The Canadian Senate has been much in the news lately as various members of the red chamber are being investigated for various possible offences and, in the one notable case, a senator has been removed from attending meetings (although he’s still collecting a paycheque) after being charged with assault and sexual assault. This has refueled a national debate on the usefulness of the Senate at all or whether a ...

To the Expositor: I am writing this letter as a result of an article in January 25th Sudbury Star by Jacqueline Rheaume on “Task force tackles aging drivers.” There has been an increasing focus on seniors driving skills and abilities. TV and radio interviews I have listened to, as well as articles in The Expositor and Sudbury Star are causing me concern. My question is, “Where is all this going to lead?” Wi ...

MANITOULIN—Rainbow District School Board (RDSB) Trustee Larry Killens has found himself in hot water with the board he represents, as well as with Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) local president Barb Blasutti. The trouble stems from a December 19, 2012 letter to editor on page 5 of this newspaper, ‘Larry Killens weighs in on strike.’ In the letter’s last paragraph, Mr. Killens addresses th ...

SHEGUIANDAH FIRST NATION—The four members of the Sheguiandah First Nation chief and council met at the end of January (on neutral territory in Sudbury) for a duly convened council meeting, but neither chief nor council were pleased with the result. Councillors Derek Assiniwe and Kevin Mishibinijima have been on the outs with Chief Aguonie and Councillor Jake Ago neh since the summer, taking their protest of ...

WIKWEMIKONG—Earlier this month, Wasse Abin High School in Wikwemikong launched a new music business course in conjunction with Coalition Music, which focusses on teaching students how to compose and write music, record, advertise and market themselves as an artist. “This is the very first music program at Wasse Abin High School and the first of its kind in Northern Ontario,” explained business teacher Jason ...

To the Expositor: In response to a letter to the editor arguing against setting aside land to be conserved, many people seem unaware of how unusual the alvar habitat on Manitoulin Island really is. Misery Bay Provincial Nature Reserve and Park west of Evansville is the only provincial park on Manitoulin Island, 7.6 square kilometres, a tiny part of the entire alvar along the 100 kilometres of south shore. I ...

M’CHIGEENG—With the closure of the 19A Water Street (methadone) Clinic in Little Current last Friday, February 15, clients across the Island were left struggling to continue their treatment, many being forced to travel to Espanola or Sudbury, but M’Chigeeng First Nation saw the closure as an opportunity to revise the methadone treatment program, and have launched a new methadone program for its band members ...

To The Expositor: I would like to write about my experiences regarding the methadone maintenance program. I would like to have everyone’s attention and respect and hope that the majority of people understand what I am trying to achieve. I am speaking on behalf of the situation with the methadone maintenance program. The methadone clinic has to quit their services in Little Current and has been refused to re ...

To the Expositor: I have held my tongue for quite some time now regarding the methadone clinic in downtown Little Current. So many times I have heard derogatory comments about the ‘druggies’ that use the services to better themselves. They are shoplifters, they fight on the streets, they are an unsightly blight on our town—the list goes on and on. I suggest everyone take one step back and look in the mirror ...