Archive for category: Recorder News

Tom Sasvari The Recorder MINDEMOYA—Central Manitoulin Council has rejected a bylaw amendment concerning the controversial shipping containers issue. Patricia MacDonald, acting reeve, told the Recorder the proposed bylaw change was voted on and defeated by council last week. “Council defeated the motion to do the bylaw. People wanting to use [...]

Tom Sasvari The Recorder M’CHIGEENG—”When there is talk of cutbacks being made by the government or the Drummond Report, they need to allow for input and concerns we as First Nations and non-First Nations people have,” stated Glen Hare, Deputy Grand Chief of the Union of Ontario Indians (UOI) at [...]

Tom Sasvari The Recorder MELDRUM BAY—The Dawson Citizens Improvement Association (DCIA) is asking for support from Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Mike Mantha for help in its lobbying to get cell phone service in their area, as part of the current NetCentral enhanced cell program for much of the Island, which is to [...]

Tom Sasvari The Recorder TEHKUMMAH—The Township of Tehkummah is accepting nominations from residents to fill a vacancy on council, following the recent resignation Councillor Arend VanVierzen. Patsy Gilchrist, clerk for Tehkummah Township, confirmed on February 13 a by-election will be held to replace Mr. VanVierzen, who resigned this past December. [...]

Tom Sasvari The Recorder MINDEMOYA—A new contract agreement has been reached by Community Living Manitoulin (CLM) and its employees, the latter represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “A new agreement has been ratified—the union had met February 9 and by a majority voted ratified the new agreement,” [...]

Tom Sasvari The Recorder MANITOULIN—A Great Lakes-Mississippi River separation to block Asian carp from the Great Lakes is possible, practical and preventive, say representatives of Great Lakes United (GLU). “The Great Lakes United (GLU) group certainly thinks the study (released by the Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities [...]

Tom Sasvari The Recorder MINDEMOYA—Members of the Manitoulin Health Centre (MHC) board of directors are concerned with the costs and the administrative workload that will come with the new provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) process that hospitals have to follow as of January 1, 2012. [...]

Tom Sasvari The Recorder GORDON—While it is still waiting for the final go ahead from its legal counsel for the transfer of the Manitoulin Island Country Club (MICC), Gordon/Barrie Island council has taken some necessary steps to prepare for the municipality’s takeover of operations of the golf course. “Some questions [...]

Tom Sasvari The Recorder MANITOULIN—A Honora Bay couple, well known for their past work with the Gore Bay Summer Theatre, have written a movie screenplay based on the life of Danny Dodge. “It’s done, the screenplay is 120 pages,” stated John Hawke who, along with his wife Deborah Wilson, finished [...]

Tom Sasvari The Recorder MELDRUM BAY—The Dawson Citizens Improvement Association (DCIA) will be lobbying to get cell service in their area, as part of the current NetCentral enhanced cell program for much of the Island, which is to be completed later this year or early in 2013. “On the cell [...]