Food for thoughtDear Editor:The sharing and giving spirit was not awakened in our community only by the Christmas Season. It was wide awake throughout 2015.Although this year, 2015, there was a substantial increase in clients at our Food Bank the sharing and caring ensured no client
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Best gift possibleDear Editor:I would sincerely like to thank Matt Tremblay of North Eastern Patient Transfer Service and his staff for graciously offering and delivering his service for my granddaughter whom is wheelchair bound.Due to the fact the Ontario Northland bus runs once a day north and
Thank you Survivor Diaries
Dear Editor:On behalf of all the veterans who attended the ribbon cutting of the book, Survivor Diaries, on November 7, 2015, I wish to thank Lois Perry and Gordon Brock for the fine job of publishing and printing of the book. It was great to see so many
Niqab or no niqab
Dear Editor:A few days ago I met a friend at the Chat Noir. As usual our conversation turned to politics. We covered quickly the current political campaign and I stated I did not understand why the niqab had become such a huge political issue. My friend informed me
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About the ridingsDear Editor:While I am no longer a resident, I remain a passionate Northerner and a political advocate on Northern Ontario issues.I read with great interest on your editorial on the political divisions within the District of Timiskaming/Temiskaming (From The Editor’s Desk,
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In support of Silver Centre Wind Energy ProjectDear Editor:I’ve been reading the back and forth rhetoric related to the proposed Silver Centre wind turbine project and just could not take it anymore and see the opportunity pass us by.I think the project is a great idea
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Get the vowels rightDear EditorThe Speaker has been such a stalwart ally in the ongoing campaign to get the “e” back in Temiskaming that it was disheartening to see the egregious “i” version improperly used in a historical summary of the District’s electoral ridings (pg. 10a –
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Foundation takes no positionsDear Editor:The Temiskaming Foundation has recently been named in media releases related to a proposed energy project in our district. These releases suggest that The Temiskaming Foundation could be used as a “potential vehicle” for funds that they have indicated may flow back
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Still the best governmentDear Editor:The recent Fraser Institute study on amalgamation in Ontario confirms the claims expressed even before Mike Harris and his wrecking crew started hacking away at local governments in 1995, namely, that the notion of amalgamation yielding increased efficiency and reduced costs of governance
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Admiration and disgustDear Editor:I read with a combination of admiration and disgust your article “Passerby Pulls Body From Lake Temiskaming” in the May 28, 2015 edition.I have never written a letter to the editor, but I find the facts surrounding this event worthy of comment. My