MANITOULIN—Manitoulin Streams Island-wide cleanup is underway and with it something new—the Bridge-to-Boat Cleanup. Highway 6 from the swing bridge south to South Baymouth has been nicely divided into one-kilometre chunks and Manitoulin Streams is hoping the community will step up and get this portion

MANITOULIN—As waterways across Manitoulin continue to flood, Manitoulin Streams is keeping a close eye on the state of the tributaries, hopeful that the restoration work they have done over the years is hanging on despite the torrents of water. Seija Deschenes, Manitoulin Streams project coordinator, believes their work will

MANITOULIN—In the interest of public safety, several Island authorities are urging a skip to one of the annual rites of spring this year: smelt fishing. The tiny fish follow the ice out at streams flowing into the North Channel, Georgian Bay and Island lakes this time of year, when

LITTLE CURRENT—The Little Current and District Fish and Game Club (LCDFGC) has cancelled its always popular visit by elementary students across Manitoulin to see the walleye run on Bass Creek due to the flooding conditions that hit the Manitoulin area last week. “Unfortunately, 120 students from seven elementary schools

MANITOULIN—Lakeshore Drive resident Dennis Charbonneau went to his property to move his water line further under the ice last week, only to discover he had been stranded by the floodwaters cutting the road. “I wasn’t too worried about my safety,” he said. But since he suffers from Lyme

Providence Bay Alexia Hannigan Alexia here with your sandbag fly! The very day Mindemoya announced its water supply would be temporarily unavailable the township became partially submerged and declared a state of emergency due to widespread flooding. Oh, the terrible irony of it all. My biggest question around these floods

RAINBOW DISTRICT—Rainbow schools will honour our planet Mother Earth Shkagamikwe on Earth Day, today, April 22. Earth Day is an annual event that celebrates environmental achievements and, more importantly, raises awareness about the need to protect natural resources for future generations. This year’s theme, “Our Power, Our Planet”