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WIIKWEMKOONG—Due to an unexpected emergency related to its water and sewer lines, the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory (WUT) band administration office will be closed for approximately six weeks.
GORE BAY—It is only a matter of time before the annual Manitoulin Plein Air Festival becomes as popular as those in larger areas. “We’ll have hundreds of artists on hand once word gets out how great ...
MINDEMOYA—Matthew Redmond, of Mindemoya, has been recognized with a Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (CMHF) Award.
LITTLE CURRENT—The Little Current Lions Club will be taking a well-deserved rest following another successful Haweater Weekend held the Civic Holiday Weekend but will soon reconvene to start planning ...
Art in the Maples showcased over 40 plus artists, including sculptors, painters, weavers, glass and fibre artists, photographers, potters, jewellers, mixed media artists and much more. Several ...
A representative of the Ontario Barn Preservation (OBP) group was in the Gordon/Barrie Island township area last Thursday, documenting six old barns from several farms in the area to preserve their ...
ALGOMA-MANITOULIN—Nibi, the spirits of the water, returned one of her daughters—whose earth walk had ended—to the shores of Sable-Spanish River in Ontario.
GORE BAY—When you consider his tremendous involvement with hockey at all levels on Manitoulin Island, it seems only right that the family of the late Kevin Bailey has launched a new grassroots grant ...
PRIDE SISTERS TRIO—Rebekkah Batman of Little Current and daughters, Lizah, Evie and Mable attended the Manitoulin Pride parade in their colourful finery. The parade and barbecue that followed at the ...
Musician Nettish performs in front of a large crowd at the Gore Bay Curling Club second annual ‘Rock the Rings’ fundraising fish dinner, held this past Saturday. The event was held to raise funds for ...
The Lafarge fish fry has become an annual event, continuing a legacy celebrating the 54 years that Lafarge has partnered with Whitefish River First Nation. This year, the event has become the Amrize ...
The name Norisle stands for NOR (Northern region of Lake Huron) and ISLE (representing Manitoulin). She was 215’ in length and had a capacity of 200 passengers and 50 vehicles and replaced the SS ...