Archive for August, 2011

To the Expositor: It came to my attention through the August 24 edition of The Expositor that the newspaper was continuing their tradition of holding an ‘all candidates’ night’ at Manitoulin Secondary School, six days in advance of my planned evening. I apologize profusely to the public and those stakeholders [...]

by Alicia McCutcheon BAY ESATES—Some summer residents of Manitoulin will not have a place to return to for the time being as an early Thursday morning fire completely decimated a Bay Estates home. Expositor photographer John Savage lives five houses down from the home of Laura and James Colussi and [...]

June 19, 1944 – August 20, 2011 In loving memory of Rancy “Alvin” Wassegijig who passed away peacefully at the Manitoulin Health Centre on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the age of 67. Survived by special friend Rose Wassegijig. Loving father of Valarie (Andrew) Raphael, Steven Wassegijig, and Allan (Jen) [...]

by Alicia McCutcheon MANITOULIN—With just over 40 days until the provincial election, voters in Algoma-Manitoulin have three people to choose from for the position of Member of Provincial Parliament, including Liberal incumbent and Kagawong resident Mike Brown, Northeastern Mantoulin and the Islands Mayor Joe Chapman who is standing for the [...]

To the Expositor: Here we go again. I recall our newly elected prime minister some years ago advocating an elected senate. Not only is he now appointing senators who were defeated when they ran for election to the commons, but he is now defying the will of the people who [...]

Much will be said of and written about the late Jack Layton in the days and weeks to come so The Expositor would be remiss in failing to add its own observations. Mr. Layton quarterbacked a stunning change in the fortunes of the national party he led––the federal New Democratic [...]

August 21, 1928 – August 18, 2011 Dr. Harold Greenfield Cumming was born on August 21, 1928 and peacefully passed away at Calvary Place Personal Care Home in Winnipeg, Manitoba on August 18, 2011. He will be deeply missed by his wife Suzann, daughters Katherine Cumming and Christine (Cam) Regehr, [...]

In loving memory of Raymond Russell Collins “Raym”, a resident of Little Current who passed away at the Sault Area Hospital on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the age of 73 years. He was born in Howland Township on May 11, 1938, son of the late Russell and Maggie (Howard) [...]

To the Expositor: There have been no end of letters to The Expositor pressing for bike lanes and spouting off about the terrific business prospects they will represent to the Island. Well I drive a lot of miles every week and I’m noticing there are now a lot more bikes [...]

To the Expositor: As I sit and ponder what the upcoming provincial election will bring to us, I like to look at possibilities that will be presented to each voter. Will people vote for the other party just because they are tired of the huge void coming from Queen’s Park [...]