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LITTLE CURRENT—Along with recognizing some of the organizations that provide help and support toward the cause of the War Pensioners of Canada (WPC), the WPC also recognized the special support it has received from Dominic Beaudry, who received the prestigious WPC Ambassador...

LITTLE CURRENT­––Honking horns provided a cacophonous backdrop score to union chants and reworked Christmas carols as striking teachers, occasional teachers and dedicated early childhood educators took to the streets of Little Current to voice their displeasure with Bill 115 and...

To the Expositor: Mr. Black, After reading your letter in the December 5, 2012 Expositor (‘Why does the Manor physically restrain a third of its residents?’, page 4) I gather you are not interested in the welfare of the residents of the Centennial Manor and how we are treated....

This year, 2012, has been one of those special years that could have celebrated a significant anniversary and milestone, just as 2013 will celebrate a century of the constant use of the swing bridge in Little Current. 2012 is a little different case as it represents the 150th...

M’CHIGEENG—After weeks of letters to the editor in the pages of this newspaper and accusations against a family in M’Chigeeng for mistreating their two dogs, the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) visited the home in question last Thursday, and along...

To the Expositor: I would like to congratulate students Rachael Bilbija and Amber Anning for taking the initiative in providing their own Winter Formal Dance, when events precluded one being provided for them. We were pleasantly surprised by the condition of the Legion Hall after...

MANITOULIN—Earlier this month at an Assiginack council meeting, councillor and Manitoulin Centennial Manor board of management member Paul Moffat shared the exciting news that almost $600,000 owed to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) by the Manitoulin Centennial...

To the Expositor: As Canadians we are large consumers of electrical power. Thankfully, many of us are trying to be better at conserving energy. Still, we need to be sure we have the energy we need now and for the future. What are our options? I am not a great proponent of nuclear...

To the Expositor: The fiscal incompetence and complete mismanagement of Canada’s largest military procurement since World War II has now been fully exposed. The Conservative Party needs to be held accountable for their total mishandling of the F-35. Two years ago they told...

March 1, 1919 – December 16, 2012 In loving memory of Elizabeth Hammond, a resident of the Manitoulin Lodge, Gore Bay, who died at the Lodge on Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the age of 93 years, surrounded by her family. She was born on Barrie Island, daughter of the late Joseph...