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 …
Editorial cartoon September 24
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Reporting on their love lives: Part Two
By Gordon Brock Over the decades, public figures’ personal lives, especially when it comes to sex, has always been a hot media topic. It’s become common folklore how the media …
Hard work and a little luck
For the second year in a row the Family Fun Day on the Farm at the Breault Family Farm attracted hundreds of people, perhaps even as much as …
