By Darlene Wroe It will be a quieter Christmas this year for me and many other people. Gifts have been flying through the mail for some, and for others there …

We hear it over and over here at The Speaker from regular contributors, correspondents and friends. Stay safe. Be well. Take care. The well wishes are returned to one and …

By Steven Larocque Some of our readers out there may remember the name Dave Vachon, a reporter who worked here at The Speaker in the late 1980s. Vachon died on …

This will be the most unusual Christmas for Canada since the 1940s when World War II raged. Just as the people of the 1940s did everything in their power to …

By Diane Johnston   Christmas 2020 – deferred. No, that’s not the springboard for a schmaltzy holiday movie or yet another take on Dickens’ classic story. But it’s my mindset …

    This week we found out there were three new COVID-19 cases in the region, including the first reported case admitted to Temiskaming Hospital. Temiskaming residents can be commended …

By Steven Larocque   It’s been difficult to find the time to use up vacation days in 2020 but I was able to take three of them last week for …