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 …

    There’s always a day, week or month that receives special attention for certain worthwhile causes: from National Volunteer Week or Emergency Preparedness Week, to Alzheimer’s Awareness Month or …

By Gordon Brock   Over the years The Temiskaming Speaker has published the works of some very accomplished editorial page cartoonists. That list includes names such as Dennis Mehlenbacher, Ray …

    Hats off to the municipal leaders and staff who are driving the development of this region. The City of Temiskaming Shores is beginning the steady process of building …

    As we head into the festive season, communities across the district are lighting their lights and dusting off their garlands and wreaths, welcoming winter with a smile on …

By Gordon Brock   I wonder, though, what some of the others would say? Let’s begin with: In February of this year the coach of Canada’s Men’s soccer team, Jesse …

    The day has come and gone for the official remembrance of those who have fought in wars and served as peacekeepers in nations overseas where there is strife. …