Mindemoya fire destroys vehicle repair garage
Meneray Automotive commits to rebuild
MINDEMOYA—The owner of a business in Mindemoya says his towing business will be operating again this week, despite a major...
MHC emergency volumes up and Island hospitals available for transfers from other health facilities
MANITOULIN—Manitoulin Health Centre (MHC) continues to revise its surge plan to address the increase in emergency department visits from people with respiratory illnesses, including...
Hunters! Send in your photos to Tom’s Big Buck Roundup!
SUDBURY—Yes, hunters, we want your photos! If you harvest a buck during next week’s annual Manitoulin deer gun hunt, then you should send them...
Kagawong recalls veterans, Dieppe Raid, peacekeeping and the Cuban missile crisis
KAGAWONG—The community gathered in person for a Remembrance Day service for the first time in two years, following a pandemic-related hiatus. Kagawong’s Cenotaph Board...
Autumn Peltier a finalist for International Children’s Peace Prize
WIIKWEMKOONG—Eighteen-year-old Autumn Peltier of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory was a finalist for this year’s International Children’s Peace Prize. Rena Kawasaki, a 17-year-old girl from Japan...
Gayle Payette to take on role of principal for Lakeview School
M’CHIGEENG—Gayle Payette has been selected to take on the role of principal of Lakeview School in M’Chigeeng First Nation.“It’s all about the students, helping...
Recount requested in Tehkummah Twp.
TEHKUMMAH—A vote recount has been requested by one of the unsuccessful candidates for council in the recent Tehkummah Township municipal election.
Gerard Lyons, candidate for...
Island gun hunt approaches, MNRF concerned deer herd numbers haven’t rebounded
MANITOULIN ISLAND—It appears that the deer herd on Manitoulin Island is still slowly recovering from the winter of 2019 as thousands of hunters converge...
Reggie Leach receives Order of Canada
OTTAWA—All good things come to those who wait, it is said, but hockey legend Reggie Leach, the Riverton Rifle, has never been one to...
Gore Bay man found not guilty of charges, rights breached under Charter of Rights...
GORE BAY—A Gore Bay man is not guilty of charges of refusing or failing to provide a breath sample and resisting arrest, after bringing...
Demands on Island food bank increase dramatically
Wage earners now clients as grocery prices skyrocket
MANITOULIN—Pandemic ripples continue to plague communities across the globe, with high inflation primarily caused by disrupted global...
Rediscovered song celebrates Islander John Eadie’s WWII sacrifice
‘The Ballad of Johnny Eadie’ was once thought to be lost forever in a house fire
LITTLE CURRENT—“Johnny was a milkman in my home town,...
