TORONTO—While acknowledging the catastrophic affects Asian carp could have on the Great Lakes if they establish there, and the need for measures having been and to be taken to prevent them from doing so, the executive director of the Canada-Ontario Invasive Species Centre (COISC) says they have not made it to the Great Lakes (including Lake Huron) thus far. “No one will disagree this is a significant issue ...

DAWSON TOWNSHIP—Tony Clement, minister for FedNor, has announced a Government of Canada investment of $394,000 toward the Meldrum Bay waterfront development project that will enhance tourism, create jobs and strengthen the economy of the Township of Dawson and the entire Manitoulin region. “The government is empowering Northern Ontario communities to take charge of their economic future by investing in loca ...

GORE BAY—With a reduction in snowplowing services announced by the Ministry of Transport (from its new contractor DBi Services) and one less plow for Manitoulin highways, the Town of Gore Bay has been forced to hire an additional permanent full-time public works staff member, as well as purchase another truck and salt/spreader to cover a portion of highway leading into town. “I would recommend that we expre ...