by Gordon BrockIn June of this year, yours truly had prepared a little discourse to deliver at the Timiskaming District Secondary School (TDSS) graduation ceremonies. However, protocol dictated I had to hold on.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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Now that the municipal election is over, there will be some new faces among the approximately two dozen councils across the region.Living in the district has both its high points and its particular challenges, and all municipalities will now be discussing ideas to make their communities better places to live.But
By Steven LarocqueCongratulations not only to those candidates who won a seat in the October 22 municipal election, but to those who put their name forth and sought to serve their community.It isn鈥檛 an easy thing to do 鈥� to enter a popularity contest to do a thankless job during
Cannabis users, libertarians who support legalization of all drugs, are all celebrating today.October 17 is the day Canada becomes the first major country in the world to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.In about six months you鈥檒l probably be able to go and buy weed as nonchalantly at a retail
By 猫咪AVWe are now almost there. The main municipal election debates have now concluded and the new municipal councils in Ontario will soon be determined.I have been covering municipal politics here in Temiskaming since 1986 and have heard many viewpoints discussed about how to get things to go forward.For
The 2018 municipal election is drawing near and through the last few weeks we have been listening to candidates outlining their visions for the future of their communities.Northern Ontario municipalities are masters of maintaining services with very low tax bases and they are increasingly moving toward sharing those services to
By Steven LarocqueRemember that old song that went 鈥渃elebrate good times, come on,鈥� was it the Pointer Sisters? Kool and the Gang? The Sex Pistols?Today you can find the answer with a simple Internet search (I鈥檒l save you the bother 鈥� it was Kool and the Gang).What did we do
