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MANITOULIN­­––A storm of protest swept across the nation during the final days leading up to Christmas as the passage of a massive 400-page omnibus budget bill containing numerous provisions that will impact on treaty rights and environmental protection unleashed a reservoir of...

An on-the-spot report from a participant in the Sudbury demonstration People from all over Turtle Island and across the world have come together in a movement called Idle No More. It began with four ladies, Nina Wilson, Sylvia McAdam, Jessica Gordon and Sheelah McLean, who felt...

The Hwy 6/17 junction has now re-opened to traffic follow the First Nations ‘Idlenomore’ protest. ESPANOLA-Traffic on Highway 6 and 17 is now moving. The Idle No More demonstration by members of the local First Nations Communities has concluded. Motorists are reminded...

GORE BAY—Gore Bay council wants to have a meeting with representatives of the Manitoulin Planning Board due to concerns with the projected significant increase to the 2013 budget. “This letter came in fairly recently,” said Gore Bay Mayor Ron Lane during a Monday council meeting,...

KAGAWONG—The Rainbow District School Board-Manitoulin Secondary School (MSS) student tracking board does not contravene the privacy provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), an analyst with the Information and Privacy Commissioner...

KILLARNEY—Two area municipalities, Killarney and Burpee-Mills, will be appealing their assessments on local parks that were assessed under the new method of valuation through the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). Both have seen a significant decrease in their...

MANITOULIN–Social media and letters circulating among local First Nations communities indicate that plans are play to close Highway 6 and 17 at the Espanola intersection on Saturday morning beginning around 9 am. Local law enforcement officials indicate that although they...

Manitoulin Island 5:17 AM EST Wednesday 19 December 2012 Winter storm watch for Manitoulin Island issued Winter storm with snow and blowing snow starting Thursday. A low pressure system from Colorado is expected to intensify into a winter storm as it approaches the Great Lakes...

To the Expositor: I am just watching the television broadcast on CNN on Friday afternoon (December 14) regarding the shooting of innocent young children and their teachers and staff in Newtown, Connecticut as I write this. How difficult it must be for the parents and families and...

To the Expositor: I write as a public school trustee in the Province of Ontario on my own behalf. I can understand and deal with teacher’s walkout and the spin off disruption that ensues. I have gone as far as I can to support in part the teachers of Ontario in that I voted for a...