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MINDEMOYA—Owen Legge of Mindemoya skipped his team to a win in the first event at the Dr. Jack and Mary McQuay Memorial Mixed Bonspiel on the second weekend in February. Shirley Legge played vice, daughter Jackie as lead and Frank Haner of Mindemoya was second. Sixteen teams competed this year, an ideal number for a weekend bonspiel at the club, ... Read More »

MINDEMOYA—Residents of Central Manitoulin have a beautiful new expanded library at their disposal, thanks to the hard work and determination of an army of volunteers and the steadfastness and vision of chief librarian Claire Cline. An official ribbon cutting took place in the entranceway of the 1,000 square foot addition last Thursday afternoon to mark the occasion. The library is ... Read More »

MINDEMOYA—The grand opening of the new Espanola and District Credit Union (EDCU) in Mindemoya was held last Wednesday, bringing together Island employees, board members and community members in celebration. “The Bondi family (the new building’s owners) have gone out of their way to fulfill all our requirements and make this wonderful location a reality,” commented Lindsay Liske, chief executive officer ... Read More »

Municipal offices closed December 27 A motion was passed to close the municipal offices on December 27 and allowing staff to use accumulated overtime to offset the day off during the holiday season. “We felt it was a good option for staff to use up the time they have accumulated,” said Councillor Patricia MacDonald. “I thought staff had requested this ... Read More »

CENTRAL MANITOULIN—Central Manitoulin council moved to set a meeting between between Carl Brown Bus, AJ Bus Lines, the OPP, the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), the road construction company AECOM and the municipality to discuss safety issues regarding the intersection of Highway 542 (King Street) and Highway 551. The motion originated in the Finance and Administration committee following receipt of a ... Read More »

CENTRAL MANITOULIN—Council reserved judgment on a letter of request from Manitoulin Family Resources that the municipality waive building permit fees for the new Help Centre building. “What they would like is for council to approve their proceeding with their building,” noted CAO Ruth Frawley, explaining that staff had emailed the directors of the organization for clarification. The Help Centre discussion ... Read More »

MANITOULIN—Two projects being conducted by the Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre (A/OFRC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources, both on Lake Mindemoya, will be used to evaluate the overall status of the Mindemoya Lake fishery. Keith Nahwegahbow, fisheries technician with A/OFRC, told the Recorder on Tuesday, “We will be undertaking a broad scale monitoring (BSM) project on Lake Mindemoya. We’re partnering ... Read More »

To the Expositor: Immaturity shows up big time when Carnarvon Councillor Derek Stephens shows up at the Mindemoya council chambers with a bottle of liquor in hand, sets it on the table and says “I love liquor and I love scotch.” Perhaps the good folks at AA could help Mr. Stephens out. Thank you Reeve Strong for taking a stand ... Read More »

[map z="13" w="600" h="325" maptype="ROADMAP" address="Mindemoya, Ontario" marker="yes"] GORDON—Along with concerns raised on issues such as development being restricted on agricultural lands, relinquishing the deer yard designations on Manitoulin, identification of hamlets and settlements as settlement cluster areas and the designation of an area parcel of land as parkland, there was the recommendation in the first working draft of the ... Read More »

MINDEMOYA–On Tuesday April 02, 2013 at 12:15 pm Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police responded to a complaint of possible gunshots being heard in the vicinity of Central Manitoulin Public School in Mindemoya. A school staff employee heard what appeared to be gunshots while on yard duty and advised administration of the school who called police. As a precautionary measure the Central ... Read More »