Archive for May, 2011

by Alicia McCutcheon GORE BAY—During a ceremony filled with pomp and circumstance, Manitoulin’s newest, and youngest-ever Crown Attorney Stacy Haner was officially sworn in last Friday morning at the Gore Bay courthouse before an audience of fellow members of the Manitoulin bar, family members and well wishers. Prior to the [...]

by Robin Burridge LITTLE CURRENT—In spite of rumoured protest by groups opposing wind power projects on Manitoulin, a public information gathering organized by wind turbine developer Northland Power concerning their proposal for a 24-unit wind turbine project on the McLean’s Mountain proceeded without disruption. Northland Power held the meeting at [...]

by Alicia McCutcheon MANITOULIN—With the busy summer season approaching and with boaters and campers watching closely the changing water levels of Lake Huron and the North Channel, many people are breathing a collective sigh of relief as the water is slowly starting to rise and is almost at par with last [...]

To The Expositor I’m not sure just what Kara Hawke is talking about when she said policing is not what it use to be in the letter to the editor on May 18 on page 5, ‘Policing on Manitoulin is not what it used to be.’ I wonder if she [...]

by Alicia McCutcheon AUNDECK OMNI KANING—A referendum held over the weekend in Aundeck Omni Kaning (AOK) will bring some major changes to band politics, beginning with the December 2011 election of chief and council for another three-year term. Chief Craig Abotossaway explained that the referendum ballot—consisting of four questions—came about [...]

Christian Lee Mokohonuk passed away peacefully at Laurentian Hospital on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at the age of 11. He fought a long battle with cancer for 6 years. He was born on Manitoulin Island July 15, 1999 but has been a resident of Espanola his entire life. Survived by [...]

To The Expositor: A few years ago, a young man by the name of Jim Moodie came paddling his canoe along the North Shore and happened across the Manitoulin Island. He was a poet at heart and the magic of the Island caught his imagination. He decided to stop awhile [...]

April 7, 1915 – May 21, 2011 In loving memory of Vera Langton, formerly of Barrie Island and Lively, who died at the Manitoulin Lodge on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the age of 96 years. She was born in Romsey, Hampshire, England, daughter of the late Alfred Henry Edward [...]

To the Expositor: After reading the May 18th Manitoulin Expositor article about the Wikwemikong sisters and their remembrances of abuse suffered at a residential school in Spanish, I want to applaud Ida Embry and Blue Cloud Woman for their courage to tell their stories. It takes guts (something completely lacking [...]

For a small judicial district like Manitoulin, having its own resident Crown Attorney is a privilege and having a resident officer of the court at this level means that the way justice is rolled out here can be very reflective of the community. Before Brad Allison was appointed Manitoulin Crown [...]