NIPISSING—Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee says the acceptance of a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal would be inappropriate, since the Crown’s representative in Canada has refused to discuss the broken treaty relationship directly with First Nations representatives. Grand...

ESPANOLA—While two Gore Bay area residents, armed with 246 signatures on a petition and several letters from local individuals and businesses, implored members of the Espanola and District Credit Union (EDCU) to reconsider its decision to close...

SUDBURY—Lafarge Canada Inc. (Eastern Canada) announced a contribution of $50,000 to the Manitoulin Health Centre (MHC) in support of their capital fundraising campaign on Tuesday. Lafarge was joined by leaders from the MHC and fundraising special event...

MANITOULIN—With the abundance of lake trout naturally reproducing in the Duck Islands-Burnt Island area, and the prevalence of lamprey, the Upper Great Lakes Management Unit, Ministry (UGLMU) of Natural Resources (MNR), is taking another look at a...

To the Expositor: I’ve visited many anti-turbine websites, with which I must include the Manitoulin Coalition of Safe Energy Alternatives (MCSEA) website (although the MCSEA purports to espouse safe energy alternatives, not simply blind opposition to turbines)....

WASHINGTON––Country music artist Crystal Shawanda of Wikwemikong’s performed at during the Native Nations Inaugural Ball which took place at The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian around 8 pm on the evening of the presidential inauguration,...

GORE BAY—Last week, residents of the Town of Gore Bay and area learned the news that the Espanola and District Credit Union, which has been a mainstay on the community’s front street for nearly 30 years, will...

Grassroots activism can be a scary thing, especially for entrenched political leaders, lobbyists and government officials, for whom the often-chaotic means with which movements like Idle No More use as their ‘standard operating procedures’ are often seen...