MANITOULIN—Three Providence Bay residents were presented with Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Commissioner’s Lifesaving Citation for Lifesaving awards for the actions they took when a 76-year-old man, an acquaintance of the three, was seriously injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident on May 6. As well, four Manitoulin OPP civilian staff and police officers were recognized with long service awards. Michae ...

MONTREAL—Heather Graham, originally from Gore Bay, but who now lives in Barrie, is a member of the Ontario team that won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship last Saturday afternoon at the TMR Curling Club in Montreal. “It was a bit of a blur, it was a long week, but certainly winning was an incredible experience,” stated Ms. Graham on Monday after returning home. She is vice on the team that is skipped ...

MINDEMOYA—Officials with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) are encouraging property owners who feel their current property value assessment isn’t correct to bring forward these concerns. “At the end of the day the biggest question for a property owner is, ‘can I sell this property for this amount that it has been assessed at’?” stated Pete Fortin, municipal relations representative for th ...

OTTAWA—The lobbying of Carol Hughes, MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, in the House of Commons last week appears to be bearing fruit as the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is now considering providing additional funds for a new roof to replace the tarp being installed as a temporary fix for the Mississagi Lighthouse. “What jumped out at me is that they will consider funding,” said Rick Nelson ...