Steven Larocque This is Waste Reduction Week in Ontario (until October 25) and the province has announced plans to improve recycling programs by making more items acceptable for the blue …

Among the many interesting stories carried in The Speaker this week, two reflect different aspects on the importance of local education. There’s the story of two local musicians, Nico Chartrand …

Diane Johnston In a really, really, really, really annoying online ad, a family is shown driving around the block. As Mom proclaims “Staycation 2020!” two kids in the backseat look …

This Thanksgiving our gatherings will be smaller. But we can still take time to reach out by phone or FaceTime to those who we love and cherish throughout the year. …

Steven Larocque Hoisted on his own petard. That’s one of those phrases we’ve all heard but it’s also one of those phrases that’s hard to remember. The dictionary (yes, a …

The DeBeers Victor Diamond Mine in the Attawapiskat region was a great boon to Northern Ontario’s economy for years. It’s now in the process of shutting down. The new IAMGOLD …

Darlene Wroe The small northern cedar sits low and hidden at the northern end of the island. I was clearing brush out around the hundred white pines my husband planted …