Alpaca shearing at Noble Alpaca Farm

http://youtu.be/N_Q_qhgj4C0 The Noble Alpaca Farm annual shearing is a sure sign that spring has sprung. Alpacas and Llamas have distinct personalities so some of the shear’s clients are docile and compliant while others make no effort to hide their displeasure at losing their coat. ...

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WEBCAST–Spider Bay Marina dredging

The channel leading into Spider Bay Marina at the Port of Little Current is being dredged to accommodate entry into the marina from the North Channel. The maintenance dredging has a greater urgency to it this year as lower water levels in the Great Lakes have presented challenges. The dredging is part of a plan to ensure that local marinas are ‘open for business’ for the 2013 season. ...

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Star Sightings

Former NHL star and Toronto Maple Leaf alumni Wendel Clark was at the Nemi arena in Little Current on Friday, April 5, with a group from Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) and Right to Play to host three days of Sport for Development Clinics as part of Right to Play’s PLAY (Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth) program. Andy Gilchrist ...

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OPP Minute with Constable Boyd

The Expositor is pleased to announce the newest addition to our website, 'OPP Minute with Constable Allan Boyd.' In it, Constable Boyd, community services officer with the Manitoulin detachment, will be discussing current programs and initiatives of the OPP. Stay tuned each week for more from Constable Boyd. ...

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Egging them on, Sheguiandah Museum egg hunt brings out a crowd

Hundreds of children gathered with their parents at the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah to take part in the annual Easter egg hunt. The weather was spectacularly cooperative as the young egg-hunters swarmed over the museum grounds in search of brightly coloured treasure. Kudos to Heidi Burnett and the dozens of volunteers who made the day possible. That Easter bunny bears an uncanny resemblance to Canadian ...

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Henley boat trials

Henley Boat Manufacturing of Manitowaning have built literally hundreds of custom stainless steel vessels for governments around the globe. The Henley design team was in Little Current recently running test trials on a specialized shallow water workboat for the Canada's Oceans and Fisheries under the watchful eye of owner Dave Ham and fabricator Dave Giles. ...

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SkateCanada Manitoulin presents ‘Bedtime Stories’

Figureskaters from across Manitoulin took to the ice before a capacity crowd of parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and siblings on March 2 to show off the skills they have been learning in the SkateCanada Manitoulin program this year. The whole crew came out to provide a demonstration of the CanSkate program with a Peter Pan theme. ...

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