The Timiskaming Health Unit is absolutely right when it says that to combat food insecurity and reduce poverty, income-based solutions are necessary. The health unit recently released its report on …

By Steven Larocque Non-sports fans, Toronto Maple Leaf haters – indulge me this week. Everyone’s heard of that saying that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and …

• Thumbs up to Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation and the local advocates who managed to get the speed limit changed on the stretch of Highway 11 from near the Chamber …

By Diane Johnston Are the gaggles of birds that seem to be everywhere tweeting about their winters in the sunny south? Are they comparing reviews of the bird equivalents of …

The snow is melting, the grass is greening, the lakes are starting to open, and sometimes it feels like the summer is already here. With all the excitement for getting …

By Steven Larocque On Easter weekend there was a terrible crash on Highway 11 in Chamberlain Township, north of Englehart, in which two people died. The Ontario Provincial Police, in …

By Steven Larocque   I made a trip to Sudbury over the Easter long weekend for a two-day visit and the old mining town seems to be thriving. Its homeless …

    International Firefighters Day is in May, but let’s take a moment to sing their praises – at least on a local level. Recently there was a fire in …