MANITOULIN-- This years Labour Day holiday weekend kept officers busy from Friday, August 31 to Monday, September 3. During the weekend, Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were out in full force on the Island highways and waterways making sure everyone had a safe weekend. Eight RIDE initiatives were conducted highways, waterways and trails across Manitoulin with a total of 558 vehicles, ves ...

Experts suggest strategies for control, containment MANITOULIN––Forces are being marshaled and battle lines drawn in the latest alien invasion of Manitoulin’s shores. Patches of phragmites australis and heracleum mantegazzianum are swarming onto Island beaches and lurking about Manitoulin’s fields, ditches and wetlands, coming as hitchhikers on boats and campers and dropped unwittingly along our byways by t ...

To the Expositor: In response to Sally Miller’s letter about horsepulling (‘Horse pulls are an unkind thing to do to beautiful animals,’ page 4) in last week’s edition of the Expositor, thank you for expressing your opinion as a spectator about the sport of horsepulling. I would like to express mine as a participant. I have been raised among the “pulling scene” my entire life. My dad pulls, as does my husba ...

The name of the proposed new federal riding (Algoma-Manitoulin-Killarney) has a nice ring to it. That, and the fact that the acronym AMK that we’ve grown used to while Kapuskasing has been part of this electoral district will still stand up for headline writing. MP Carol Hughes expressed some concern in an interview on the issue in last week’s paper, particularly about adding a more industrial-leaning Livel ...

SHEGUIANDAH FIRST NATION—Today (Wednesday) will mark 42 days of protest for those on the picket line on the Sheguaindah First Nation who say they will remain until the chief, Orville Aguonie, tenders his resignation. Last Wednesday, August 29 a full meeting of chief and council was to be held at the band office council chambers. The week before, the two protesting councillors (who call themselves MECS, Majo ...

Says it would benefit both MNR and anglers MANITOULIN—The recent vandalism to Cold Water Fisheries cage nets in the North Channel has caused the president of the Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association and proprietor of Meeker’s Aquaculture to reflect on the upside of having thousands of escaped rainbow trout swimming in Manitoulin waters. As a fellow fish farmer, his sympathies lie first and foremost with ...

To the Expositor, An open letter on the Upper Great Lakes Study Dear Stakeholder, The International Joint Commission (IJC) deeply appreciates the hospitality, participation and passion of the people who shared their perspectives on Great Lakes water levels and flows. In mid-July, the Commission held public hearings in 13 communities on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, western Lake Erie and both the ...

To the Expositor: Last week a letter, I sent to Tehkummah Township was released in the media. I am looking forward to answers in relation to over-expenditures at our local firehall to which, at the time of writing this letter, I was still not privileged. I wish to share with you a learning experience in this process. I have had to do research to ensure my questions are not ramblings and will be worthy of th ...

To the Expositor:   Channel Sightings in August   Boats on the channel, an unscripted parade The worn and humble, the sleek and bold A mélange of color, texture, and sound   Go-fast boat rumbling Sleek cabin cruiser beaming Small red fishing boat trolling   Heads up! Float plane, white with blue trim Barreling down the channel, lift off!   Sailboats galore in North Channel paradise ...

LITTLE CURRENT—Last Thursday evening at a special meeting of the Northeast Town council, council passed a motion directing town staff to enter into a lease agreement with Canada Post, ensuring that Little Current’s post office will remain in its downtown location. This decision comes after months of in camera discussions and negotiations between the town and Canada Post regarding their lease at the post off ...