MCGREGOR BAY--The Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley and the United States Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay have cleared a passage through the ice of northern Georgian Bay to McGregor Bay this week to facilitate the safe transit of a commercial ship. The ships transit through the main channel from Lake Huron into Georgian Bay, through the North Channel to enter McGregor Bay. Any ice on this route should b ...

Ferry service will actively focus marketing on tourist sector but status quo not an option OWEN SOUND—The Owen Sound Transportation Company (OSTC) released its highly anticipated market feasibility study for the MS Chi-Cheemaun this past Tuesday (March 12), along with planned changes to ferry operations for the 2013 season and beyond during a media event held aboard the ferry at its Owen Sound berth. The ma ...

To the Expositor: I’m writing in response to the article ‘Youth get first-hand experience during trapping course’ in the February 27 edition (page 16). Before I jump on my soapbox...I wondered if whomever wrote the article found or can find out why young women aren’t offered an opportunity to learn trapping and skinning on this weekend course? If you need a chaperone, I volunteer! What other reason could th ...

To the Expositor: Where are the elders in Sheguiandah? The concept of an elder in the aboriginal community is sometimes a difficult one for non-aboriginal people to understand. The difference is in the language: in English, it is a title; a noun. In indigenous languages, it is a verb that describes the role. Putting the foolishness and ego driven problems of Sheguiandah’s dysfunctional council aside, I wond ...

To the Expositor: My husband signed his licence for organ and tissue donation, and with his passing his eyes were donated, giving the restoration of sight to two people. I would strongly urge everyone to sign donor cards. What a wonderful feeling this donation gives the loved one’s family. Rest in peace, Earle, and thank you for your donation. Sincerely,Carol GilmoreMindemoya  ...

MANITOULIN—At the recent Ontario Good Roads Association/Rural Ontario Municipal Association joint conference in Toronto, representatives of the Northeast Town, including Mayor Al MacNevin, requested a meeting with provincial Minister of Aboriginal Affairs David Zimmer regarding the 1990 land claim agreement amidst rumours that the claim was soon to be finalized. “We gave them (Aboriginal Affairs representat ...

To the Expositor: I am very excited for my many Catholic friends about the upcoming vote for a new leader for the Catholic Church. They now have the opportunity to vote in a new Pope with a modern train of thought recognizing the equality of women and men in the priesthood and also marriage for the clergy, leaving behind age-old traditions that are depleting their congregations. Wishing you all the best for ...

To the Expositor: Re: ‘Sheguiandah council should hold their noses, work for the community’ (Mach 6, 2013, page 4). You are right; there are two camps here on Sheguiandah First Nation (SFN). They are the right and the wrong. The majority are from the right and these are the people that gave me my second mandate as chief. They are positive, forward thinking people who embrace the positive changes that have b ...

MANITOWANING—Following a presentation by Manitoulin Detachment Commander Staff Sergeant Kevin Webb to Assiginack’s reeve and council last week regarding the possible closure of the Ontario Provincial Police Manitowaning office, The Expositor sat down with longtime Manitowaning resident and councillor Leslie Fields for her thoughts on the importance of having a police presence in the municipality, not only i ...

We’re learning that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has in mind one or even two new police detachment offices, but not yet where they would be located. Members of the Community Policing Advisory Committee (CPAC) learned this at their February meeting and, following concerns expressed by Assiginack reeve and council, Manitoulin OPP detachment Staff Sergeant Kevin Webb attended last week’s meeting of coun ...