Reader Feedback Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockFollowing on the heels of last week’s column regarding Temiskaming being on the fringes of the federal ridings of Nipissing-Timiskaming and Timmins-James Bay, comes two types of feedback
The DivisionLast week this space touched on the fact the District of Temiskaming is split in two when it comes to federal politics. This week we get the thoughts on this subject from the chair of the Temiskaming Municipal Association (TMA).The northern part of Temiskaming falls into
The long campaign Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockYou have to go back to the 19th century – the year 1872 according to most national media outlets – to find the last time a Canadian
Survivor Diaries Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockThe book The Temiskaming Speaker has been putting together on the stories told over the past two decades from World War II veterans is now nearing completion.The book
These Stories Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockWith this issue yours truly notes the 30th year anniversary of being the editor of The Temiskaming Speaker.To mark the occasion, the following list of the top
Amaglamation and Ranked BallotsThese items came across the desk in the last fortnight. These are items of direct interest to our political classes and perhaps the public at large will find themselves carrying about it as well – if not sooner, then later.AMALGAMATIONOntario’s push for municipal
At the bus stop Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockMay 23 was the first day of reduced hours at the New Liskeard bus station. This is part of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission’s (ONTC)
Timmins-James BayA few weeks back this space looked at the federal riding in the southern half of our circulation area – Nipissing-Timiskaming. This week we look at the riding in the northern part of our circulation area – Timmins-James Bay.It was written about Nipissing-Timiskaming that it could be
Odds and EndsIt’s the week before what some optimistically call the first long weekend of the unofficial summer season.With that a community newspaper editor flips through his notebook:LAKE BREAKUPWe had a record-breaking cold month of February and a generally cold, long winter. The odds were
ODDS AND ENDSIn your head, you knew this week would finally arrive, but in your heart in February you wondered if it would ever come – i.e. the snow finally melting and the temperatures rising over the freezing mark.It’s mid-April and a community newspaper editor flips through
