By Joe O’Grady   “For we’ll sing a little song of Cobalt, if you don’t live there it’s your fault.” That hard-won rhyme – written by L.F. Steenman in 1910 …

    The New Year inspires a lot of people to resolve to do things better, to live better, act better. So what if the majority of the resolutions – …

By Gordon Brock   A bit of a tradition had developed beginning in 1996 where I found myself walking into New Liskeard’s Empire Theatre on Christmas Eve morning to wish …

    The Speaker has always encouraged people to shop local. That’s partly self-interest, of course – we’re a business too and we need your support, just like all the …

By Gordon Brock   While it looks like we can expect a white Christmas in 2025, that hasn’t always been the case. Even though weather records go into detail on …

    We heard of the tragic news of a local snowmobiler losing his life after going through the ice on December 8. It’s a terrible thing to happen to …

By Joe O’Grady   Back in 1988, a fresh-faced Northern Ontario kid arrived in bustling downtown New Liskeard with a Canadore College journalism diploma and an uphill battle. I was …