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Golden Horseshoe will decide election result

speakeradmin — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:34:26 +0000

by Wayne GreenOn the eve of Ontario's general election it must be noted that five weeks of intense campaigning by the three main political parties do not seem to have made much of an impression on the province's population. Just as they were when the Legislature was dissolved back

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Incumbent John Vanthof

speakeradmin — Wed, 07 May 2014 18:48:03 +0000

NDP to focus on “pocketbook issues”Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Ontarians heading to the polls will face “very different visions of the province,” says Temiskaming’s incumbent New Democrat MPP.The contrast is starkest between New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives, said MPP John Vanthof as he prepared for

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From the Editor’s Desk

speakeradmin — Wed, 07 May 2014 18:30:51 +0000

May Notes[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]As we begin the fifth month of the year the potential is there for a series of events in this community to make it a May to

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Will Ontario vote make a difference?

speakeradmin — Wed, 07 May 2014 18:27:04 +0000

[caption id="attachment_2706" align="alignleft" width="200"] Wayne Green[/caption]By WAYNE GREENAfter what has been a rather drawn out period of political posturing, Ontarians will go to the polls on June 12 to see what can be

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MPPs want Ranger program back

speakeradmin — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:12:50 +0000

TORONTO (Special) - Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof, along with fellow NDP MPP Michael Mantha from Algoma-Manitoulin recently called on the Liberal government to restore the Ontario Park Ranger program at provincial parks.“The program built awareness, job skills and an overall appreciation of the diversity of Ontario in yesterday’s and today’s

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Sport Shorts

speakeradmin — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:15:57 +0000

Metal DroughtFor many hockey fans, the World Junior Hockey Ch amp i o n ships in Malmo, Sweden was a perfect antidote to the freezing cold temperatures that had people hibernating inside over the holidays.I was happy to have this tournament for entertainment as I had had enough of Christmas

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Vehicle Accident – Update

speakeradmin — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:31:53 +0000

Two-vehicle accident outside New Liskeard

DISTRICT (Staff) — A 15-year-old male was transported by air ambulance to Ottawa Monday morning, December 30 after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 outside New Liskeard.

The 15-year-old male was a passenger in the car involved in a collision with a minivan at the intersection of Highway 11 and Rockley Road at approximately 10 a.m.

Two other occupants in the car were taken by ambulance to hospital to be treated for non life-threatening injuries, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.

Two of the four occupants in the minivan were also transported by ambulance to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries, police stated.

Police are investigating the collision with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit.

The highway was closed along the highway bypass of New Liskeard as the collision was being investigated.

More details will be in the January 8 Speaker.

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Personality of the Year

speakeradmin — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:57:46 +0000

Sarah Marsden: A champion for anti-bullying campaignè��AV Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES — When you call someone a champion it’s usually because they have taken on a cause and made a difference in their community.They have worked with a goal to help others and raise awareness.Ecole secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie student 15 year-old

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Story of the Year

speakeradmin — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:54:06 +0000

Gordon Brock Speaker Editor The Murder of Chris ParsonsDISTRICT – From the time in June the police called his death a homicide and right through to year’s end the questions have remained the same concerning the death of Chris Parsons.Who would want to hurt him and why?Mr. Parsons, known better to some

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A Cry for Justice

speakeradmin — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:35:40 +0000

GORDON BROCK Speaker Editor Year ends with two unresolved murders and remembrance for a young Earlton teenDISTRICT – From early in 2013 to year’s end, the common thread in our community throughout the past 12 months seemed to be a cry for justice. Many of the top news stories in Temiskaming this

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