“The greatest experience”
Aspin reflects on his term and his futureDarlene Wroe Speaker Reporter NORTH BAY -- Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Jay Aspin was gracious as he reflected on the loss of the riding Monday evening, October 19, to Liberal Anthony Rota.Meeting with about 50 of his supporters who had gathered at Boston
Green candidate says voice was heard
Gordon Brock Speaker Editor NORTH BAY – Nipissing-Timiskaming Green Party candidate Nicole Peltier has mixed feelings about the results of the October 19 election.Ms. Peltier finished fourth out of four candidates, collecting 1,277 votes, or three per cent of the vote.During an election night telephone interview from
Jodouin committed to run again in Nipissing-Timiskaming
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter NORTH BAY – The Liberal juggernaut that swept through the country on election night also captured Nipissing-Timiskaming along the way.“I think it was a national statement on how people felt about Stephen Harper’s Conservatives,” said New Democrat candidate Kathleen Jodouin in a telephone interview
TURNOUT INCREASE
A slow but steady stream of voters, like Tanya Langford-Paquette, made their way to Northern College in Haileybury to vote on election day, October 19. The Nipissing-Timiskaming riding, according to Elections Canada, saw turnout increase by about six percentage points from 2011 to approximately 69 per cent. (Staff photo
Liberal challenger predicts “progressive approach”
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TIMMINS – His first federal campaign left Liberal candidate Todd Lever with mixed feelings.The Timmins lawyer placed second to incumbent New Democrat Charlie Angus in Timmins-James Bay. He garnered 12,732 votes, or about 34.1 per cent of all votes cast
NDP Angus wins fifth term
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – Timmins-James Bay resisted the red Liberal wave that swept across the country and re-elected New Democrat Charlie Angus to a fifth consecutive term.He garnered almost 16,000 votes and almost 43 per cent of the popular vote. He outdistanced his nearest rival, Liberal
Debate goes to pot
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Opinions divided when talk at the Nipissing-Timiskaming all-candidates’ meeting turned to marijuana.New Democrat Kathleen Jodouin said the party supports decriminalization.At the same time, she said harm reduction must be addressed in health strategies.She said needs are even greater in
Candidates highlight platforms
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Nipissing-Timiskaming candidates had the opportunity to outline their platforms at a meet-the-candidates night sponsored by the Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce.CONSERVATIVEJAY ASPINConservative Jay Aspin stressed that the party would continue to lower taxes and balance the budget and
Meeting the candidates October 1
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – It’ll be a full house at the podium for a meet-the-candidates’ night in Temiskaming Shores.All four candidates on the ballot in Nipissing-Timiskaming – Conservative incumbent Jay Aspin, New Democrat Kathleen Jodouin, the Green Party’s Nicole Peltier, and Liberal Anthony Rota – will be at
NDP looks to turn the North orange
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The New Democratic Party has their sights set on winning Nipissing-Timiskaming on October 19, hoping it pushes them over the top in the final count on election night.“For the longest time there was the big orange wave across the North and