SPRING BAY—Having been harassed by one bear two years ago was enough for a Spring Bay couple, but they were recently paid a visit by four more bears. “We had four bears on our front lawn this morning,” Vincente Belenson told the Recorder last Friday (August 24) afternoon. “It was amazing—there was the mother bear and three cubs.” Mr. Belenson had written in an email to the Recorder earlier in the day, “ever ...

MINDEMOYA—The municipality of Central Manitoulin is in a “crisis” situation as the lifespan of its landfills is estimated to be less than two years. This prompted the municipality to host a public meeting to discuss the situation last week, with council imploring members of the public to bring forward any ideas on how waste can be decreased so the landfills can remain open longer. “I would like to welcome a ...

Tom Sasvari The Recorder M’CHIGEENG—The vision of members of the Anishinaabemowin Gamig Elders Language Activity Centre (AGELAC) to one day open a senior housing complex in M’Chigeeng will soon become a reality as work on this new building is expected to commence in the next few weeks. Grace Fox, of the AGELAC board, told the Recorder last Thursday that tenders for the construction of the building were open ...

MANITOULIN—“This has just been a terrible year,” is how Gordon Township farmer Morris Hore summed up the summer season. Dry weather conditions has caused trouble for farmers across the Island, with water holes drying up, an increase in bugs and a less-than-average hay crop, to name just a few of the related headaches. In the case of Mr. Hore, this summer has culminated in the early sale of all 90 of his bee ...

by Robin Burridge MANITOULIN—With the Canada Day weekend just around the corner, Manitoulin communities across the Island have a wide variety of activities planned to suit all ages and interests. In Mindemoya, this Canada Day will mark the town’s 35th annual Homecoming weekend and in celebration, there will be a ton of great activities and events. Beginning Friday, June 29 at the Mindemoya baseball diamonds ...

MANITOULIN—Even though Taste of Manitoulin events have been taking place since last Friday, June 8, there’s still plenty of time to get a taste of Island life before the festival is over. Events on Wednesday, June 13: On the West End of the Island, Bella the Clown will be making lunch from her organic garden, starting at 11 am and running to 2 pm, with the Basils with Bella event. The cost is $45 and lunch ...

Tom Sasvari The Recorder PROVIDENCE BAY—It would be hard to determine who had the broadest smile on their face: the children who will wholeheartedly enjoy the new playground at the Providence Bay beach, or the 200 volunteers who helped with the construction of the new playground last Saturday. Island youth Hayden Young seemed to sum it up best when he stated, “this is really cool. I never realized everythin ...

Tom Sasvari The Recorder MINDEMOYA—Central Manitoulin municipal council has given its approval in principle, to a health-recreation complex proposal, being spearheaded by licenced dietician Petra Wall of Spring Bay. “This was brought forward by our EDO (economic development officer) at our Finance and Economic Development Committee meeting, for a satellite similar to the YMCA,” said councillor Bev Pearson-T ...

Tom Sasvari The Recorder PROVIDENCE BAY—The Providence Bay/Spring Bay Lions Club has now reached its fundraising goal for the Providence Bay beach playground project, thanks to funding provided and announced by the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The Lions Club had partnered with Community Living Manitoulin (CLM) for the OTF funding. “On April 3, we received confirmation of funding from the Trillium Foun ...

by Robin Burridge MANITOULIN—Central Manitoulin’s Ride Manitoulin has been named the number one motorcycle event in Ontario this summer by Northern Ontario Travel. Last summer was Ride Manitoulin’s inaugural event. Held at the Providence Bay fairgrounds, the event offered an array of activities and vendors such as poker runs, live music, Yamaha demos, Dynotunes tuning centre and a freestyle motocross demo. ...