The mayor and reeve’s symbolismThe story of the October 25, 2010, municipal election in The Temiskaming Speaker’s circulation area is the fact all incumbent heads of council that ran for re-election went down to defeat and in the two other races for heads of council (Cobalt and Temiskaming
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.TEMISKAMING SHORES – A broad field of councillor hopefuls is seeking city voters’ support.
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Observing municipal elections in the North from a distance is a new experience after watching the battle for local council seats close-up since the 1950’s. Still, there is more of an interest in who is seeking office in Cobalt or Kapuskasing than there is in the races taking
Eleven in running for six Temagami council seatsNOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Interest remains strong in municipal
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD — There is a race for the mayor’s seat in Latchford.Incumbent mayor George Lefebvre is being challenged
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter COBALT — There is a race in the Town of Cobalt among 14 candidates for
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter EVANTUREL TOWNSHIP (Staff) — Evanturel Township has five candidates vying for seats at a four-member council table.
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – The public has a chance next week to hear from the candidates who are running to sit on Temiskaming Shores council.The Temiskaming Shores and Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a meet-the-candidates night October 15.It’ll be held at Riverside Place in New Liskeard
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter LATCHFORD — New purchases will be the concern of the next council, but the topic was aired at the regular meeting of Latchford Thursday, September 18 by outgoing councillor Larry Anderson who chairs the public works department.Councillor Anderson put the concept on the table
Questions on the ballot Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockReferendums and/or plebiscites are a unique form of democracy in our part of the world.Over the years some political parties in Canada (Reform
