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
by Expositor Staff
Billings councillor Vince Grogan has resigned. Since it’s too late for a by-election, Mayor Bryan Barker plans to appoint John Foster—who previously lost a seat tie-breaker by a hat draw—to fill the vacancy for the rest of the term. Council aims to resolve this by May.
Manitoulin’s deer survived a snowy winter thanks to an icy crust that let them reach food. Experts report the herd is healthy, with stable numbers and new fawns. To balance hunter success and farm protection, officials are keeping tag quotas steady at 6,100 for WMU 43B and 400 for WMU 43A.
Smile Cookies available at Tim Hortons in Little Current. All proceeds go to charity.
The Bayers and Roccas are concluding a years-long legal battle over farming practices. The board dismissed the Roccas' claims, calling their conduct "frivolous and vexatious." After various appeals and bias claims, a final decision on the merits hearing costs is expected by June 2026.
Environmentalist Dennis Alvey recently returned to Providence Bay after confronting a Norwegian krill fleet in the Antarctic. Aboard the Bandero, Alvey used aggressive tactics—including snagging nets and "gently bumping" a trawler—to protect krill, a keystone species vital to the ocean food chain.
Islanders experienced delays Thursday as crews work to install pedestrian lights. Delays will likely also be experienced Friday, May 1st.
LITTLE CURRENT—On Tuesday evening, April 21, at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 177, a Navy League Cadet Corps for ages 9 to 11 was forming. The Legion Hall was filled with young people eager to learn about and sign up for this new organization. Lt. (N) Sylvain Boucher, of
Katie Chapman, a 20-year-old nursing student from Little Current, has been elected Ontario Regional Director for the Canadian Nursing Students Association. Representing the province until 2027, she aims to bridge the gap between northern and southern schools and advocate for rural healthcare needs.