OTTAWA—Carol Hughes, MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, along with MP colleagues and NDP critics presented petitions signed by 3,619 Manitoulin Island residents, visitors and friends indicating they are unhappy with the ongoing water loss from the Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, North Channel and Georgian Bay basin, in Parliament on Wednesday. The petition calls on the Canadian federal ministers of natural re ...

GORDON—The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Musical Ride is scheduled to perform in the municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island on June 18, 2013. “We’ve already started planning for the big day,” stated Barbara Barfoot. As chair of the Gordon/Barrie Island culture and recreation committee, she said the committee is delighted to be hosting the RCMP Musical Ride this year. Although final confirmation is pend ...

GORE BAY—The cutting back of hours at Service Ontario counters, including the one in Gore Bay, will mean the community will suffer a huge loss of service, says a major Gore Bay employer. “We have received official notification from you (Service Ontario) that your service from the Gore Bay office, effective February 11, will be reduced to four hours a day. This will be very detrimental and costly to our busi ...

TORONTO—Great Lakes organizations are alarmed with the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) “Adaptive Management” advice being forwarded, instead of dealing with a significant cause of the record-setting low water levels on Lakes Michigan and Huron. As water levels in Lakes Michigan and Huron set new monthly record lows, the IJC has recently sent signals that it will ignore public concerns and requests fo ...