MANITOWANING—Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha was pleased to present Manitowaning’s Dr. Mike Bedard with an award of recognition from (OCFP). More than 750 family doctors from across Ontario are ...

NORTHEAST TOWN—Since the story for 2025 Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands budget appeared in the December 23, 2024 edition of this newspaper, the municipality received a substantial increase in ...

WIIKWEMKOONG—The Wikwemikong Tribal Police Service (WTPS) is set to launch a comprehensive initiative in 2025 aimed at closely monitoring repeat offenders within the community. “This effort ...

Ms. Taibossigai received a lot of support from her family moving back to the Island. Her brother, Dane Bebamash, invested in her business. A bearded mannequin head in the corner of her shop bears an ...

WIIKWEMKOONG—The heartbeat of the nation rang throughout the gymnasium of Wiikwemkoong High School as Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory welcomed in the new year with a cadre of drum groups that included ...

After reviewing many submissions, Tehkummah Township Volunteer Fire Department was chosen as the deserving recipient of the $15,000 KENWOOD Cares grant. Prior to this support, the organization relied ...

The impact of sea lamprey on the Great Lakes’ ecosystem and fishing industry is staggering. Only one in seven fish survives an attack. While their preferred prey includes lake trout, they also target ...

ASSIGINACK—Representatives from ROCK Networks have been applying to Island municipalities and First Nations for permission to work on their road allowances and other properties in order to fulfill the ...

MANITOULIN—While officers with the Manitoulin Island detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have certainly done their job in keeping impaired drivers off the road during the annual six-week ...

ONTARIO—An impending strike by Ontario community college teachers has been averted after a new agreement was reached at the eleventh hour. The current collective agreement expired on September 30 and ...

Northern Ontario accounts for 90 percent of the province’s landmass but only six percent of its population, with most residents concentrated in a handful of cities. When it comes to rural communities ...

ONTARIO—A final decision has been announced by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) that will see graduated financial penalties for hunters for failing to submit mandatory hunter ...