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ASSIGINACK–Manitoulin OPP received a complaint from a seasonal resident of Sunsite Estates subdivision that his snowmobile had been apparently stolen. According to a press release, the snowmobile owner parked his blue 1997 Grand Touring Skidoo snowmobile beside his Bay...

LITTLE CURRENT––Recent spikes in policing costs have garnered attention across the province in recent weeks as rural municipalities who contract their policing services to the Ontario Provincial Police have been hit with significant increases. In the past, policing costs passed...

To the Expositor: A few days ago, a story appeared in The Globe and Mail. It told us that, in the US, 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 billion “small mammals” are killed each year by pet cats. Divide by 10 for a Canadian estimate: that’s 370,000,000 birds and 2.7 billion small mammals....

MANITOULIN—The upcoming closure of the 19A Water Street (methadone) Clinic in Little Current on Friday, February 15 has led to a claim being filed by a client through the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). Despite contacting the media department of the CHRC, The Expositor...

To the Expositor: I am writing in response to Franklin Pabomsai’s letter entitled, ‘Join Me in the Circle of Respect: An Open Letter to My Non-Aboriginal Neighbours’ (January 30, page 4). While Mr. Paibomsai’s letter has noble and redeeming qualities that appear worthy of a great...

PYEONGCHANG, KOREA––Manitoulin Special Olympic (MSO) snowshoers Regan Millsap and Kelsey Mellan will be coming home later this week after competing in the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Korea and bringing with them one gold and three silver medals. Ms....

To The Expositor: ‘Band politics issues still unsettled in Sheguiandah,’ as it appeared in the January 23, 2013 letter to the editor (page 5). It is amazing how one could twist words and delete paragraphs, I am referring to the editor. The motto of the editorial section: “Who...

To the Expositor: With shock and disbelief, I was stunned at what I witnessed while playing in the championship game of the 35+ men’s division at the Little Current Lions Club Winterfest Sportsmen Hockey Tournament. AOK was playing Wiky in the finals, of what was a good hockey...

MANITOULIN—Cold temperatures and snowy weather last month led to many Island residents complaining about the condition of Manitoulin’s highways, with the blame falling to DBi, the Ministry of Transportation’s (MTO) new road maintenance provider on Manitoulin. The highway road...

It’s clear that the location of a Manitoulin clinic, or perhaps several of them, where methadone clients can be seen and assessed and where they can access their treatment and, more importantly, counseling towards moving to “no addiction” status, has become a major concern since...