Debate continues over wind turbines
There is a large push on to find new energy projects in the province. Locations have been identified where newly developed energy could be fed into the electricity …
Editorial cartoon in the July 30 issue:
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Sports Parlance
By Gordon Brock Audiences of sports movies or novels based on an event/personality/team of the past don’t mind the, at times, ‘artistic liberty’ that is taken. At the same time, …
Climate change hoax?
“Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt” ‒ Mark Twain If we consider it, 2025 is shaping up to be one of the worst years for the world and its …
Editorial cartoon in the July 23 issue:
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Thumbs up and down
It’s that time of the summer when we examine the good, the bad and, perhaps, the ugly of life in our region by giving a thumbs up or a thumbs …
What are they singing?
By Gordon Brock Thanks to the Internet and YouTube, I can now understand those hard-to-distinguish lyrics from those well-known singers who aren’t acclaimed for their enunciation. But in another era …
Editorial cartoon in the July 16 issue:
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Making Temiskaming Shores beaches accessible
Ontario is expected to go fully accessible by 2026. Meanwhile, millions of Ontarians with disabilities are having negative experiences getting around their communities for basic things like groceries, banking and …
Temiskaming and that decade
By Gordon Brock Earlier this year, I caught a glimpse of then-Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus being interviewed by Steve Paikin on TV Ontario’s program “The Agenda.” The interview centred …
