

By Steven Larocque   A sincere Happy New Year to everyone out there. Hopefully your holiday break turned out to be all you wanted. The Speaker is looking forward to …