LITTLE CURRENT—After reviewing the Manitoulin Planning Board’s (MPB) 2013 budget and the municipal contributions for next year, the Northeast Town council directed town staff to investigate separating from the Planning Board. “I’ve had it with this planning board!” exclaimed Northeast Town Mayor Joe Chapman when reviewing the MPB budget at a council meeting earlier this month. “We are paying exorbitant amou ...

LAKE HURON—Last winter’s lack of precipitation and this year’s dry, hot summer are combining to have a major effect on Lake Huron’s water levels. On December 1, Lake Huron was one centimeter lower than the 1964 record low, and by Thursday, December 13, Lake Huron was 71 centimetres below the long-term average, 41 centimetres lower than the same time last year and all measurements are below chart datum. “It’ ...

NASHVILLE—Reflecting on home and the holidays, Wikwemikong’s Crystal Shawanda caught up with The Expositor to talk about her Christmas tour, her label New Sun Records, and what is in store for her for 2013, including the release of two new singles. Crystal’s Country Christmas Tour started on November 29 in Winnipeg, travelling across Ontario and the US, ending last week in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Though the tour w ...