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The methadone treatment program remains in the news as the Northeast Council heard a delegation from the Manitoulin Addictions and Mental Health Partners Committee last week that urged elected officials to a benevolent view on any further treatment centres within the town. The...

To the Expositor: I write to disapprove of the treatment of Mr. L. Killens, resulting from his letter to The Expositor (‘Larry Killens weighs in on strike,’ December 19, 2012, page 4) urging teachers to resume extracurricular supervision. A Ms. Blasutti (union leader and writer...

MANITOULIN—It appears Larry Killens has at least one trustee of the Rainbow District School Board backing him and his choice to voice personal opinions through letters to the editor through this newspaper and others within the Rainbow Board. The Expositor was contacted last week...

MANITOULIN—Last week the Northeast Town council passed proposed amendments to the town’s commercial and residential zoning bylaw to limit the placement of future clinics (prompted by recent methadone clinic problems) in the municipality, despite a letter warning against “people...

To the Expositor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many volunteers involved in the game of hockey. This year Manitoulin Minor Hockey Association had 38 teams and a schedule of 400 games from November 2012 to February 2013. It has been a very busy year for...

MANITOWANING—During last week’s meeting of Assiginack council, Councillor Les Fields shared with her fellow members of council the news of the possibile the closure of the Manitowaning detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Councillor Fields had had the chance to...

SHEGUIANDAH FIRST NATION—The divide among members of the chief and council of the Sheguiandah First Nation continues, with the six outstanding band council resolutions and the community’s audit still going unsigned. The Expositor learned last week that as a result of some...

To the Expositor: My wife recently got a job on the Island and was able to return home to her community. I had the chance to visit recently, and we went for dinner at three of Manitoulin Island’s restaurants: Mindemoya’s Roosteraunt, Wikwemikong’s Eddy’s Family Restaurant and...

WIKWEMIKONG—Ngwaagan Gaming Recovery Centre Inc. (Rainbow Lodge) in Wikwemikong has been selected as one of five First Nations communities in the province to host an Ontario Community Wellness Development Team (CWDT) to provide mental health and addictions expertise and support...

August 15, 1950 – February 14, 2013 62 Years In loving memory of Jarvis Gilbert Trudeau, a resident of Wikwemikong. Jarvis passed away at home surrounded by family and friends. Dear son of the late William and Helen (Anderson) Trudeau. Dear brother of Jerome, Howard, Alan...