Proposed changes to the federal boundaries in Ontario probably will be approved, especially those for Northern Ontario. The changes, which are proposed to include the reduction of Northern ridings by …

By Steven Larocque Drivers – of cars, trucks and transports – are often the targets of scorn and derision by other drivers who find their fellow highway travellers’ skills leave …

Good work was done by the organizers of the Isaac Walker-Dupont Family Fun Fishing Fundraising Weekend derby, held February 18-20 in memory of 19-year-old Isaac Walker-Dupont. Isaac was a young …

By Diane Johnston I’m a sucker for a glossy brochure promoting an attraction after I’ve visited. Who needs a postcard when the pamphlet has photos and all the geographic, geological …

If the province were to invest in improving winter maintenance of secondary highways in the region, more local traffic could use those routes and leave Highway 11 for the most …

By Steven Larocque Our weekly poll – as unscientific as it is – shows readers are most having difficulty dealing with inflation when it comes to groceries/medicine. Among the other …

By Darlene Wroe   There are times that I find myself driving at night on Highway 11. It seems that lately the clip of the general speed of traffic out …

    There’s a COVID update story in The Speaker this week, the first in a couple of weeks. COVID is still around, but it’s not the newsmaker it was …