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Little Current, Ontario
Vol. 134, No. 41 $1.19 + GST
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Rockville
woman
perishes
in tragic
house fire
The Moore family home in Newby's Bay on Rockville Road was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Tragically, Terry Moore, age 52, did not survive the blaze.
Her grandson, James Moore, age 18, is listed in serious condition at Health Sciences North with third degree burns and lung damage due to smoke inhalation as a result
of the fire.
photo by Alicia McCutcheon
Northeast Town attempting Distinct, separate Official Plan
Planning Board compromise demanded by Northeast Town
Suggests majority vote
for Northeast Town, Central
as condition for staying in
by Alicia McCutcheon
LITTLE CURRENT—Northeast
Town council met in a special
meeting last Thursday night to
discuss the changes the municipality would like to see in the
structure and format of the Manitoulin Planning Board (MPB), this
after direction from representatives of the Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Housing (MMAH)
that the Northeast Town make an
attempt at ‘playing nice’ with the
MPB.
Northeast Town CAO Dave
Williamson told council that the
purpose of the meeting was for
council to have the opportunity to
have a discussion about options
should the municipality find it
could no longer stay within the
MPB after making the effort to
work things out, as the minister
of MMAH had requested.
“You have to decide what is the
will of council,” he said. “And
what is reasonable and what is
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Municipal Affairs and Housing
spokesperson agrees it’s council’s
right to have unique OP
NORTHEAST
TOWN—The
Northeast Town community service/public works committee has
passed a motion, recommending
to council that the municipality
direct the Manitoulin Planning
Board to create a new Official
Plan, specifically for the Northeast Town.
“The point is, we want to have
our own Official Plan because
we’re not satisfied with the other
one,” Mayor Al MacNevin said
bluntly. “And we’re entitled to do
Assiginack won’t partner with rodeo for grant
LITTLE CURRENT—The topic of hosting another Northern Ontario
Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) Junior A team in Little Current was
brought before the Northeast Town council last week during a committee meeting, eliciting mixed reviews.
“We have been approached by Tim Clayden about bringing an
NOJHL team back to Little Current,” explained CAO Dave Williamson.
He said that the core requirement in bringing a team to Little Current, according to Mr. Clayden, is community support and that Mr. Clayden (the director of operations for the Espanola Rivermen) submitted a
draft contract for staff ’s perusal.
“What we’re basically asking, is council interested and can we sup-
improve their chances of being
approved for funding.
The Manitoulin Rodeo is seeking funding for capital costs associated with the rodeo for such
items as bleachers, a groomer, arena fencing as well as the operating
costs.
Councillor Paul Moffat questioned why, if the rodeo company
A-Bar-K Rodeo, supplies its own
fence, the purchase of another
fence is needed.
Ms. Hutchinson said the committee was told that council had
discussed purchasing a new fence
for the grounds and, she said, if
the funds are available, why not
purchase a multi-use fence that
could be taken down and stored,
as well as have Canadian Standards Association (CSA) ratings.
“Trillium has told us that if the
town’s not going to take the lead
(on the application), then this
agreement (between the municipality and the rodeo committee)
needs to happen to be successful,”
Ms. Hutchinson said of the collaborative agreement.
MANITOWANING—Assiginack
council has decided to let the
Manitoulin Rodeo committee go it
alone when applying for funding
from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, despite warnings from the
funders that a standalone submission, without municipal backing,
will likely be unsuccessful.
Sarah Hutchinson and Sylvia
Moggy, members of the Manitoulin Rodeo committee, attended
the meeting of Assiginack council
last Tuesday evening prior to the
March 1 deadline for submissions
to Trillium. They were there to
pitch to council the creation of a
collaborative agreement between
the rodeo committee and the
municipality which, Ms. Hutchinson explained, would greatly
Northeast Town will review
Junior A tenancy proposal
so.”
“I fully believe it’s more than
time to get a plan of our own,”
stated Councillor Melissa Peters,
who was the driving force behind
the move. “The Manitoulin Planning Board has taken three years
to come up with a plan that doesn’t reflect NEMI.”
Councillor Peters said she also
wanted a motion to clearly state
the roles and responsibilities of
the Manitoulin Planning Board.
The motion reads that the committee “recommends that the
Council of the Corporation of the
Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands directs the
Manitoulin Planning Board to
prepare an Official Plan specific
to the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands.”
In a previous discussion council decided that whether the
Northeast Town remains with the
planning board or not, the municipality would still request its own
Official Plan.
The Expositor contacted the
Terry Moore, 52, dies
in Saturday night blaze
by Robin Burridge
MANITOULIN—A house fire in
Rockville on Saturday night
claimed the life of 52-year-old Terry Moore and left her grandson
James Moore in intensive care
with third degree burns and lung
damage due to smoke inhalation.
“On Saturday, February 22 at
9:13 pm, the Manitoulin Ontario
Provincial Police (OPP) was notified of a house fire located on
Rockville Road in the Northeast
Town,” stated an OPP press
release on Monday. “Officers
arrived on the scene along with
members of the Northeast Town
Fire Department to find a family
home fully engulfed in flames.”
“Preliminary
investigation
shows that five members of the
family were home at the time
when the fire broke out in the residence and that it quickly spread,
completely destroying the home,”
the release continued. “Four of
the family members made it out
of the house, while one member is
still unaccounted for. Three of the
family members were sent to hospital for burns and smoke inhalation and one member was transferred to Sudbury and is in
serious condition from burns.”
The OPP would not confirm the
identify of the family or that one
member had perished in the fire,
but a source close to the Moore
family confirmed Terry Moore’s
death.
Ms. Moore’s sister Ruth Eadie
shared with The Expositor on
Monday that the Moore family,
including Terry, her husband
Dave, daughter Rebecca, her
boyfriend and Rebecca’s son
James, were in their family home
Dave and Terry Moore cradle great granddaughter Maddison in this family photo.
Ms. Moore perished in a home fire in Rockville Saturday evening.
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Anishinaabemowin champions
Recently 24 students from the Wikwemikong Hub Centre, Wasse-Abin Jr. School, Pontiac School, High School and Adult Education participated in the Anishinaabemowin Public Speaking Contest. The
Wikwemikong Hub Centre winners were first place, Trinity Cheechoo; second, Kamro Recollet; and third, Marley Peltier. The Wasse-Abin Jr. School first place winner was Shakira Sagassige; second, Autumn
Peltier; with Matthew Jacko and Maria Shawanda tied for third place. The Wikwemikong Pontiac School first place winner was Francesca Pheasant; second, Alyzaya Assiniwe and third place, place Destiny Beaudry.
Wikwemikong High School had two participants: Bridget Pheasant, first place, and second place went to Stephen Aibens. The Adult Education winner was Janet Wemigwans. Students came into the
Anishinaabemowin classroom daily to practice their speeches and continue to do so. The next step is that the speeches, now on CD, will be sent to the Anishinaabemowin Teg Board in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
where they will be listened to and a selection will be made as to who will present at the annual language conference held at the end of March.
Gore Bay Theatre to perform at
Northern Ontario drama festival
The Manitoulin Sea Cadets Corps 348 took home first place at the area Sea Cadets
marksmanship competition in Sudbury last weekend. This is the Manitoulin Cadets
sixth year in a row winning the competition. Team members include team captain
Petty Officer Second Class Zoe Murphy, Leading Seaman Eric Harper, Petty Officer
Second Class Brad Sayyae, Leading Seaman Nick Harper and Leading Seaman
Ben Sayyae.
Manitoulin Sea Cadets win
marksmanship competition
for sixth consecutive year
SUDBURY—The Manitoulin Sea
Cadets Corps 348 achieved amazing results at the Sea Cadet
marksmanship competition in
Sudbury last weekend, placing
first as a team for the sixth year
in a row, in addition to many personal bests.
The competition took place at
the Sudbury Armoury on Saturday, February 22 with seven
cadet corps represented from the
Sudbury area including Manitoulin,
Espanola,
Capreol,
Naughton and three from the
City of Greater Sudbury.
The Manitoulin Cadets team
achieved a combined score of
1,267 points out of a possible
1,600 points to take first place,
while, individually, Leading Seaman Eric Harper took first place,
Petty Officer Second Class Zoe
Murphy won third place and
Leading Seaman Nick Harper
was awarded second place in the
junior category.
The team included team captain Petty Officer Second Class
Zoe Murphy, Leading Seaman
Eric Harper, Petty Officer Second Class Brad Sayyae, Leading
Seaman Nick Harper and Leading Seaman Ben Sayyae.
Each February, Cadet Corps
from the Sudbury area meet for
this competition. For 348 Manitoulin, training began in October
with the cadets practicing each
Sunday indoors at the Little Current Legion for four hours using
Daisy 853C pellet air rifles. During the training year they fire
thousands of pellets in order to
perfect their technique. They
shoot from a distance of 10
metres at paper targets backed
by a canvas backstop.
“All cadets in the corps compete for a coveted spot on the
marksmanship team, but only
the five best shooters are picked
along with two spares (in case of
Family Health Teams and Debaj partner
for second CHIR Café Scientifique
MANITOULIN—Debajehmujig Storytellers will be once again hosting a Canadian Institute of Health Research (CHIR) Café Scientifique
session from 1 to 4 pm on Thursday, February 27.
Described as “very exciting,” the event is sponsored by the Manitoulin Central and Municipality of Assiginack Family Health Teams
and Debajehmujig Storytellers. The hosts said that they are “pleased
to bring the CIHR Café Scientifique, a new and exciting way of sharing and learning, to Manitoulin Island” in a press release. This version of the CIHR Café series will address the topic ‘Mysteries and
Challenges: Healthier Living with Technology.’
This Café will build on the growing public interest around the
Island for engaging talks by, and among, leaders in their fields
regarding locally relevant health issues. These leaders will present
their easily understandable ideas in the relaxed space of the Debajehumjig Creation Centre in Manitowaning.
Free refreshments and snacks will be provided.
Following the presentations, participants will be able to ask ques...continued on page 13
GORE BAY—Gore Bay Theatre
will be representing Gore Bay
and the Island again at the annual Northern Ontario Drama Festival (QUONTA) this March.
QUONTA will be held in Sault
Ste. Marie and features top theatre groups from across Northern Ontario.
The group has been very successful at the festival in the past
and has been chosen the best production three of four times it has
entered (and placed second the
other time). They will be competing against groups from major
cities in Northern Ontario.
Gore Bay Theatre will be presenting an award-winning adaptation of one of the great works
of world literature, ‘Crime and
Punishment’ by Dostoyevsky on
Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 pm and
Sunday, March 9 at 2 pm at the
Gore Bay community hall. All
tickets will be sold at the door by
general admission.
‘Crime and Punishment’ has
received glowing reviews wherever it has been performed. The
Chicago Sun Times called it
“stunning, lean, taunt and emotionally searing.” The Providence Journal said it “was powerful,
challenging
theatre,
thrilling, a brilliant achievement, don’t miss it,” and the New
York Times said it was “engrossing theatre, remarkably absorbing.”
The play has been called a literary and philosophical ‘whodunit;’ a psychological murder
mystery that delves deeply into
the mind of a man in the aftermath of a double murder. We
wonder if the main character
committed the crime and it takes
the skill of a very savvy detective
who is reminiscent of Columbo
to solve the crime. It takes the
audience on a heart-racing journey and leaves the audience with
questions about morality, justice,
sacrifice and redemption.
Co-directors Andrea Emmer-
ton and Walter Maskel are
extremely excited about the production. Ms. Emmerton said,
“We wanted to do something that
was very intense, powerful and
challenging that would provide
our audience with a theatrical
experience that was completely
different than anything they had
seen before.”
“You do not get to experience
the kind of dramatic performances that this show features
very often,” said Ms. Emmerton.
“We are fortunate to have three
extraordinary actors in Chris
Cayen, Jessica Lajoie and Vincente Belenson. I am certain that
audiences will be extremely
impressed by their powerful and
professional work. We are also
looking forward to present this
incredible drama in the Sault
and represent our community
and the Island.”
Mr. Maskel added, “it really is
a privilege and an honour to
Island youth selected for Parliament visit
Support needed to make trip a reality
by Robin Burridge
LITTLE CURRENT—Alexandria (Ali) Cosby of Little Current has been selected to the Forum for Young
Canadians, a program through the Foundation for
the Study of Processes of Government in Canada
which aims to foster an understanding among young
Canadians of the role and function of Canada’s democratic government.
“For over 35 years, The Foundation for the Study
of Processes of Government in Canada has devoted
itself to fostering leadership skills in young Canadians—to demystifying the political process and helping smart students get their voices heard,” explains
the organization’s website. “Through its various programs—including The Forum for Young Canadians,
its flagship program—the foundation provides youth
ages 15 – 19 with first-hand access to the minds, the
procedures and the energy of Parliament Hill. It also
creates a community among the like-minded leaders
of tomorrow.”
Ali will be participating in the program from Sunday, March 2 to Friday, March 7 in Ottawa, engaging
in educational activities and learning about government.
“I will be sitting in on sessions of Parliament, din...continued on page 13
Assiginack Public Library to get new home this fall
MANITOWANING—By late fall,
in its 75th year, the Assiginack
Public Library will be moving
from its current location at the
municipal office to the former
Wally Harasym Accounting and
Insurance building at the corner
of Queen and Arthur Streets.
The municipality has purchased the building with Assiginack to take ownership in midMarch, clerk-treasurer Alton
Hobbs explained.
This move marks the first time
the library has not been paired
with the municipality in its soonto-be 75 years, librarian Debbie
Robinson explained. “Not that we
mind sharing, and there’s a lot of
things we’re going to miss,” she
said, explaining that the library
enjoyed the use of the municipal
office photocopier and other services. “We might have to make a
‘back in five minutes sign,’” she
joked.
However, Ms. Robinson added,
“it’s going to give us some more
space and we’ll have the best view
in town. We’re hoping to make
that view available to our
patrons.”
“Between the two historic building, Burns Wharf and the Roller
Mills, the Norisle and the beach,
we’re looking down on where the
whole community began,” she
said.
While excited, the librarian said
she realizes there is a lot of work
ahead.
There had been talk of expanding the library at its current location for some time, but when council made the suggestion to
purchase the Harasym building
instead, the board agreed.
“The board’s pretty excited
about it, but we still have to do
some fundraising,” she added.
Ms. Robinson said she is looking forward to having designated
storage space in the building’s
basement as “We do have 1,200
Easter eggs!” she laughed. The
added basement space could also
mean a place for archived titles,
Ms. Robinson shared.
Some “weeding” of the titles
will be done, largely in the non-fiction department, Ms. Robinson
said. The move will also mean the
end of the library’s videotape collection, as they simply take up too
much room, and have been phased
out in favour of DVDs.
The library has been at its current location for the past 31 years.
“It’s been good to be a part of the
‘brick block’,” she laughed.
The Assiginack Public Library
will mark its 75th anniversary this
spring.
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editorial
An Island Junior A team means a lot of hard work
The fact that the North Bay Northern Ontario Junior Hockey
League Junior A franchise is looking for a new home for its club and
is eyeing up Manitoulin, specifically the Little Current arena, makes
a fine news story but after several well-meaning efforts at the same
thing, the practicality of such an endeavour must be called into question.
The Manitoulin Wild was the original name of the Island Junior A
franchise a decade ago and, after a change in ownership, they became
the Manitoulin Islanders until the franchise moved to Kirkland Lake
over two years ago.
The common theme among the three ownership groups that ran the
franchise when it was an Island phenomenon was that fundraising
efforts to keep the club going were continuous and ongoing: hot dog
and sausage barbeques during the summer, hot lunches during the
winter months, the rental income from rink boards in the Little Current arena (which had to be continuously resold), the sales of club
merchandise to fans and much more besides.
It’s doable. There is no question of that but it requires a Hurculean
volunteer effort to earn the money to pay for team charter bus rides to
places as far away within the league as Iroquois Falls, for ice time for
games and practices, for billeting, for officiating costs, for equipment,
for coaching costs and, once again, much more besides.
The Manitoulin Island community was supportive of the last franchise here, but maintaining it was virtually a full-time job for the volunteer board that comprised the team’s ownership and the last owner
of the franchise also acted in the capacity of team coach, thus further
minimizing overhead.
The problem with a fairly expensive-to-run franchise in a market
like this one is that there hasn’t been a major sponsor, nor is there
likely to be and hence the myriad of small fundraising events.
There is also the issue of education for players who wish to pursue
post-secondary schooling for, in the past, these players would typically reside in Sudbury and come over to games and practices. Educa-
tion costs are also an issue for out-of-country (US) players as the local
school board levies a hefty tuition fee, a factor that, in the past, caused
several players to drop out of school, at least while they played away
from their home country.
This all having been said, the idea of a team at this level returning
to Manitoulin Island is a great one, in principle.
The last three franchise owners were not shy of volunteer help and,
should the franchise relocate to Manitoulin, there is every reason to
believe that this would once again be the case.
The first few games of the Manitoulin Wild attracted record numbers of people to games and season’s tickets were not difficult to sell
and this was also true of the early days of the Islanders.
Having a better than .500 season will bring people to the home
games and, in the last few years of the Islanders, when fans began to
expect that the home team would lose once again, they more and more
often found something else to do on home game nights.
These are some of the challenges facing an entrepreneur wanting
to bring hockey at this level back to Manitoulin.
It’s not a bad idea. Far from it. But the owner’s business strategy in
a market like this one (or in Mattawa, another small town under consideration) must recognize the challenges and have a plan on how to
deal with them.
An advantage of locating to Manitoulin is that there is a tremendous amount of recent local experience to draw on, from people who
were intimately involved with the previous franchise, so it’s not as if
they would be coming to uncharted country.
As far as a fan base goes, they will definitely come out, but they
want to see the home side triumph, and play well, at least some of the
time. If a franchise can’t expect and promise to deliver this basic
expectation, it needn’t bother filling out the paperwork.
And if the team is winning, the fundraising comes easier as well.
It’s that simple.
letters
Alcohol use is our own personal responsibility
Writer wishes Split Rail brewers much success
To the Expositor:
While I can appreciate that alcohol and alcoholism can lead to serious issues in our society today, I certainly disagree that entrepreneurs
on Manitoulin Island should be discouraged from starting an enterprise pertaining to the craft of beer production .
Right now I can walk into any liquor store on the Island and buy beer.
It’s my personal responsibility as to how I consume it, not somebody
else’s. And that is what it boils down too. Being responsible. Don’t
drink and drive makes good sense to me.
I don’t know Andy Smith or Eleanor Charlton personally, but I do
wish them success with this venture (Split Rail Brewery), as it will certainly draw more tourists to the Island, and also create more jobs locally if and when the project gets off the ground.
Kudos to LAMBAC for assisting entrepreneurs on Manitoulin Island
and thus fulfilling their mandate.
Sincerely,
Ray Khan
Mindemoya
A second dialysis unit on Manitoulin is unnecessary,
and could be detrimental
‘Education is the key, prevention is the weapon’
To the Expositor:
I read with great interest on your article about increasing awareness of kidney disease on the Island (‘Wikwemikong plans case for
local dialysis unit,’ January 15, page 1). Unfortunately, I was a dialysis patient in Little Current for over a year and have a fairly good
knowledge about dialysis.
I agree that anything that can be done to educate people about kidney disease is extremely important as it is a “silent” disease until it
may be too late.
We are very fortunate to have an excellent dialysis unit in Little
Current with a great professional trained staff, current equipment
and an environment that makes dialysis a bit more bearable.
I do think, though, that trying to get a second unit built so close to
the one at Manitoulin Health Centre (MHC) could be detrimental.
MHC is accessible to everyone from the Island and some people have
to spend up to two hours just getting there but they accept that. The
enormous expense of developing a second unit and maintaining staff
and equipment would not make sense when there is a great unit close
by. Both units would suffer.
Education is the key, prevention is the weapon.
Gerry Mack
Lake Kagawong
Canadians must change their polluting ways
Think about your children and grandchildren
To the Expositor:
Finally, there is one government official that agrees that there is
climate change and that is John Kerry in the United States. It’s too
bad nobody agrees with that here in the Canadian government
because they are just creating pollution with all the new industries
that are starting—it’s about the almighty dollar and luxury. Citizens
have to let go of their luxurious ways which means going back to
farming and working with the land instead of destroying it because
when mother earth is being planted, it also helps it stay healthy.
Industrilization is not the answer because you’re just going against
mother nature because the almighty dollar is blinding you not to see
the truth. There have been a number of oil spills here in Canada and
that oil gets saturated right into the ground and does a lot of damage
to our mother earth and cleaning it up does not do any good either
because it goes deep into our mother earth so the ground is still pol-
luted and, like these windmills, they have a back system if they’re not
turning, a motor, which burns fossil fuels. That’s what I heard so
these windmills are just a bunch of BS—they’re polluting too.
It’s probably better to create solar energy because it’s coming from
the sun and there there are the thousands of cars on the road each
day and they are not clean because the auto industry is not being honest. They are just interested in making money.
Think about your kids and your grandchildren because they are
the ones who are going to suffer because you do not want to change;
they will pay dearly for your mistakes and I see this as a dire warning
for citizens because it’s not getting any better, it’s just getting worse.
Ron Osawabine
Wikwemikong
LETTER TO THE EDITOR?
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LOIS AND DON ARNOLD
Lois learned resilience and
ingenuity by taking care of herself at a tender young age. “I left
home at 11 to work for other families. I learned what it takes to be
independent and it has served me
in good stead,” Lois shares. “My
home life changed after my father
died when I was seven and my
mother remarried. By the time I
was 11 I felt more comfortable living with my grandmother.” That
arrangement ended quickly as
her grandmother couldn’t have
another person living with her.
That was a rule pensioners were
expected to adhere to in the 1930s.
A $10 a month pension from the
government precluded taking in
dependents.
Shirley Legge’s grandfather
Sam got word of this and asked
Lois to live with his parents to
help look after them. Eleven-yearold Lois began to look after ‘two’
pensioners. Caring for seniors
would be something that would
become ingrained as a welcomed
task for the young lass for much
of her life. “Today Don and I are
retired. We live in one of Jeremy
Gordon’s spacious homes in Mindemoya and we are very happy.”
“Helena Martin and Tom
Brown of Collingwood, of English
background, were my maternal
grandparents,” Lois acknowledges. “My mother Catherine
Brown arrived to Manitoulin
from Collingwood at 15 to live
with her grandmother after her
home broke up. Catherine married William Myland, 36, the same
year. The Myland family had accumulated considerable tracts of
land in the Trafalgar area near
Toronto, but when the depression
hit they lost much of their land
and their wealth.”
William worked hard at general
farming near Trafalgar and later
on Manitoulin, but died with
pneumonia at 56. The couple had
six children, three girls and three
boys. All three boys died in infancy so the Myland name has not
been continued. One boy was only
a week old when he succumbed to
the flu. Older sisters Elva Bowerman and Violet Mastin also
passed away.”
Lois Anna Myland was born on
April 24, 1924, the youngest child
of Catherine and William. She
was named after her aunt, Anna
Martin. Mrs. Whit McDonald, a
nurse from Tehkummah, attended the birth. The doctor often
couldn’t reach an expectant mother in time. “In later years my
mother became a midwife and
helped deliver babies too.”
When Lois was just threemonths-old she developed whooping cough and nearly died.
“Apparently I was choking when a
visiting relative scooped me up,
held me upside down and shook
me, releasing the phlegm that was
stuck in my throat. I guess I was
lucky they were at the house.”
“My first memory at four was
sitting on my father’s knee in the
old Model T, steering the car to the
road. I also remember lying on a
buffalo robe with Marie Anstice a
year or two later at my father’s
wake.
We
were
in
the
Tehkummah church and I saw the
casket.” It seems Lois’ childhood
was short and not peppered with
the usual memories. She recalls
her family trading half a pig for
groceries at Ward’s store. She never owned a bicycle or skates and
was often teased about this by her
cousin Marie Brown Anstice.
After age seven, Lois’s life at
home had changed. Her mother
sold all the animals. Her sister
Elva and husband Alan took over
the farm. Lois, 11, moved in with
Sam’s grandparents. She took her
classes by correspondence. “Sam
would pick up the schoolwork at
the Providence Bay post office and
I would do the assignments on
weekends,” Lois continues. “After
I finished Grade 9, a year later, I
had to write the same test as the
kids in the regular school system.
Now
and
Then
A Celebration of Life on Manitoulin
Mnaachtoong Maadsewin
By Petra Wall
The young teens.
era. “I found out
from a would-be
suitor who came
around quite early
the next morning to
let me know.”
Don, of Irish heritage, almost died
too when he was
quite young. A
kitchen table tonsillectomy led to a significant blood loss,
but
luckily
he
Lois and Don Arnols were married April 10, 1943. They recovered. He and
pose in front of the Manufacturer's Life Building in Toronto.
Andy Watson were
caretakers for the
Sandfield School.
Don’s father was a
blacksmith and he
bought and sold cattle, also providing a
Percheron
stud
service for local
farms. The smithy
built in 1916 with
wooden pegs was
later
dismantled
and reconstructed
by John Seabrook at
his home. “I remember the turkeys
too,” Don offers.
“Farmers
would
meet at Andy Watson’s place and the
whole
basement
would be full of
freshly
killed
turkeys.
They
would be packaged
up and sent to Simpsons.”
Don joined the
service as a young
man but left for
health reasons. His
discharge came just
At their Florida condo in 2000.
prior to the Battle
of Dieppe and this
That day I walked all the way from may have saved his life. Don and
the Michael’s Bay area to the old Lois decided they would look for
McKennan
School
in work down south and marry soon
Tehkummah.” Lois was very sur- after. “We headed right to Toronto
prised and pleased to find out that with one suitcase each and the
she had attained the highest mark $200 that Don had earned as carethat year. Nevertheless, she had to taker for the schoolhouse. It was
drop out of school because board- enough for about a week. If we
ing for high school was too expen- hadn’t found work we would have
sive.
had to come back and admit
She began to date Don Arnold. defeat.” The two stayed with
At 17 he was nicely laid-back and cousin Jean Irving, just long
good looking. “Don’s cousin enough to set their wedding day
Calvin had asked me to go to Har- and get their first paychecks from
ry Little’s ice cream parlour Dominion Bridge.
where I ran into Don. It wasn’t our
Dominion Bridge was a war
first meeting but we really plant that made large shells,
enjoyed our chat that day. Our ammunition for the big ships. “I
families had visited each other sat on a high stool beside a conwhen we were babies.” Lois veyor belt,” Lois explains. “I had
recalls they were both five when to apply a compound on the shells
Don was brought to the doctor’s which would move through a big
after he and Lois had a bit of a tus- press. If I didn’t completely cover
sle over the water pump. “All I the metal with the grease a loud
remember is that he started it by shriek would emanate from the
pulling my hair and I eventually press, alerting me and the rest of
bit him. I suppose that was our the plant to my mistake. I made
first significant meeting.” They sure that didn’t happen too often
almost broke up once when Don for the six or seven months we
and some buddies enjoyed a boys’ worked there, until the war ended.
night out during the prohibition
I am sure my lack of hearing
today has a lot to do with that
noisy plant.”
Their nuptials were held at the
minister’s parlour on St. Claire
Avenue on April 10, 1943. “We had
no time for a honeymoon, so just
returned to work for our next
shifts.” Later that summer they
were home for a visit when Lois,
barely pregnant, came down with
a ruptured appendix. “I was in the
old hospital and I was afraid I
would lose the baby, but we were
lucky and the pregnancy was
saved.”
When their first daughter Nancy was born in Toronto the couple
was renting two rooms in an old
house. “We bought our first home
in 1952. It cost $8,500, had nine
rooms and you could see the
Woodbine Race Track from the
third floor. Not surprisingly, the
former owner had been a bookie’s.
We lived there for 20 years, turning the place into a rooming
house. We had no car yet. I had
insisted that we would not buy a
car until we get a house. In 1954
we bought a Dodge Mayfair, the
top-of-the-line Dodge, for $2,400.”
Lois also volunteered at the
children’s school as a mother’s
helper and Don began his 39-year
stint as a driver for the Canadian
National Railway. Don drove
teams of horses through Toronto,
delivering fish he had picked up at
the CN rail station. The fish would
arrive from both the east and the
west coasts. “I passed the Royal
York daily and I would park the
horses on the street when I had to
pick up or deliver a package.”
“One of my horses was just terrified of paper. I was picking up a
package, standing at the front
door, when some paper blew
between the horse’s legs. Both
horses started to run and the pair
did not stop until they were in the
barn. They ran three lights in
Toronto, and amazingly, never hit
any vehicles or people on their
way. I had to get a ride with another CN delivery team,” Don offers,
grinning. “Another time the same
horse encountered blowing paper
and became agitated; jumping
across the street and landing on
top of a lady’s car, significantly
damaging the hood.”
Don decided to ‘desensitize’ his
paper-fearing horse with weights
and a rope tied around the neck of
the horse, attached to a bit and a
hydro pole. It was a windy day and
soon paper blew by. The horse
reared up and started to froth at
the mouth before throwing off the
weights. Don calmed him down by
pulling on the rope and the bit. It
worked! The next time he took
him out, flying papers did not
seem to bother him. He was a good
horse after that.
The barn boss, however, didn’t
like the horses. He wanted to keep
them in the barn. He also wanted
to separate the team; he felt that
one horse could do the work of
two. On his next trip Don had to
take one horse to pick up a 200-lb
case of fish from the CN rail
track, located in a hollow near
where the base of the CN tower is
today. He managed to load the fish
but then, half way up the grade,
the horse noticed the mare was
missing and stopped pulling, letting the load go back down the
hill.
The barn boss accused Don of
not knowing how to handle the
horse even though Don had grown
up with horses. The boss tried to
deliver the load himself and had a
similar response from the horse,
but this time the wagon hit three
cars on the way down the hill.
After that incident, the familiar
team was hooked back up and subsequent loads of fish were delivered without a hitch. The Manitoulin man felt vindicated when
the boss who had accused him of
incompetence was proven wrong.
Their next Toronto home would
be a bungalow in North York.
Lois’ mother had come to live
with them. “Initially we rented
out the Woodbine house but there
were just too many issues so we
sold the place. We sold it for
$37,000, considerably more than
we had paid for it, but we just
found out it was recently renovated and sold for a whopping
$750,000.”
In the 1970s the couple bought a
Florida condo so they could spend
their winters in a warmer climate. They were also planning to
move to Whitby and get out of
Toronto. “We had just bought a
new home when my mum died.
We decided we did not need the
big home in Whitby and sold it
within three years. We had recently completed a home in Sandfield
for Don’s parents. We did all the
finishing work ourselves to make
sure they would be very comfortable. Expenses were manageable.
They only had to pay for telephone and hydro. Taxes were
repaid to seniors.”
In 1988 Don and Lois came
home for the July long weekend.
“I remember thinking Don’s
mother did not look well. We
planned to return in two weeks
for a family wedding. Two weeks
later the phone rang at home, very
early in the morning. “‘What’s
wrong?’” Lois asked her motherin-law. “She said, ‘I wasn’t feeling
all that well yesterday so Dr. Stadnyk asked me to come to the hospital for a few days. When you
come, visit me here.’”
They came to the hospital to see
Mrs. Arnold and managed to chat
with her. They had a nice visit,
returned to the Sandfield house
and attended the wedding the next
day. “We got to bed late that night
and I woke up suddenly at four in
the morning. I listened to the
birds singing for a while and then
woke Don up an hour later, telling
him we had to get to the hospital.”
When they got there Dr. Stadnyk explained that Don’s mother
had had a severe heart attack at 4
am. He thought that someone had
called Lois and Don, but no one
had. They saw mum, hooked up to
lots of wires and beeping devices,
and spent some time with her. She
wanted them to visit Aunt Rae
who lived at the corner of Hwy
540 and Silver Bay Road. “‘She is
not long for this world,’” Don’s
mum insisted. Don and Lois said
goodbye and had lunch with Aunt
Rae.
“Later we found out that mum
died five minutes after we left her.
The staff didn’t know where to
reach us.” Before her death, mum
had packed up some money in
plastic wrap and hidden it under
the house for her two boys. She
only trusted Lois with this information. Lois retrieved it and gave
it to the two intended recipients.
Lois’ last job before retirement
was selling wine for Chateauguay
Wines. She stayed 18 years, until
Northeast Town Council Notes
Ad and Fi recommendations accepted
Council reviewed four recommendations from the
administration and finance committee meeting of February 6.
Council passed a motion that the municipality send a
letter to the province, Association of Municipalities of
Ontario (AMO), Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities, as well as to the Island municipalities, that
states, in part, “due to the lack of fairness in assessing
and implementing tax revenues from renewable energy
sources, it is now time for the province to look at improving the assessment process and make the taxation system
equitable to every taxpayer in the municipality.”
A second motion was passed to adopt the 2014 budget.
Councillor Michael Erskine noted that the Northeast
Town is the only area municipality that, in the last term,
has seen the mill rate go down each of the last four years.
In a recorded vote, Councillors Michael Erskine, Dawn
Orr, Marcel Gauthier, Christina Jones, Paul Skippen,
Bruce Wood and Mayor Al MacNevin voted in favour of
the budget, while Councillors Bill Koehler and Melissa
Peters voted against the budget. Motion carried.
A motion to accept the financial reports as presented
and reviewed was also passed, as was a motion to amend
the procedural bylaw No. 99-36 by adding to line 45 that
“any issues introduced during a delegation that requires
a decision of council should be deferred to committee or
the next regularly scheduled meeting of council, unless
they are of an urgent nature.”
Mayor MacNevin explained that there are special
clauses to override the procedural bylaw, with a majority
vote of council.
Country Fest wishes granted
Craig and Kelly Timmermans of Manitoulin Country
Fest were council’s only delegation of the February 18
meeting. The pair was seeking a motion of support for
the following requests for Country Fest 2014: that council
designate Manitoulin Country Fest an event of municipal significance; the placement of three commercial
garbage bins to be used at the grounds, including three
pickups, to be paid for by Country Fest; to borrow the
town’s metal security fencing (if available), as well as 20
tables and 200 chairs from the recreation centre; to allow
signage to be placed around Little Current, directing traffic to the site beginning Tuesday, August 5; to place a
large sign for the event on the property of Jim McBane at
the corner of Highway 6 and Harbour View Road on July
27; and for mayor and council to designate August 5 to 10
as Manitoulin Country Fest Week, encouraging Little
Current to “go country” with their storefronts.
Motion carried with all of council in favour.
Asset Management Plan in place
Council received a copy of the hot-off-the-press asset
management plan for the municipality, which keeps
track of all of the municipality’s assets. Northeast Town
CAO Dave Williamson explained that it is a required document that will soon be needed in order to apply for all
provincial grants. The municipality received over $21,000
from the province for the plan’s creation, which was done
by engineering firm J.L. Richards and Associates.
Councillor Gauthier said it was interesting to note
that, for example, the municipal oversees 149 kilometres
of roadways.
In a motion to adopt the asset management plan, Councillor Peters opposed it and the motion carried.
Council adopts collections management policy
Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah curator Heidi
Ferguson has created an extensive collections management policy for the museum for all three types of collections the museum houses: permanent, educational and
research. It also lays out the policies surrounding acquisitions, personal collecting by museum staff, deaccession
criteria and policy, care of collections, access to collections and their records and appraisals.
Donation requests
Councillor Peters asked for a recorded vote on all of
the requests.
Council received a donation request from Ride Mani-
toulin, scheduled to take place from July 18 to 20.
Councillors Erskine, Orr, Jones, Skippen, Wood, Gauthier, Koehler and Mayor MacNevin voted in favour of
the request while Councillor Peters voted against the
donation. The motion to donate $100 to Ride Manitoulin
was carried.
Council also received a request for donation toward the
Manitoulin Rodeo in Manitowaning.
“I won’t be supporting this—it’s totally being held in
Manitowaning,” said Councillor Koehler. “There’s no
benefit to this municipality.”
Councillors Erskine, Orr, Jones, Skippen, Wood and
Mayor MacNevin voted in favour while Councillors Gauthier, Koehler and Peters voted against the donation. A
motion to donate $100 to the Manitoulin Rodeo was carried.
“I wasn’t going to vote for this until I heard the horses
were from NEMI,” Mayor MacNevin quipped.
Council also heard a donation request from Alexandria
Cosby who has been selected into the Forum for Young
Canadians. This program will be taking place from
March 2 to 7 in Ottawa where Ms. Cosby will have the
opportunity to sit in on sessions of Parliament, dine with
MPs and tour Rideau Hall. The Grade 10 student asked
for help from council in raising the $1,000 needed to
attend.
“It’s a special thing for a young lady from our municipality to go and be selected to this—representing our
municipality,” Councillor Koehler said.
“You guys should go try it sometime,” Mayor MacNevin addressed his council.
“It’s refreshing to see a young person expressing an
interest in politics,” Counciller Erskine added.
All, with the exception of Councillor Peters, voted in
favour of a $100 donation to Ms. Cosby. Motion carried.
Gateway to Life Church also approached council, asking for the use of the recreation centre parking lot for a
‘Lovin’ Little Current’ event to be held on June 28. This
will be a free carnival complete with bouncy houses and
carnival games, a skateboard demonstration as well as a
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Getting to the next level
After so many of us over the last few weeks have marvelled over the
amazing skills of the Olympians in Sochi, so many of us don’t ever try
to see what our potential is. I have been impressed with the training
regime of two talented young runners this winter. James and William
Scott have always been very successful runners in track and cross country. James won the Rainbow Board Championships and William ran at
OFSAA with the Mustang Cross Country team this past fall. But as
these guys realize, if they want to see how far their talent can take them
they will have to commit to some top level, sport-specific training. In
doing so, the pair have joined Track North out of Sudbury, under the
tutelage of Darren Jermyn who has guided several Island athletes to
some amazing successes. Keep up the hard work, guys.
M’Chigeeng Atoms in the Soo
Congratulations to the M’Chigeeng Atoms who had a great weekend
at the Soo Extravaganza Tournament. In their first game against the
team of 16-strong Soo Police they won 7 – 2. Elliot Lake also had more
than double M’Chigeeng’s ranks but went down to the local squad, 11 –
3. In game three versus S & T Electric they were edged 3 – 2 but were
able to make the semis where they were ousted by the Hornepayne
Bears.
The team staff was very pleased with their efforts of all of their seven players who showed a lot of endurance and determination over the
weekend.
MMHA Spotlight
In the Manitoulin minor hockey spotlight this week we feature the
Gore Bay Bruin Tykes. The youngest Bruins have seen some great success this season on a couple of levels. They have triumphed in the
league standings, just winning the Tyke B Championship this past
weekend. Most importantly the team staff has been instilling a love of
the game, sportsmanship and playing their best.
One thing the team does is give out a medal after every game. The
‘Player of the Game’ award is given out for many reasons. According to
Clayton Best, one of the team’s coaches, “it is not so much awarded to
the kid with the most points in the game but to the kid who may have
been working their hardest, who may have played their best game of
the year, who may have cheering on their teammates or doing something nice. You should see their little faces light up when their name
gets called out for the medal. It’s like they won the Stanley Cup. Children don’t always feel like they contribute to their team’s success if
they aren’t racking up goals and often get discouraged. These medals
often come at just the right time to boost their spirits and keep them
coming back for more. From what we can see it really makes these little
guys/girls take notice of what their teammates got their award for and
you often see it happen again and again.”
In a game one of their second year players (Mason McLaughlin)
repeated a behaviour a young teammate had been awarded for the week
before. Mason is normally their goalie but was playing ‘out’ in their
final game because he really wanted to score a goal. The Bruins had the
puck and were rushing to the Wikwemikong net and he had the chance
to be right up there with them but he hesitated and looked back at a
young player from Wiky who was far smaller than him and had dropped
their stick and was having troubles getting it. He turned back and slid
them their stick to them before taking off to catch up to the play!
This amazing show of sportsmanship occurred after teammate, little
#12 Amara Wilson-Zegil, 4, had received the medal. In a game against
Manitowaning she noticed a young Wolves’ player (just 3) had fallen
and was having a hard time getting to her feet. Amara skated across the
ice and put out her hand to help her to her feet before going back to the
game. This was captured on video and many on Facebook may have
seen it, titled ‘Why I Love Tyke Hockey.’ Coach Best said of Amara that
she “is one of those kids who keeps things in perspective for us, always
positive and cheering her teammates on with an addictive personality.
When our blood pressure starts to climb she’ll say something funny
that only she would ever think of and it just blurt it out and makes you
laugh and realize that kids are only kids. She is teaching us that the
score of the game doesn’t really matter to them as long as they are having fun. She is teaching us way more that we are teaching her. And she’s
only 4.”
Congratulations coaches on your great leadership and the same to
you, players: Mason McLaughlin #4, Alexandra Wilson-Zegil #5, Corbin
Best #6, Ryder Lockyer #7, Cody Campbell #8, Amy Smith #9, Steven
Ingram #11, Amara Wilson-Zegil #12, Kyle Nodecker #13, Greyson
Orford #14, Jackson Chevrette #15, coach Darrin Nodecker, assistant
coach Clayton Best, trainer Chad Chevrette and manager Maria
McLaughlin.
Active Adults
This is our recognition of those “experienced” adults who have been
consistently getting out there and staying fit for many years. This
week’s trio has been going out to Tuesday and Friday afternoon shinny
at the Providence Bay Arena for a long time. Congratulations to Tom
Balfe, Lyle Dewar and Russ Hendricks. These gentlemen could teach
some of Manitoulin’s midget players a thing or two about playing without the puck, passing, efficiency and teamwork. Keep up the good work,
guys.
A good sport is good for sports.
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The winning team of the Dr. Jack and Mary McQuay Memorial Mixed Bonspiel including skip Owen Legge, vice Shirley Legge,
lead Jackie Legge and second Frank Haner.
Another successful year of bonspiels at the Mindemoya Curling Club
MINDEMOYA—Owen Legge of
Mindemoya skipped his team to a
win in the first event at the Dr.
Jack and Mary McQuay Memorial
Mixed Bonspiel on the second
weekend in February. Shirley
Legge played vice, daughter Jackie as lead and Frank Haner of
Mindemoya was second.
Sixteen teams competed this
year, an ideal number for a weekend bonspiel at the club, which
has just two sheets of ice. The
Mixed Bonspiel, which has been
running as the Dr. Jack and Mary
McQuay Memorial Bonspiel since
2004, wrapped up the 2014 weekend bonspiels for the Mindemoya
Club after the men’s and ladies’
weekend bonspiels in January.
Now a two-time winner, Mr.
Legge quipped, “It’s not getting
any easier.” Shirley Legge added,
“It was really nice that Jackie
could come up from Barrie.” The
Legges have both been curling
since early high school.
Another Mindemoya team,
skipped by Christine Yanke, with
Stu Yanke, Jim Corrigan and
Susan Bebonang, took second
prize in the first event.
Williamson’s Pro Hardware
donated the first event prizes.
“It’s a lot of fun,” said Chris
Yanke. “We get a lot of people who
don’t curl regularly, like families
and kids curling with their par-
ents like Jackie.
The 90-member club is going
strong. “We have mixed curling
three nights a week and curfling
one night a week, as well as curling on two afternoons,” said club
President Lenora Tann. “It’s a
sport for all ages. Some of our
members are teenagers and some
are over ninety years old.” Lots of
curlers who have trouble bending
down to throw the rocks from the
hack have switched over to using
a stick for delivering the rocks.
The club also helps out the Special
Olympics curlers by providing the
ice for their weekly training.
“We try to keep our membership fees down low so we really
rely on people volunteering,” said
Ms. Tann. It’s not just for the bonspiels, but for the ice-making,
cleaning and maintenance, plowing snow from the parking lot,
making up the draws, fundraising
and administration. It works if
everyone pitches in.
The club was first incorporated
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Manitoulin Mustangs lose playoffs but finish in top four of A division
by Robin Burridge
MANITOULIN—The Manitoulin Mustangs boys’ hockey
team may not be going to the NOSSA (Northern Ontario
Secondary School Athletics) championships next month,
but they finished their season strong in the top four of
the Sudbury District Secondary Schools’ Athletic Association (SDSSAA) boys’ hockey A division.
The team fought hard, making it to the semi-finals
against the St. Charles Cardinals, but unfortunately lost
the best two-out-of-three semi-final games.
“We lost our first game 5-1, but they came back strong
in the second game only losing 5-3,” said coach Brad
Bond. “They played strong, but just didn’t have any luck
around the net.”
Due to their spot in the top four of the A division, the
team got a second shot at NOSSA for the AAA division.
“We had a one game showdown against Confederation
(Secondary School), but we lost 2-1,” explained Mr. Bond.
“It was a really close game and we outshot them 28-14. We
had a couple (shots) that hit the posts and cross bar, but
what really got us was in the third period. With only four
minutes left we pulled our goalie and scored, but the ref
said he lost sight of the puck and the goal was disallowed.
We were disappointed, but the guys played well and did
their best.”
Mr. Bond said that, overall, the Mustangs had a great
season despite not making it to NOSSA.
“The boys really came together as a team by the end of
the season and fought hard,” Mr. Bond commented.
“They made it into the top four and in the big picture had
a good season.”
The Mustangs coach has high hopes for next year as
many of the players will be staying on, in addition to
strong new players.
Manitoulin Secondary School
Player Profile
by Meranda Noble
Public Relations, M.S.S. Athletic Association
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Proud Supporter of our
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Go Thunder!
The Mindemoya Thunder peewees went undefeated at the Espanola hockey tournament held earlier this month, beating Elliot Lake 8-3
in the consolation game giving them first place. Goalie Maddy Niven can boast two shut-outs in the tournament. The prideful peewees
are, front row, from left, Hunter Cranston, Marjorie Scott, Morgan Wall-Varey, Avery Sheppard, Quinn Coker, Sean Orford,
Taylor Smith, back row, Conner Mack, CJ Wilson, Ethan Smith, Trinity Leeson, Chris Haner, Matthew Redmond, Jonah Gilmore and
Teigan Seabrook and goalie Maddy Niven.
Bantam B champs
The Mindemoya Thunder bantam hockey
team attended the Espanola Hockey
Tournament earlier this month where they
won the B division championships. The
team members, back row, from left, are
Dawson Campbell, Kaelyn Moor, team fan
Algoma-Manitoulin MP Mike Mantha,
James Scott and Bethany Wesno, front
row, Eric Orford, Alayna Cranston, Cassie
Moggy and Tyler Hore, front and centre,
Christian Young.
...Another successful year of bonspiels at the Mindemoya Curling Club
...continued from page 7
in 1951. Back then the curlers played
at the Mindemoya arena, the same ice
where the hockey games and skating
were held. They used temporary
hacks, and it must have been quite a
different game because the movement
of the sliding rock is very sensitive to
scratches or dirt on the ice.
In the early 1960s the curlers built
their own two-sheet arena and a small
clubhouse. It served until 2008, when
former club President Mark Love
spearheaded construction of a new
much larger clubhouse. The new
building was also largely a volunteer
effort, with curlers contributing their
construction skills. The fresh, new
building has a larger dining area and
kitchen, and change rooms and lockers downstairs. It has become a popular spot for local events like awards
nights and anniversary parties, all
year round.
As it happened, the two winning
teams at the Mixed Bonspiel both
played a major role in the success of
the weekend, as volunteers. Chris and
Stu Yanke organized the food, work
schedule and clubroom preparations.
Owen Legge prepared the ice, his
brother Keith Legge organized the
schedule and Cathy King made sure
the bar was tended. The pulled pork
dinner on Saturday was a big hit,
along with salads, desserts and other
items contributed by club members.
Club volunteers served the food,
washed dishes and took care of the
bar.
“We have so many volunteers. I look
around and people are doing something all the time,” said Ms. Yanke.
“It’s a beautiful club, and almost
everything is done by volunteers.”
The work doesn’t stop at the end of
the curling season. Last summer the
Yankes made new signs and scoreboards to replace the old ones.
The second event of the spiel was
dominated by Providence Bay teams.
Harold Arnold’s team, with Ellen Holroyd, Bill McCoy and Judy MacKenzie, took first prize, beating out Carl
Lewis’ team, with Lorene Lewis, Donna Kay and John Novak. Manitowaning Mill Home Hardware contributed
the gift certificates for the second
event.
First Prize in the third event went
to Darryl Van Horn’s team from Mindemoya, with Shannon and Marc
Drouin and Terry Groombridge. Lew
Lanktree’s team, with Beth and Henry
Dykalski and Deborah Karn, took second prize. Mum’s Restaurant in Mindemoya contributed the gift certificates for the third event.
The bonspiels may be over in Mindemoya, but the curling season is far
from over on Manitoulin. Bonspiels
are coming up every weekend, in
Providence Bay, Manitowaning, Gore
Bay and Little Current, which caps
off the winter season with a ladies’
bonspiel on the weekend of March 28.
Manitowaning
This very spirited and
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12 this year and his positive
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attitude has been noticed by
until 8pm
many around MSS! Colin
Sundays 11am - 4pm
Lloyd has kept himself busy
with many different sports
Proud to sponsor MSS
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Proud to serve our
Colin attended public school
customers!
at CCM in Gore Bay, and
even back then he was
involved in many sports such
Proud Supporter of our
as
soccer,
basketball,
MSS Mustangs
volleyball, baseball and track
and field! In grade 9, Colin
played badminton mixed
doubles placing 4th in
NSSSA! He is planning on
playing badminton again this
upcoming season. This year
Colin was on the MSS Skiing
team, he qualified to NOSSA
and he placed 5th in Slalom
and 4th in Giant Slalom,
placing 5th overall out of
over 50 athletes! Colin has
played hockey for many
years as well, starting at only
2 years old. He played goalie Proud Supporter of our
from first year tyke until
MSS Mustangs
second year bantam, and then
took two years off, and he is
playing again this year for the
Gore Bay Bruins Midget
team! He has played for the
Gore Bay Bruins every year,
except for his bantam years
when he played for the
Manitoulin Panthers team!
Outside of school sports,
Colin is very busy with other
things such as mountain
biking,
snowboarding,
soccer, hockey and skiing!
Colin teaches skiing at Searchmont, he has coached with the
race team for two years and he won Male Instructor of the year
for 2012-2013! His favourite sport is skiing because you get to
go fast, you don’t rely on anyone but yourself, and you get to
hang out with friends at the same time. For school subjects,
Colin enjoys history because he likes learning about our past
and he loves learning about wars and battles that have occurred
throughout the years.
Colin has always been very sociable, so he really enjoys going
to school and getting involved in different things to see his
friends and socialize with people! After high school, Colin
wants to go to university for sociology, then work a couple of
years and apply for the police force! Best of luck on all of your
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...Rockville woman, Terry Moore, perishes in tragic house fire
in Newby’s Bay during the time of the fire and that Terry
didn’t make it out.
“We think she was probably sound asleep in her room in
the basement during the fire and that’s why she didn’t
make it out,” said Ms. Eadie. “Her grandson Brent (who
wasn’t present for the fire) thinks she must have been trying to get her three dogs out who were with her. Those dogs
were always with her.”
Ms. Eadie also said that 18-year-old James made it out of
the house, but was badly burned and is now in the intensive care unit at Health Science North in Sudbury.
“James is in a drug induced coma for the pain in Sudbury,” Ms. Eadie said. “He was burnt so badly that his
clothes melted to his skin and he’s had a lot of smoke damage to his lungs, but he’s alive. All we can do at this point is
pray that he will be okay—he has a long road ahead.”
In addition to James, his mother Rebecca and her
boyfriend were admitted to the hospital for smoke inhala-
tion and burns, but have since been released.
The OPP said that the fire is still under investigation and
that the Ontario Fire Marshal and OPP Forensic Identification Unit are assisting with the investigation.
“The investigation is still going on at the house and the
remains haven’t been removed yet,” said Ms. Eadie on
Monday afternoon. “We don’t even know what happened.
They said it would be two-three days until we hear anything, but we were told it was probably the wood stove.”
Leslie Moore, Terry’s daughter, spoke of her mother as
being a woman who loved the outdoors and was family
focussed.
“She was a real outdoors woman and loved hunting, fishing or even being outside to chop wood,” Ms. Moore shared
with The Expositor. “She took care of the family and all
those around her. She was an amazing lady.”
This is the second devastating fire in the immediate
neighbourhood within one year. In May, the home of John
and Tina Balfe and family was also razed by fire.
...Distinct Official Plan demanded by Northeast Town
Manitoulin Planning Board for comment, but was directed
to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing by secretary/treasurer Elva Carter.
“The Planning Act does enable a municipal council,
which is a member of a planning board, to request that the
planning board prepare an Official Plan suitable for adoption as the Official Plan of that municipality,” explained
May Nazar, senior media relations coordinator with the
MMAH.
She explained that the Planning Act states that if a member municipality asks its planning board to prepare a plan
suitable for adoption as the Official Plan of that municipality, “the planning board shall prepare a plan suitable for
adoption.”
The MMAH would remain the approval authority for
any new Official Plan created, Ms. Nazar stated.
...Northeast Town attempting Planning Board compromise
not.”
Mr. Williamson reminded council that the primary issue
facing them is the tendency of the MPB to usurp the
authority of council, which has happened on numerous
occasions over the past year, he said.
The council was provided with a document dated February 21, 1975 to the Ministry of Treasury, Economics and
Intergovernmental Affairs that lays out the Manitoulin
Planning Area. A document from the Manitoulin Municipal Association dated March 19, 1975 also outlines the representatives of the municipalities and unorganized townships, which included 18 members, three of whom were
from the areas which now make up the Northeast Town:
Little Current, Howland and McGregor Bay. This
remained the status quo until 2002 (after amalgamation),
when the procedural bylaw for the MPB was amended, lowering the number of representatives to 11.
“This shows that this was done prior to amalgamation
and those areas had three representatives, and now there’s
just one,” he said. “This is to give a sense of where it started and where we are today.”
Mr. Williamson also reminded council that the Northeast Town pays almost 33 percent of the total costs of the
MPB.
Mayor Al MacNevin noted that it has been a very long
time without a review of the MPB.
“I think council’s preference is still to go it alone, but we
said we would try,” the mayor said, adding that the Northeast Town’s interest would be in restructuring the MPB
but “we’re not sure if the MPB wants to meet us halfway. If
not, we can at least say we tried.”
After much back-and-forthing about the purpose of the
meeting between Councillor Michael Erskine, who
thought council should develop a concrete list of its wants
from the MPB, and Mayor MacNevin, council got down to
discussions on restructuring.
Councillor Erskine thought the suggestion council
heard previously from the ministry that a breakdown of
four representatives from the Northeast Town, three from
Central Manitoulin and the rest divided between the smaller municipalities was a good starting point.
“I’m not sure it would solve all our problems, but it may
make it more equitable,” he said. “It’s clear the board isn’t
operating the way it should be.”
Councillor Dawn Orr said that following her own
research, “the only fair and equitable way to do this is by
population.” Councillor Orr gave the example of one representative per thousand, which would give the Northeast
Town four members of the board. “Money (referencing the
33 percent) and population—to me they both jive,” she
added.
Mayor MacNevin said that a meeting with MMAH Minister Linda Jeffrey has been set up with the municipality
on Tuesday, February 25 as part of the joint Ontario Good
Roads Association/ Rural Ontario Municipal Association
conference in Toronto held at the beginning of this week.
“The question is, if we were to put more representatives
on, is this going to solve our problems?” asked Councillor
Paul Skippen. “And I doubt it if they’ll agree to it.”
Mayor MacNevin reminded council that the Official
Plan is not part of the discussions. “It’s not about the Official Plan, it’s about how we stay in the MPB and make it
work,” he added.
Councillor Christina Jones observed that staying would
be the “lesser of two evils.”
“What I want to know is, if we we’re stuck with the MPB
for the next 20 years, how should it look?” the mayor reiterated.
Mayor MacNevin explained that between the two largest
municipalities, the Northeast Town and Central Manitoulin, over 50 percent of the MPB’s costs are covered. He
also noted the representative makeup of the Manitoulin
District Services Board, which has larger areas, such as
Espanola, with more representation.
Councillor Bruce Wood also voiced concern that the
MPB “doesn’t have a clear set of rules” as new rules appear
at every meeting. He said it should be MPB policy that new
rules for planning be shared among municipalities and
board members.
Councillor Koehler and the mayor agreed, saying MPB
staff should have evidence to back up why decisions are
made, as these decisions seem to often have no basis in the
MPB’s mandate.
As it stands currently, the mayor said, “I don’t feel good
when someone from our municipality is going to the
MPB,” giving a recent example of a decision that had to be
reached by the Ontario Municipal Board, which ruled in
favour of the Northeast Town’s original call on the matter
of severance.
“The concerns of this council are very strongly centered
around our ratepayers,” said Councillor Erskine. “The
MPB does not reflect the needs of our residents.”
The mayor noted that no matter which way the population is divvied up, the number always comes out to be
roughly one-third of the MPB’s total costs.
“How many times do we have to say one-third, one-third,
one-third before they realize we’re not being represented
properly,” Mayor MacNevin said.
Council ended the special meeting with a motion and
also agreed to meet with the MPB. The motion reads, “that
the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands reaffirms its position that
the town wishes to leave the Manitoulin Planning Board,
however in consideration of the letter received from the
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, council supports the efforts of the mayor to meet with representatives
of the Manitoulin Planning Board and Municipal Affairs
and Housing in an effort to resolve the outstanding
issues.”
Law and Order
M’Chigeeng man charged with
weapons offence
During the evening hours of Sunday, February 9, United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin (UCCM) Anishnaabe Police were dispatched to a 9-1-1 call from a residence on the M’Chigeeng First Nation.
Upon arrival, police found a man brandishing a pocketknife. With the assistance of a family member, police
managed to secure the knife safely.
Charged with weapons dangerous, Sec. 88 of the Criminal Code of Canada, is a 57-year-old male of the
M’Chigeeng First Nation. He is scheduled to appear in
Gore Bay court on March 31, 2014 at 10 am.
OPP warn of big water ice conditions
Following reports of a couple losing their snowmobiles
in the deep water two miles from South Baymouth recently, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) warn that snowmobilers should always check ice conditions before heading out on any body of water, especially the big waters of
Lake Huron.
Constable Al Boyd, community services officer,
explained that after hearing news of the ice caves off of
the shore of South Baymouth the couple made their way
out to view them. They encountered open water and went
through, losing their snowmobiles. Constable Boyd
explained that the snowmobilers were both wearing
floater suits and had ice picks and were able to make it to
shore safely.
Ms. Eadie is appealing to Manitoulin residents to assist
the Moore family and has set up a bank account on behalf
of the family where donations can be made at any Manitoulin branch of the Bank of Montreal.
“The best thing we can do to help is collect money or
clothing donations for the family so Becky (Rebecca
Moore) can focus on helping James in Sudbury,” concluded
Ms. Eadie. “Any donations would be greatly appreciated.”
Clothing donations can be dropped of at the residence of
Ruth Eadie at 31 Draper Street West, Little Current. Clothing is needed for Brent and James in size large for t-shirts
and 30 x 32 for pants, 32 x 32 and medium sized shirts for
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‘feast.’
The council table, with
the exception of Councillor Peters, voted in favour
of allowing Gateway to
Life Church the use of the
recreation centre parking
lot. Motion carried.
Manitoulin
Streams
wrote to council, requesting approval from the
municipality to complete
in-stream restoration work
on Bass Lake Creek with
the Little Current Fish and
Game Club as part of its
stream restoration initiative.
Councillor
Gauthier,
who is also a member of
the Fish and Game Club,
explained that Manitoulin
Streams is looking for support and that they have an
application in the works
for funding for the completion of the work.
“These people have done
a tremendous amount of
work on Manitoulin,”
Councillor Skippen added.
MPB questioned,
again
After reviewing the minutes of the last Manitoulin
Planning Board meeting,
council questioned Application File No. B34-13
which saw consent tentatively granted to the applicants with a number of
conditions, including one
which states that the
“schedule transfer of land
form on which is set out
the entire legal description
of the parcel(s) and the
hydro line easement for
the existing hydro line,
given
conditional
approval.”
Councillor
Skippen
questioned where that
direction would have come
from.
Mr.
Williamson
explained that he is not
aware of any legislation
that requires landowners
to give hydro companies
easements across their
property.
A motion was passed
which states: “That the
Council of the Corporation of the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and
the Islands asks the Manitoulin Planning Board to
provide an explanation as
to the requirement for the
granting of a hydro easement as a condition of consents to sever.”
Library update
Council reviewed the
minutes of the January
library board meeting.
Councillor Jones told
members of council that
there are still Art for Seniors programs carrying on
into March. She also
thanked the Little Current
Lions Club for the donation of funds toward the
collection’s large print
books and audio books section, which are also utilized by the seniors’ outreach
‘book
buddies’
program.
CPAC notes
Following the review of
the minutes of the Community Policing Advisory
Committee meeting of
December 11, Mayor MacNevin noted the minutes,
which state: “Staff Sergeant Webb stated that the
Island-wide
Advisory
Group went very well. All
participated
except
NEMI.”
Mayor MacNevin pointed out that each year the
Northeast Town hosts its
own emergency planning
event, including emergency scenarios. Nowhere
is it stated, he said, that
the municipality must participate in an Island-wide
event.
Fire Chief ’s report
At the February 20 community
service/public
works advisory committee
meeting, Fire Chief Darren Bailey presented his
February report to council. The fire department
assisted with a three-vehicle motor vehicle collision
on Highway 6 and Green
Bush Road, a February 3
carbon monoxide call on
Pepper Point Road, a twovehicle motor vehicle collision on Green Bush Road
between a fuel truck and a
half ton truck and a fire
call to Bay Estates that
very morning, February
20, which saw extensive
damage to a Bay Estates
home. The department was
dispatched at 9:30 am and
remained there for five
hours. No one was hurt in
the incident, he was
pleased to report.
Councillor
Koehler
asked if any firefighting
equipment is left in Little
Current when the department responds to a call for
service. The fire chief
replied that it is not.
Mr.
Williamson
explained that if there
were a second fire, the
chief would make the call
to either split the crew or
call for mutual aid.
Councillor Koehler said
it was once the municipality’s policy that a piece of
equipment would stay in
Little Current, in case of
another fire.
Community Services
report
Manager of Community
Services
Reid
Taylor
addressed council on the
busy schedule of events at
the recreation centre,
including one adult hockey
tournament at the beginning of the month and
three upcoming children’s
tournaments.
The municipality is also
offering a list of events for
March Break, March 10 to
14, including family hockey, kids’ fit programs, an
obstacle course, pickup
hockey and public skating.
Mr. Taylor also presented the proposed rates for
Spider Bay Marina and
Port of Little Current for
dockage, ramping and
service. The seasonal rates
are up two percent from
last year, to help offset the
rising costs of utilities.
Councillor Koehler told
Mr. Reid that the reason
the arena is again attracting tournaments, such as
the upcoming Tournaments of Champions hosted by the Manitoulin Panthers, is thanks to the
excellent state of the facilities. “You’re doing a good
job,” he told Mr. Taylor.
“For the first time, I
agree with Bill,” Councillor Wood added, noting
that he’s heard great comments about the friendly
staff and clean facilities.
Councillor Jones asked
about opening up more of
the downtown docks to seasonal boaters. Mr. Taylor
responded that there are
some seasonal boaters
located at the east end of
the downtown docks and
that larger boats, should
there be no room at Spider
Bay, would be given the
opportunity to dock downtown.
A motion to raise the
seasonal rates was passed.
Building
controls/bylaw
enforcement report
Brock
Sanftenberg,
building controls/bylaw
enforcement officer, told
council that to date, the
municipality has issued a
demolition permit with
follow-up
inspections
being conducted.
On the issues of parking, six parking infraction
tickets have been issued
and five vehicles towed.
Public Works report
Mr. Williamson delivered the public works
report for Gary May, as he
and his crew were responding to a broken water main
on Vankoughnet Street.
“It’s been an exceedingly
busy time for public
works,” he said, “and it’s
been putting a strain on
manpower and equipment.”
Mr. Williamson said that
staying on budget would be
challenging because of the
extreme winter Manitoulin has encountered.
There have been lots of
breakdowns in equipment,
but currently the machinery is in good working
order, he added. The public
works department has also
faced an increase in frozen
water lines and streaming
culverts.
For the first time in six
years the municipality has
had to hire contractors to
help with snow removal,
Mr. Williamson explained.
“Despite all of this, we
have an exceptional crew,”
Mr. Williamson said, noting the impending freezing
rain that was due that
night.
He also brought the
issue of scheduled commercial garbage pickup in
Ward 2 forward. In the
winter months, commercial bin pickup is reduced
to once per week and some
businesses are requesting
further pickups, which is a
drain on the crew’s already
pressed
time.
Mr.
Williamson
suggested
charging the $35 rural rate
for pickup for extra service, thereby encouraging
businesses to purchase
another bin.
Councillor
Koehler
asked if the $35 covered
the cost of the truck and
manpower, which Mr.
Williamson said it did not.
A motion to charge the
$35 rural rate for extra
garbage
pickups
was
passed.
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Council hears request
for marked
pedestrian
crosswalks
Council reviewed a
request from Jim McMillan of Little Current for a
number of marked crosswalks along Meredith
Street.
After a great deal of
debate from council it was
decided to have the municipality’s engineer review
the request and report
back to council.
Water treatment
plant plans
Council received the
November to December
water treatment plant
reports from the Ontario
Clean Water Agency.
On the topic of water
treatment plants, Mr.
Williamson told council
that he had received a visit
from an inspector with the
Ministry of Environment,
which recommends that a
walkthrough be done of
the water treatment plant
in Little Current, which is
nearing 15-years-old.
“The logic is that if they
see a problem coming, we
can plan accordingly,” Mr.
Williamson said.
Councillor Erskine noted that council had the
foresight to put more money into reserves for exactly
this reason.
Picnic time
Heidi Ferguson, events
coordinator,
provided
council with an event proposal for a community picnic to be held on Sunday,
July 13 at Low Island Park.
This event comes following
the success of the Bridgefest picnic last year.
Council members all
shared how well received
last year’s picnic had been
received.
Councillor
Skippen
asked about moving the
picnic to Ward 4. Councillors Orr and Jones thought
that this was a good idea
too, and that the Sheguiandah Bay picnic area would
be a logical place, but not
this year as work on the
area has yet to be completed by the municipality.
In a recorded vote, council voted in favour of the
July event, with the exception of Councillors Peters
and Skippen. Councillor
Peters explained that she
did not vote in favour of
the picnic because council
did not budget for it.
“And as you know I did
not vote in favour of the
budget because I feel it was
cut down too much,” she
said.
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Folk Roots Collective debuts at Kagawong Winterfest
by Sharon Jackson
KAGAWONG—An enthusiastic audience showed their
support for the Folk Roots Collective ensemble last Friday
evening as they kicked off the Winterfest activities at the
Park Centre.
Jamie Ward (one half of the Housewives of Kagawong
duo) began the evening by thanking everyone for braving
the stormy night to be in attendance. The weather did not
keep approximately 40 people from venturing out.
Lead vocals were shared among them as they each took
turns at the microphone.
The Folk Roots Collective is comprised of Jenna Carter
(local artist), Jamie Ward, Matt Maranger (guitar builder
and the other half of the Housewives of Kagawong), Andre
Plant (musician, recording studio engineer), Don Bainbridge (musician) and Marcel Beneteau (musician).
‘Walking on the Moon’ had some up on their feet as Mr.
Bainbridge led in the Tom Russell/Katy Moffat song. Members of the audience were encouraged to sing along and
song lists were handed out at the door.
The musicians sat in a half circle facing the audience
who were also seated in rows in a semi circle, which gave
an intimate feel to the evening.
Mr. Bainbridge took a turn at vocals with ‘Change’ by
Don Baker. This is a song about “the long view of things,”
he explained. “I discovered this song last summer.”
Ms. Carter, who had limited rehearsal time due to feeling
unwell prior to Friday evening, showed no sign of ill health
as she harmonized beautifully with Mr. Ward in Leonard
Folk Roots Collective perform at Kagawong Winterfest. The group
is, from left, Jenna Carter, Jamie Ward, Matt Maranger, Andre
Plante, Don Bainbridge and Marcel Beneteau.
Cohen’s ‘Suzanne.’
“This song,” shared Mr. Beneteau, “is about never giving up—like the (Canadian) women’s (Olympic) hockey
team.” The applause and cheers from the audience led him
into singing ‘The Mary Ellen Carter’ penned by Stan
Rogers.
Mr. Ward and Mr. Beneteau each sang a song after a
brief break, followed by Mr. Maranger, who accompanied
by Mr. Bainbridge on mouth organ, played banjo and sang
“one of the best ballads ever written, in my opinion”
which was ‘Tecumseh Valley’ by Townes Van Zant.
One of the last songs of the evening, ‘Hard Times’ written by Stephen Foster, was written in the 1860s and “is still
Blazing Elwoods release CD with Island connection
by Michael Erskine
LEVACK—Brent Wohlberg and the
Blazing Elwoods have released ‘Don’t
Sell the Car,’ a CD with more than a
few connections to Manitoulin Island.
Mr. Wohlberg spoke with The Expositor about his band’s new CD, its Island
connections and all things musical.
Mr. Wohlberg is the son of Elwood
and Marilyn Wohlberg of Manitowaning and his co-writer of two of the
CDs songs, Rick Moggy, is the son of
Little Current’s John Moggy. Kevin
Closs, a son of Marilyn Wohlberg and
a familiar face on the Island music
scene, also contributes his talents in
the CD’s song performances.
“I was so fortunate in the people
who came out to help with putting this
CD together,” said Mr. Wohlberg.
Brent Wohlberg holding up his new CD
ʻDonʼt Sell the Car.ʼ
“There were people like Sarah Matt,
Joey Fiorino, Chris (Pepper) Peplinsky and Guy Coutu.”
Mr. Wohlberg said that he was
“blown away” by his good fortune in
having famed fiddler Donny Reed contribute the the CD. “Donny Reed has
actually played with Dwight Yokum in
Nashville, the guy is huge. But you
couldn’t ask for a more humble, modest guy.”
Mr. Wohlberg lists his key musical
influences as Johnny Cash and
Stompin Tom Conner. “You know I
grew up on a completely different
kind of music,” he said. “I really only
came to country in the last 10 years.”
His influences come through clearly
in the music contained in ‘Blazing
Elwoods.’ “I am more old school country,” he said. “Johnny Cash and
Stompin Tom have really been my
role models. It all started with ‘I Walk
the Line.’”
Certainly the credits on the CD contain a veritable who’s who of the Sudbury music scene, but while a lot of
relevant,” the audience was told. Mr. Foster wrote such
familiar songs as ‘Oh Suzannah’ and ‘Camptown Races.’
The finale, written by the Carter Family, ‘Will the Circle
Be Unbroken,’ rounded out an evening which was enjoyed
by everyone. People of all ages attended and from three up
to 83 and every age and generation in between, and tapped
their feet in tune, clapped along, danced or sang.
At the end of the performance Mr. Ward thanked the
audience for supporting the evening of music and noted
that all donations would go toward Kagawong’s outdoor
performance stage project (at White Pine Walk).
It is hoped, Mr. Ward told The Expositor following the
performance, that the musical evenings become a regular
event.
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...Assiginack won’t partner with rodeo for grant
Reeve Brad Ham said the municipality’s problem is “if
we apply for this and we get it, we’re done (in terms of
funding for other projects).”
Ms. Hutchinson responded that she questioned both
Trillium and LAMBAC on this logic and said she has been
told twice that this is not true—municipalities will not be
turned down for funding because of having too many
‘irons in the fire.’
Ms. Hutchinson also requested from council that a fiveyear contract be signed between the two.
“If we sign a five-year lease can you guarantee a fiveyear rodeo?” questioned clerk-treasurer Alton Hobbs.
“Absolutely not,” Ms. Hutchinson responded.
“I mean no disrespect, but what am I looking at?” the
clerk asked. “If the Trillium application fails, will there be
a rodeo?”
Ms. Hutchinson replied that at the committee’s last
meeting it was decided that the decision to move forward
on the rodeo would not be based on the outcome of the Trillium decision, but rather on sponsorships and advanced
ticket sales.
Mr. Hobbs said that despite what the committee has been
told by area funders, “this does affect the community capital funding for the next two to three years.” He added that
the municipality has gone from agreeing to try an event to
playing a larger role, which they aren’t comfortable with.
“By us asking funders for money, they will see this as our
priority,” he continued, “and we do have a new events coordinator on staff. I feel like we’re being boxed into a corner.”
“I understand where you’re coming from, but it is in the
community’s best interest to create a world class equestrian venue,” Ms. Hutchinson responded, referring to the
bleachers, fencing and last year’s creation of a horse ring.
Ms. Moggy added that it was her belief that regardless
of who takes the reins, there will be a rodeo in the future.
Both Reeve Ham and Mr. Hobbs said that no one was disputing the benefits of the new additions to the fairgrounds.
“If you love the rodeo, and you really want to see it succeed, then we’re asking Assiginack to please take the lead,”
Ms. Hutchinson said.
Following the February 18 meeting, The Expositor contacted Mr. Hobbs who explained that council had decided
against naming themselves on the Trillium application, as
well as against the creation of a collaborative agreement
with the rodeo committee.
Upon hearing the news rodeo committee chair Kyla
Jansen said the committee was feeling “very disappointed
and let down.”
“It’s very hard to put on an event like this without
municipal support,” she said, noting that the items applied
for will be of benefit for the entire municipality, not just
the rodeo.
Ms. Jansen said that the news from Assiginack also left
her committee feeling “deflated.”
...Northeast Town will review tenancy proposal
port it?” Mr. Williamson asked.
“They’re looking in the range of $20,000 for support,” the
CAO continued.
“I’m not interested in pouring money into attracting a
team,” stated Councillor Michael Erskine.
“I’d certainly support a team if we didn’t have to fund
it,” added Councillor Bill Koehler. (Councillor Koehler was
a major force behind the former Manitoulin Islanders Junior A hockey team.)
Mr. Williamson explained that the team was supported
in the past by the municipality through signboard revenue,
which the town now collects, a small office space made
available in the recreation centre for a nominal fee, the use
of two dressing rooms and having the ice cleared at a set
time before each home game (thereby losing out on any
other ice rentals).
Mayor Al MacNevin noted that the issue of ice time
would be an issue among the arena’s other groups.
This wouldn’t just be a financial matter, but a political
one too, the mayor said.
The $20,000 is less the signboard revenue plus a reduced
ice rate, the CAO explained.
Councillor Skippen said he was “not interested” as
hosting a Junior A team would put Island user groups at a
loss, “who are the kids that are playing here, and our taxpayers.”
Councillor Bruce Wood said he was “hounded” following last week’s Expositor article that named Little Current as a possible new home for the North Bay Trappers.
“I hate to hear all that negativity,” Councillor Koehler
said. He suggested submitting the current ice times to the
team and asking if they can work around it, “to be fair.”
Councillor Jones reminded council that the budget had
already been passed only two days prior to the meeting,
saying, “we’ve been trying to be very careful with the
donation budget.”
“Without (needing) our support, we would just sign
them up,” the mayor said.
“I’m not a big fan of hockey, but I know it was important
to a lot of people in the community,” Councillor Melissa
Peters allowed. “I would be willing to hear them out,” she
added, noting that she had voted down the budget because
it had been pared down too much for her taste.
“I agree with Melissa,” Councillor Koehler said. “I
wouldn’t vote for it if it (financial support for the team)
came from the taxpayers.”
“So we’re in agreement that no one wants to subsidize
the team,” the mayor said.
The Expositor spoke with Mr. Clayden following the
meeting who explained that he has been working with
David Beauchamps, North Bay Trappers president, to see
the team relocated. It was announced earlier this month
that the Trappers’ existing facility agreement with the
City of North Bay would not be honoured next season due
to budget cuts in the municipality, leaving the Trappers to
look for a new home. The communities of Mattawa, Little
Current and New Liskeard were all listed as possible new
hosts.
Mr. Clayden is also the former owner of the Trappers
with an interest in an “incomplete purchase agreement”
with the current owner, he added. However, he said, he is
also a lover of Junior A hockey and believes that a team,
especially on Manitoulin Island, would be a natural fit.
Mr. Clayden has been involved with Junior A hockey
throughout Canada, and even Australia, for the past 30
years and recalls the days of the Manitoulin Wild and
Manitoulin Islanders and the filled arenas while he
worked as one of the three founding directors of the
North Bay Skyhawks. Mr. Clayden also noted the sold out
game held between the Rivermen and the North Bay Trappers in Little Current in December.
He explained that fans asked him to facilitate the meeting between Mr. Beauchamps and the Northeast Town,
which he was pleased to do.
The facility contract between the team and the municipality is key, Mr. Clayden explained, and he helped Mr.
Beauchamps to write the draft for the Northeast Town’s
considerations.
“I think it was a lot for them to chew on,” he admitted.
“For us in Espanola, it was a true partnership where
mayor and council got behind the team in order to be successful, but the onus is on the team to go to work,” he said.
Mr. Clayden said that in every community, the question
is always ‘how long will they be around?’ “The goal is obviously long-term as the time, money and effort into having
a Junior A team is huge,” he said.
He said he spoke with Mr. Williamson Friday morning,
following the committee meeting of council, and understood there wasn’t overwhelming support from all members.
Mattawa is the first choice of Mr. Beauchamps, as the
move wouldn’t be a major one from North Bay. However, he
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Debajehmujig launches membership
drive celebrating 30th anniversary
by Michael Erskine
MANITOWANING—For 30 years, the North’s premier aboriginal theatre company has been delivering innovative
programming and trendsetting theatre offerings that have
redefined Anishinaabe theatre and set it firmly in front of
the international stage. In celebration of those three
decades of professional storytelling, Debajehmujig Storytellers are conducting a membership drive offering people
and businesses a unique opportunity to, literally, become
part of the Debajehmujig story.
“We are offering three levels of membership,” said membership drive coordinator Audrey Wemigwans. “There are
$30, $100 and $300 annual memberships.”
The $30 dollar membership is for an individual and
includes a one year membership with full voting rights for
board, committee and executive vacancies at the 2015
annual general meeting, acknowledgement of your contribution in the 30th anniversary commemoration book
‘Debaj at 30: The Story So Far,’ an invitation to the celebratory feast honouring over 1,000 people who have assisted
Debaj through its history, an email newsletter on what is
happening at Debaj and a $30 tax reciept.
The $100 membership includes all that, along with two
invitations to the 30th anniversary celebration, a copy of
the commemorative book and, of course, a $100 tax receipt.
The $300 membership is aimed at families, groups, businesses, organizations and programs who wish to sponsor a
specific Debaj activity. The targeted contributions can go
to youth training and mentorship, advancements in music
programming, intergenerational initiative, environmental
substantiability, advancements in traditional language,
advancements in visual arts, advancements in digital technologies, traditional storytelling, holistic health and arts
practices or children’s arts programming.
Along with being able to target your sponsoring membership to a specific Debaj activity, the group membership
provides three tickets to the celebration, a gift copy of the
commemorative book complete with a 30 word acknowledgement in the book identifying the type of activity you
are sponsoring—and a charitable donation receipt for $300.
“We are hoping that groups will take the opportunity to
tell people what Debaj means to them,” said Ms.
Wemigwans.
“Please consider a membership at this time in our history, to celebrate together 30 years of professional storytelling, but also to give you the opportunity to influence the
type of projects and programs we develop with the community,” reads a promotional poster being sent out to
Debaj supporters. “This season’s membership will form a
network for consultation and a sounding board for new
ideas. We look forward to many new community partnerships as a result.”
Those interested in purchasing memberships can contact Ms. Wemigwans at 705-859-1820, by email at [email protected], mail to Debajemujig Theatre Group, 8 Debajehmujig Lane, Wikwemikong, Ontario, P0P 2J0 or by
dropping by the Creation Centre at 43 Queen Street in Manitowaning. For those taking up the $300 membership, don’t
forget to include your 30 word message along with your
cheque payable to Debajehmujig Theatre Group.
GORE BAY
THEATRE
presents
CRIME AND
PUNISHMENT
by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus
an award winning adaptation of the literary
masterpiece by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Saturday, March 8, 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 9, 2:00 pm
at the Gore Bay Community Hall, general seating,
all tickets sold at the door, $15 dollars
“powerful, challenging theatre, don’t miss it”
- Warwick Beacon
“engrossing, absorbing theatre”
- New York Times
“thrilling, a brilliant achievement”
- Go Local Prov
...Island youth selected for Parliament visit
ing with the MPs and touring Rideau
Hall,” explained the Grade 10 Manitoulin Secondary School student. “I’m
really excited about this opportunity.”
Ali shared that she originally wanted to apply for the student senate, but
due to her age was unable to. With the
help of her guidance counsellor, she
learned of the Forum for Young Canadians and applied.
“I’ve always found the history of
politics really intriguing,” said Ali,
“and I wanted to learn more about
Parliament and politics in general. I
want to make a difference in my community and one day, possibly, my
country.”
During her trip, Ali will also have
the opportunity to network with other
students across the country, as well as
with politicians and become more
comfortable with a second language.
The students will also “translate the
skills they’ve learned into real community action,” the website states.
The cost of the program is $1,000,
with the intent of the organization
that participants will fundraise for
the necessary funds to take part.
“I have raised just over half the
funds I need, so I’m reaching out to
the Island community for anyone else
who can support me,” she urged. “Any
donation would be appreciated and
tax receipts will be provided by the
organization.”
Anyone wishing to learn more
about the program can visit
www.forum.ca, or to sponsor Ali call
705-368-3540
or
email
[email protected].
...Manitoulin Sea Cadets win marksmanship competition
sickness at the time of competition),” explained marksmanship team coach Lieutenant (Navy) Denis Blake, who
has had this the role for the past nine years. “Two spots
on the team are reserved for juniors, which are cadets
between the ages of 12 and 14. The other three spots are
usually occupied by older cadets between the ages of 15
to 18.”
“The two teams with the best scores will represent
Northern Ontario in an upcoming provincial competition,” continued Lt. (N) Denis Blake. “The Manitoulin
team is waiting for word if their score is high enough to
earn them a chance to attend this prestigious competi-
...GBT to perform at QUONTA
present one of the great works of world literature and to
have the opportunity to present this remarkable play at
festival. There is already a buzz about how such a small
community is able to have the cast who can perform
such a challenging script.”
The production will be performed in the Sault on
Thursday, March 13 at the Civic Centre as part of the
weeklong festival.
Gore Bay Theatre has presented a diverse repertoire
of plays including ‘Eleemosynary’ and ‘Greater Tuna’
last summer, and ‘Dear Santa’ last Christmas.
There are very few community groups in the province
who are as active in giving their audiences the opportunity to experience the magic of live theatre. ‘Crime and
Punishment’ sounds like an unforgettable theatrical
experience as well. Don’t miss it.
...second CHIR Café Scientifique
tions of the panelists in an open question and answer
format.
The presenters hail from the University of British
Columbia, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine
and the Debajehmujig Storytellers and will illustrate
multi-generational approaches to health to engage all
participants in practical and theoretical discussions.
During this session, topics for discussion will include
hypertension, vaccination, Elders Gone AWOL and the
therapy of arts engagement.
tion. The cadets are to be congratulated for their hard
work and dedication in preparation for this competition.
They are carrying on a proud tradition established by
cadets who came before them in winning this competition now for the sixth year in a row.”
March Break!
Kids ages 8-10
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Assiginack Council Notes
Council thanks
Steve Wood
At the beginning of the
February 18 Assiginack
council meeting, Reeve
Brad Ham called up longtime public works employee
Steve Wood to publicly
thank him for his 25 years
of dedicated service to his
department. Reeve Ham
presented Mr. Wood with a
certificate, acknowledging
this milestone.
Clerk’s notes
Clerk-treasurer
Alton
Hobbs told council that
Genivar Engineering, the
lead on the Cardwell Street
reconstruction
project,
would be attending the
March 23 meeting to dis-
cuss the first steps of the
much-anticipated
road
reconstruction and its tendering process.
Mr. Hobbs also noted that
council meeting agendas
and agenda packages can
all be found online at the
municipal
website,
www.assiginack.ca, the day
of the meetings, with the
minutes posted the following day.
Appointment to
museum board
OPP priorities in
Assiginack
Councillor Leslie Fields
reminded council that Staff
Sergeant Detachment Commander Kevin Webb has
asked all of the municipalities to list their top three
priorities for policing in the
municipalities. Council’s
Reeve Brad Ham congratulates public works employee Steve Wood
on 25 years with Assiginack public works.
list, in no particular order,
is: higher visibility over all
seasons throughout the
entire municipality; the
uploading of policing costs
to the provincial level; and
a review of the mandate of
the Community Policing
Advisory Committee on
Manitoulin.
Assiginack going viral
Council was pleased to
see a report on the Assiginack website and blog from
events coordinator Jackie
White. Ms. White said that
the website is averaging
between 20 and 30 hits each
day with about 20 hits a day
on the blog. When the post
about the new sliding hill
went up, she explained, the
blog saw 80 ‘hits.’
To date, the website has
had over 600 page views.
Councillor Fields said
she has heard good things
from the community about
the website and blog.
Assiginack
council
passed a motion to accept
Lisa Hallaert for a position
on the Assiginack Museum
board.
Reeve Ham thanked Ms.
Hallaert for her efforts on
the Assiginack Family Fun
Day, which was a great success with families participating in the outdoor events
from across Manitoulin.
Public works superintendent Ron Cooper said
the positive response he
heard from families was
overwhelming.
Beautification
accepted
A letter from Assiginack
Horticultural Society Secretary Sandra Pope was
received
by
council,
requesting assistance from
the municipality to purchase plants and to maintain the flowerbeds and barrels around the community.
Motion carried.
Letter of support
Manitoulin
Livestock
Exchange (MLE) wrote to
council requesting a letter
of support as the MLE
applies to the Northern
Ontario Heritage Fund and
FedNor for funding assistance to create an indoor
sales ring and farmers’
market.
“Our current livestock
sales have been encouraging and we would like to
take the next step and build
a building so that weather
does not impact the success
of sales,” he writes.
“It’s nice to see the entrepreneurial spirit is alive
and well on Manitoulin,”
Reeve Ham said.
Council passed a motion
to provide a letter of support for the MLE.
DSB surplus
Council
received
a
cheque earlier this month
from the Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services
Board in the amount of
$7,154.11—Assiginack’s
share of the 2012 municipal
surplus.
Dave McDowell of the
Loisʼ 85th birthday, April 24, 2009.
...Now and Then: The Arnolds
her 70th birthday. In 1994 the couple moved back to Manitoulin to take over the Sandfield home after Don’s parents
passed away. In 2010 Don and Lois moved to the first new
seniors’ apartments across from the hospital in Mindemoya and stayed for two years.
“Years after my father’s death I met the funeral director
who had buried him. Upon hearing my name, he said to
me ‘I gave your daddy his last ride’. I was very upset with
this insensitive declaration. He probably thought he was
making a joke,” Lois claims. “I remember one time this
director was in the old hospital. He had to bring out a casket by himself and he wound up letting the full casket
slide down the stairs. I wasn’t impressed.”
“We had other colourful characters like Tell Bradley, the
Blacksmith who imbibed from time to time. Righteous
Mrs. Tucker would lecture him on the street about his
‘lamentable habit,’ as she saw it. One day he responded,
‘Mrs. Tucker, you know one day I will dance on your
grave.’ Since Tell never drove anywhere in his fancy new
car, except to the Providence Bay Fair once a year, he
assumed his unhealthy habit would not lead to his early
demise. Mrs. Tucker died before Tell, but nobody is sure if
he kept his promise.”
“Don had two brothers. Leland died of lockjaw as a
young boy, after stepping on a rusty nail at the blacksmith
shop. Wendell is 83 and lives on the Island,” Lois explains.
“We are proud of our six children. Nancy has four girls.
She worked for London Life for many years. Sandra has
three boys and she was with American Express. Wendy, a
nurse, worked for OHIP in London. She has two boys and
two girls. George has a son. He and his wife Amy have an
H & R Block business. Lucinda has two boys and works
with emotionally disturbed youth in Durham. Shelley
Ann, the youngest, is a personal support worker doing
home care in the Oshawa area. She has a boy and a girl.”
“Now we live happily here among other retirees in one
of Jeremy Gordon’s units, all at ground level. We have our
own garage. Jeremy is a fantastic landlord. He plows the
snow, regularly checks to see if we need anything and
even changes the light bulbs for us,” Lois boasts. “Angie,
the granddaughter of a friend, checks on us too. She will
come in and fix stuff, like the 30-year-old coffeemaker that
we still love and use daily.” Great-granddaughter Joy will
drive the couple when they need to go a little further than
Mindemoya. Another helper is Ed Love. “He makes sure
we have what we need and he often helps with getting the
garbage out. I went to school with his mum. His aunt and
uncle are good friends.”
“Don and I have had a good life together. Don is patient
and calm. I am the feisty one.” I really have no regrets
apart from wishing I could have spent more time with my
dad when I was growing up and maybe stayed in school to
become a nurse,” Lois shares in conclusion. “On a personal note, I spent three weeks in the hospital recently with
congestive heart failure (CHF), but I was told I had a
strong heart. A little CHF hasn’t slowed me down. We will
celebrate our 71st anniversary on April 10, 2014.”
“Manitoulin is the best place you would ever want to be.
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have been. They always offer a caring hand; they will help
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Assiginack Public School goes for the gold with school-wide Olympic Games
Assiginack Public School students held their own student Olympics, with all students participating on
country teams. The teams competed in outdoor events such as beanbag curling, toboggan luge and
accuracy hockey shoot.
Staff took part in the Olympic action at Assiginack Public School in the three-person wooden ski event.
LEFT: The bobsled event was
a
crowd
pleaser
for
Assiginack students. Lydia
Pennings demonstrates her
athletic prowess as she pulls
Ryan Kuntsi toward the finish
line.
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The Assiginack sliding hill was a busy spot with youngsters happily
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Hudson Roque, under the
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Shawanosowe School enters first public speaking contest
by Michael Erskine
BIRCH ISLAND—The students of Shawanosowe
School in Whitefish River
First Nation held their first
ever public speaking contest and sent two of their
own on to compete at the
regional level the Royal
Canadian Legion’s Islandwide competition on February 13 in Little Current.
“This is working out very
well with our student’s
studies of traditional storytelling,” said organizer Peggy Simon, “especially with
it taking place in winter.”
According to Anishinaabe tradition, stories are
told primarily in the wintertime. When snow is on
the ground, Nanaboujou
(Nanabush), the Trickster
Contestants, judges and officials gather for a photo following
Shawanosowe Schoolʼs first public speaking contest. In photo are
timekeeper Tracy Megwanabe, judge Melanie Manitowabi, Coby
Billings, (back) judge Michael Erskine), Jenna Visitor, Ava Owl,
Sterling McGregor, (Back) Victor Pitawanakwat, Leann McGregor,
Avery Sutherland, Wesley McGregor and Peggy Simon.
of First Nation legends, is
sleeping. To mention his
name when the ground is
no longer frozen is to invite
him to come and make your
life miserable with his
(sometimes deadly) pranks
and tricks.
Judges Michael Erskine,
Melanie Manitowabi and
Victor Pitawanakwat had
their work cut out for them
in ranking the public speakers. “It was really tough,”
said
Constable
Pitawanakwat. “They all
did very well.” Even selfadmitted tough marker Ms.
Pitawanakwat said she was
impressed with the student’s first efforts.
In the end, after all of the
marks were tallied, three
students in two categories
took top spots on the podium. In Grade 6, it was Jenna Visitor in first place,
Leeann McGregor in second place and Sterling
McGregor in third.
The Grade 4 to 5 top place
finishers were Ava Owl in
first, Avery Sutherland in
second, Wesley McGregor
in third and Colby Billings
in fourth.
“Jenna Visitor will be
going on to represent
Shawanosowe School at the
regional level at the Little
Current Legion on February 13 along with Ira Paibomsai from Grade 2,”
announced Ms. Simon.
“Our competitors will vie
for a finish along with Wikwemikong,
M’Chigeeng,
Assiginack, Mindemoya
and Little Current.”
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A total of 29 Grade 6 students from Little Current Public School took part in a series of 10 lessons and
graduated from the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program. Back row, from left, are
teacher Shannon Burnett, Quentis Wood, Tanner Wright, Braeden Makey, Olivia Hall, Jessica Craig,
Britney Biedermann, Megan Sagle, Nikki Boyle, Tanner Golder, Travis Aelick, Mason Collins, John
Stephens, Rheanne Green and Constable Al Boyd. Middle Row, from left, are Chris Peplow, Michael
Madahbee, Willow Corbiere, Harmony Esquimaux, Kyler Fletcher, Sterling Stoneypoint, Liam McIntyre
and Ayden Farquhar. Front row, from left, are, Joseph Tardiff, Brady Case, Cassidy Latva-Aro, Shaylee
Taylor, Mackenzie Cortes, Jasmine Clark, Kyleigh Biedermann and Zoe Smith.
INSET: Brady Case, a Grade 6 student at LCPS, receives his DARE Program certificate from
Constable Al Boyd of the Manitoulin detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police.
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The Leeson family of South Baymouth shared
their Canadian Olympic pride with The Expositor
following the menʼs hockey gold medal win with a
showing of the flag at the South Baymouth ice
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said, the arena is not conducive to junior
hockey play.
“Selfishly, I would love to see the Trappers in Little Current,” Mr. Clayden said,
adding that the rivalry between Manitoulin and Espanola would be a healthy
one.
While the municipality may have to give
$20,000 in in-kind donations to the team,
the economic spin-off would be great, giving the figure of $500,000 each year
($110,000 of that goes to player billets), and
this in the shoulder season.
“Everyone can say what they want, but
the onus is always on the hockey club to
run properly,” Mr. Clayden continued.
‘They would need to become citizens of
Manitoulin Island.”
“I think Little Current is close and convenient,” he furthered. “Having a team in
Little Current: is it going to help us or hurt
us? In a perfect world I could see people
having two sets of season tickets.”
It all comes down to one thing—money,
Mr. Clayden said. The cost to run the Rivermen franchise is $300,000 each year, he
explained, noting that the majority of Junior A teams are ‘pay to play.’ “It’s a full-time
job to be in hockey and operate in the black
each year, and it all starts with the facility
agreement.”
To host a team means finding a dedicated
group that can maintain its energy and
enthusiasm for years to come, Mr. Clayden
shared, “and that’s where teams get in
trouble.” Enticing Island players to come
home and play and developing a rapport
with Island minor hockey clubs is also key
to having a successful club, he said.
Mr. Clayden said the Northeast Town has
agreed to take a “good hard look” at the
agreement to see where’s the room to give,
if any, before sending it back to the Trappers where they will do the same. The next
step would be a face-to-face meeting.
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Assiginack introduces new events coordinator Jackie White
ASSIGINACK—The Municipality of Assiginack is the
latest of the Island municipalities to see the benefit of
having a full-time events
coordinator on staff and
has recently added Jackie
White of Manitowaning in
this capacity to the township roster. Ms. White is
excited to bring even more
events to the already
bustling arts-filled community, noting that this is the
first time the community
has had the position of project and events coordinator.
“Council is taking a very
proactive approach in establishing this position within
the community,” she said.
“The council recognizes
what a wonderful place
Assiginack is and wants to
promote it so that visitors
and residents alike know all
the fun activities you can do
here,” Ms. White said.
“They want to encourage
smaller-type events that can
be done more frequently, yet
still benefit the residents.”
The events coordinator
said she has been fortunate
to work with “some very
dedicated people in organizations within the community and on a national level,
Jackie White
gaining a lot of experience
in creating and carrying out
events. I am hopeful that
those experiences will lend
themselves to this position.”
Ms. White said the year is
proving to be an exciting
one so far.
The public works crew is
now dumping snow at the
entrance to the Manitowaning racetrack in such a way
to make climbing hills for
kids, she explained. “As
well, on their own time they
have taken a groomer and
created a fantastic sliding
hill from the information
booth on Highway 6 right
down to the track. They
even cleared out the parking
lot so you can drive right in
and hit the hill.”
“Earlier this month we
had two-time author Terry
Johnson come to our
library to talk about her
newly released book ‘Ice
Dogs,’ Ms. White continued.
“When she is not writing,
she is a conservation officer and in the past has been
a musher and park ranger,
so she is extremely entertaining.”
On March 12, the municipality is also hosting a
craft night for kids and
adults to learn with some
“fabulous instructors” in
six different areas of the
crafting world, Ms. White
shared.
Hunters
can
mark
August on their calendars
when Assiginack brings
the first ever Whitetail
Deer Show with one of the
famed Beasley brothers of
the hit television show
‘Canada in the Rough’ as
guest speaker. The show
will have vendors and
exhibitors as well as a
Foundation for the Recognition of Ontario Wildlife
(FROW) measurer for a
shed competition—so start
looking for those abandoned antlers!
“We have a few other
projects in the preliminary
stages but we don’t want to
Martin masterpieces
Rob and Suzanne Norris of
Little Current stand with Bay
Estates artist Judy Martin
during the opening of her family
collection exhibit, on now at the
Little Current Public Library.
photo by John Savage
...Elwoods release CD with Island connection
the titles are familiar (‘Dirty Old Town,’
‘The Motorcycle Song’ and ‘Brother’) there
are no covers between the covers of the
Blazing Elwoods. “I am the king of ripping
off song titles,” laughs Mr. Wohlberg. The
CD is, however, entirely original music.
Mr. Wohlberg prefers the old style of
country. “There is something of AC/DC
and Led Zepplin in the new country, don’t
you think?” he asked. The raw storytelling
purity of old-style country transcends
power guitar licks and the themes strike
closer to the heart with their purity of
emotion. “It’s powerful stuff,” he said of
the old country style.
The title of the CD is a playful shoutout
to his father, as is the car featured on the
CD cover. “It’s my dad’s car,” admits Mr.
Wohlberg. “And I hope it stays his for a very
long time, forever really.”
‘Blazing Elwoods’ can be found at The
Expositor office in Little Current and the
pharmacies in Little Current and Mindemoya.
divulge them until we can
roll them out completely,”
Ms. White said. “We also
have a brand new blog
where you can find out what
is going on in our communi-
ty at assiginack.blogspot.ca.
As well, our website is
undergoing changes and we
have added a ‘coming
events’ section so you can
plan to join us.”
Ms. White urges all Assiginack residents with ideas
for events to contact her at
the municipal office, 705859-3196.
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wellness day and One Billion Rising for Justice event
by Robin Burridge
LITTLE CURRENT—The M’Nidoo Minissing Coalition
Against Domestic Violence will be hosting two events to
promote and foster women’s healing and self-care in honour of International Women’s Day (March 8) on Wednesday, March 5 at the Little Current Recreation Centre.
The first event will be a Women’s Wellness Day from 9 am
to 2:30 pm at the recreation centre. The day will focus on
self-care and healing through morning yoga, a guest speaker and interactive wellness workshops.
“This is the second year we have held the Women’s Wellness Day,” explained Marnie Hall Brown, board co-chair of
the M’Nidoo Minissing Coalition Against Domestic Violence (MMCADV) and an outreach counsellor for Manitoulin Family Resources. “The idea originated from our
desire to hold an event for International Women’s Day and
to acknowledge woman’s role in society, families and the
community and encourage self-care and balance in everyday life.”
“Our goal with the wellness day and One Billion Rising
for Justice is to engage as many people in the Island community as possible,” added Kristin Bickell, program coordinator for Manitoulin Northshore Victim Services (a supporting agency of MMCADV) and a MMCADV board
member. “Violence against women effects everyone in a
community, so by engaging as many people as possible we
can take a step forward in reducing violence against
women in our communities.”
The wellness day will include morning yoga followed by
a light breakfast. Guest speaker Tammy Albers, a victim of
violence against women, will be sharing her story, followed
by a catered lunch. In the afternoon there will be a variety
of workshops, including beading, a healthy eating cooking
class, a yoga session and traditional First Nation water
teaching.
“We want to expose individuals to different ideas and
encourage them to take care of themselves,” explained Ms.
Brown. “It is also an opportunity for women to network
with other women and leave feeling empowered, bringing
that feeling back with them to their communities and families.”
“Anyone is welcome to attend both events,” said Ms.
Bickell. “Both are more directed at women, and we want to
create a safe environment for women to express themselves, but we feel it is critical for men to attend as well and
support their partners, especially in taking a stand opposing violence against women.”
One Billion Rising For Justice is a global movement that
encourages “women survivors of violence and those who
love them to gather safely in communities and break the
silence and release their stories—politically, spiritually,
outrageously—through art, dance, marches, ritual, song,
spoken word, testimonies and whatever way feels right,”
states the organization’s website.
The One Billion Rising for Justice Manitoulin event will
start at 5:30 pm on March 5 at the recreation centre.
“One Billion Rising for Justice events are held across the
world between February 14 and March 8 (International
Women’s Day) in support of awareness and the end of gender violence,” said Ms. Brown. “We are having a similar
theme to last year with singing, dancing and drumming. It
will be a high-energy night with an open format. We will
have some performances such as Zumba, traditional
drumming, jingle dancing and hula hooping—with many
being interactive. There will also be opportunities for individuals to sign up to speak or perform through an open
microphone forum. We want people to come together and
raise their voices and be a part of this global movement.”
Both events are open to anyone and are free. Ms. Bickell
said that transportation may also be available across Man-
Tehkummah Talk and Times
Thank you Darlene
(Young, from Brechin) for
the cute button and bow
heart—you’re a very crafty
person!! (Many admirers
of it.)
A poor little raccoon in
the lilac tree looks near
starved to death. Then I
saw (was it the same one?)
a little raider of the bird
feeders around the corner.
Cute little faces, those critters. Ever since I had one
as a pet, I’ve had a soft spot
in my heart for them! Did
you know they purr just
like a cat?
The little fox visits often
at Cal’s. Milo had quite an
interest in it, as did the fox
for Milo. Cole had supper
with us last evening, Cal
made good pork chops (in
the oven). In the day he
picked me up and we went
to lunch at Queen Street
General. A lot of couples
were celebrating Valentine’s there as well. Sherry
brought us a package of
heart cupcakes, and me a
nice bouquet of flowers.
Nice daughter eh! (Last
weekend’s news.)
I even got a thank you
card for sending a thank
you card this week! Thanks
again. We almost got to
have supper with Rick and
Kathleen on Monday night
at Carol’s and Earl’s. They
stayed open for Family Day
and were quite busy, a lot
of people coming to see the
ice caves! Be careful, that
could be a mite dangerous!
(People going through,
snowmachines lost.)
Seems everyday we hear
of someone else who is ailing. Vivian and Ken have
had hospital “visits”? I
hear Ameal and Cathy
have been down with a bug
of some kind. Get well
soon. Barry is home.
On Tuesday afternoon I
hitched a ride with Lori
and Rick up to the visita-
tion for Blaine Baxter. We
were saddened to hear of
Blaine’s death. (His growing
up
years
in
Tehkummah and South
itoulin through volunteer drivers.
Throughout both events individuals will have the opportunity to participate in the Clothesline Project—a vehicle
for women affected by violence to express their emotions
by decorating a shirt, which they then hang on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of
violence against women.
Locally, the Clothesline Project was launched in 2011 and
has been growing ever since.
The mission of the MMCADV is to reduce domestic violence through awareness, education and coordination of
services. Coalition supporting agencies include the Crown
Attorney’s office, Manitoulin Family Resources, Victim
Services, police services (OPP, UCCM, Wikwemikong Tribal, Espanola Town Police), Victim/Witness Assistance Program, Kina Gbezhgomi, the Children’s Aid Society, Manitoulin Supervised Access Center, Rainbow Lodge,
Probation and Parole Services and the Wikwemikong
Health Centre.
For more information on the Women’s Wellness Day or
One Billion Rising for Justice, to register for the wellness
day or to inquire about possible transportation, call 705859-3378 or email [email protected].
TOWNSHIP OF
ASSIGINACK
Thank you
The Council of the Township of Assiginack wants
to thank the organizers, businesses, and
participants
who
enjoyed
the
recent
Manitowaning Family Day Activities.
Well Done.
Chi-Miigwech
CHI MIIGWECH FROM OUR 26TH ANNUAL
ENSE-HARE MEMORIAL 2014
WE EXTEND OUR “CHI MIIGWECH – BIG THANKS” TO ALL OF YOU
WHO HELPED MAKE THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS!
CHI MIIGWECH TO OUR BUSINESS SPONSORS
Members of our Community,
the Dave Moore Family of Rockville, recently lost their
home to a fire.
A Bank Account has been set up on behalf of the Dave
Moore Family and donations can be made at any
Manitoulin BMO branch. Any donations would be greatly
greatly appreciated!
Also, clothing donations would also be greatly
appreciated.
Sizes 30 x 32 and Large shirt for both Brent 16 and James 18
Sizes 32 x 32 and Medium shirt for Dave
Size 16 Jeans, Large top & Large jogging for Becky
Clothing donations can be made to the residence of
Ruth Eadie at:
31 Draper Street West
Little Current
705-368-0256
Thanks in advance for
your support!!
West Bay General Store;
Blair’s Cash & Carry;
Season’s Family Restaurant;
UCCM Castle Building Supplies;
Skater’s Edge;
Manitoulin Physio Centre;
Kenjgewin Teg;
Lillian’s Crafts;
Jake’s Home Centres;
Mum’s Restaurant & Bakery;
John Saul Enterprises;
Paul’s Corner Store;
Up Top Sports Shop &
D.A. Williamson & Sons;
Scott Veterinary Services;
Island Foodland - Mindemoya;
Randy Noble Trucking;
BMO Bank of Montreal Mindemoya;
Gunner’s Gas Bar;
UCCM Police;
Manitowaning Mill & Building
Supplies;
Ficx Performance;
Manitoulin Expositor;
Little Current Guardian
Pharmacy;
Akfit Fitness;
Perry, Perry, Architects;
Down the Road Smoke Shop
CHI MIIGWECH TO OUR SPONSOR OF CHAMPIONSHIP MVP PRIZES
Skater’s Edge
CHI MIIGWECH TO OUR SPONSORS OF CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZES
Ense-Hare Memorial & Island Promotional Products
CHI MIIGWECH TO ALL THE FAMILY WORKERS
Geraldine Ense-McGregor for co-ordinating the tournament;
Abby & Celina Ense for player & team registration;
Jeff Ense for time keeping;
Our door admission volunteers; ALL OUR REFEREES;
Arena Manager Mike Panamick and to our championship presenters Jaylyn
Ense and Diggy Debassige and Photographer Celina Ense!
CHI MIIGWECH TO OUR TEAMS AND FANS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
27th ANNUAL ENSE-HARE MEMORIAL
FEBRUARY 20, 21, 22, 2015
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Telephone: (705) 368-2744 Fax: (705) 368-3822 email: [email protected]
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please call Greg Lloyd
Customer Representative at (705) 368-2744
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0. BOND & SONS
“Manitoulin’s Complete Indoor Comfort Centre”
Over 10 years in Business on Manitoulin
Licensed Plumbers& Suppliers
HEATING
AIR
CONDITIONING
Manitoulin
Plumbing Specialists
for over 80 years
*All plumbing
installations
repairs and suppliers
• Furnace and Duct Work
• Geo-Thermal
• Air Exchangers
• Stoves & Fireplaces
705-377-6380 • Cottage Service
• Radiant Floor Heating
Propane & Natural Gas
Sales-Service-Installation
• Propane Fridges
Visit our showroom at 6084 King St., Unit 1, Mindemoya
705-377-6436
Mindemoya 705-377-5335
TANKLESS WATER HEATERS
• Taxi Service for Espanola &
Little Current
• Manitoulin’s safest and fully
insured taxi service
• Our fleet includes
7 passanger vans
[email protected]
www.progasenergy.com
NAPA AUTO CARE CENTRE
• Diagnostics • Tune Ups
• Tires • Suspensions • Brakes
• Exhaust • A/C • Batteries
• Safety Inspections
On Top Of The Hill
Kagawong, ON
Manitoulin
Espanola
705-377-6222
705-869-7502
Call for daily pickups and deliveries to and from
Sudbury & Espanola
1428B Lakeshore Rd.
705-282-CARS(2277)
Joe Moor - Proprietor
Stu Wyman Trucking
Mother’s Taxi &
Delivery Service
24-Hour Service
Most Reliable & Punctual Taxi on Manitoulin
Serving Little Current and Surrounding Area
Call 705-968-0405
or 705-348-2425
& Construction
2nd LOCATION
6031 King St., Mindemoya
Stuart Wyman, Mindemoya
20%
Road Building • Sand • Gravel • Demolition
Land Clearing • Topsoil
1 ton truck available for up to 3 yrd loads
Weekend Work & Deliveries
705-377-5007
Cell: 705-542-3270
Mustang Gear
Check it out at our
Mindemoya location!
OFF
Select items
Specializing in Embroidery
Active Wear & Signs
• Corporate • Casual • League Wear • Camo Wear • Hockey & Skating
R. MacLean Farrier
Corrective, Hot and Cold Shoeing and
Trimming Over 35 Years Experience
Rod MacLean
Box 61, Newmarket, ON L3Y 4W3
[email protected]
NEW!
ISLAND
62 Water St. E., Little Current
705-210-9210 or 705-368-3114
[email protected]
bladesandthings.ca
Just call for an appointment
LONNY’S
MOVING
• No Job Too Big
or Small!
• On or Off the Island!
• Great Rates!
• Call For Quote!
282-4159
(Cell)
All facets of residential,
commercial, industrial
wiring and maintenance.
(specializing in
service upgrades)
Contact Dennis Zarvie
Mindemoya
ESA Licence #7008529
Cell#1:705-562-8952
Cell#2:705-920-1488
Satellite: (613) 855-5591
• Custom Picture
Framing
• Drymounting
• Plaque Mounting
• Laminating
at
OMEGA PICTURE
FRAMING
(and ATVs, all small
engines & equipment
repairs and parts too)
Get your
Fully-licenced
serving Manitoulin
snowmobile
repair
is able to do sharpening, profiling, flat V, replace rivets etc.
Dale also specializes in figure skate sharpening.
Electric
Master Electrician
705-377-4069
Mindemoya
705-368-2448
Dale Baker, Eastern Ontario's Premier Skate Sharpener,
Dale also sharpens knives, scissors, chain saws, ice augers, lawn
mower blades, chisels, axes etc.
905-955-0417
kddesignscanada.net
[email protected]
ROOF SHOVELING
sled
on the trail!
by Windows Unlimited
Call Matthew Hallet
• Get that weight off before the spring melt
• Inside painting available
• Other miscellaneous jobs done
• Fully insured
(705)377-6125
or by cell at
(705)348-0560
Our shop is located at
339 Lakeshore Road
just outside
Mindemoya
Call Barry for FREE QUOTE
705-859-1332
in Mindemoya
Call for an appointment
(705)377-7255
Free French advice regarding
social assistance, housing, EI
and CPP issues. Conseils
juridiques gratuits en
logement, aide sociale,
assurance-emploi et pension
(RPC). Call the French Legal
Advice Line / Appelez la
Ligne d’avis juridique
1-87 POUR AVIS
1-877-687-2847
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Appliances, Mattresses & Furniture
Buy ten of
your favourite
brand of Yarn
& get one
While sitting in the comfort
of your New Recliner from
Turners Home Store
FREE!
Sylvio Vaillancourt
Home Store Manager
Come in for your Coupon Card Today!
86 Vankoughnet Street East, Little Current
Mon - Fri: 10 - 5pm Sat 10 - 2pm
705-368-1200
You could be knitting with all the New Yarn
selection from Turners of Little Current
facebook.com/turnersoflittlecurrent
• B R I N G U S YO U R B E S T P R I C E , A N D W E ’ L L B E AT I T ! •
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SNOW MOBILE/SNOW BLOW ER
• Repairs
• Parts
• Accessories
for All makes and models
BERRY BOATS
Hwy 540 Kagawong
(705) 282-2604
Household & business
cleaning services available.
Will also do other household duties.
Available upon appointment.
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Parkinsonʼs
Disease
Support Group. For those
affected by the disease and
their caregivers, meetings will
be the third Thursday of every
month (no meetings in July
and August) starting January
21, 2010, 1:30 - 3:30 pm,
VON office, Mindemoya,
6062 Hwy 542. Call Marilyn
at 705-368-0756, Ext 238 if
there are any questions. All
welcome.
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Questions or concerns
about diabetes? We can
help. Please contact the MHC
Diabetes Training and Care
Centre. Individual and group
appointments available with a
registered nurse or dietitian
certified in diabetes education. Clinics in Little Current,
Mindemoya, Silver Water,
Gore Bay and Manitowaning.
Please call 705-368-2300
ext. 2415 for more information. Self-referrals accepted.
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Manitoulin
Supervised
Access provides a safe, neutral child focused centre for
visits
and
exchanges
between children and noncustodial parties. Visits and
exchanges take place during
evenings and weekends.
Service can be requested by
individuals, lawyers and
judges. For further information call (705) 377-6080.
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Manitoulin
Family
Resources offers programs
to support and promote positive family relationships on
Manitoulin and the North
Shore. Violence against
Women Services; Haven
House Shelter, Outreach
Counselling
Crisis
Line
(705)377-5160, Toll Free
Crisis line (800)465-6788:
Childrenʼs
Services;
Manitoulin Best Start Hub,
Child Care (705)368-3400:
Help Centre; Treasures Thrift
Shop, Food Bank (705)3775160:
Administration
(705)377-5532.
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NEED FARM DRAINAGE?
$
for sale
$
for sale
705 862-0354 • 705 285-1333
[email protected]
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE
Have you a DRINKING
PROBLEM?
Maybe
Alcoholics Anonymous can
help
you.
Meetings
Wednesdays and Saturdays,
8 p.m. at St. Bernard's
Church, Little Current.
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Need Snow
Removed from
your Home or
Cottage Roof?
Call Jim
705-368-0288
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
To receive adult or youth/parent information on Myalgic
Encephalomyelitis,
more
commonly known as Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome, or to volunteer with our Association,
please contact: The Myalgic
Encephalomyelitis
Association of Ontario. Tel:
416-222-8820 or 1-877-6326682 (outside GTA) or write
to: Ste. 402, 170 Donway
West, Toronto, ON M3C 2G3.
Please visit our web site at:
www.meao.ca.
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Saturday, March 1 @ 10:00 am
90 National St. Off Maley Drive, Sudbury
Late Model Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles,
Equipment & More.
See www.norontarioauctions.com for details
or call 705-560-1011
Cancer Support Group For
Women
cancelled
until
spring. If you need to talk or
have questions about our
group, call 705-377-7846 or
705-368-3030.
35-45p
Are you concerned about
someone's drinking? Al-Anon
has but one purpose, by welcoming and giving comfort to
help family and friends, and
by giving encouragement and
understanding for themselves
and their loved ones.
Mindemoya Al-Anon meetings: Thursdays at 7 pm, 51
Young Street, Missionary
Church fellowship room, 705377-4892 or 705-377-5138.
Espanola Al-Anon meetings:
Tuesdays at 7 pm, 213
Tudhope Street, Anglican
Church, 705-869-6595. Little
Current Al-Anon meetings:
Cancelled for the winter.
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MAXIMILIAN
Cane Corso
519-270-1989
of Little Current Ltd
17 Water St., Little Current 705-368-2150
• B R I N G U S YO U R B E S T P R I C E , A N D W E ’ L L B E AT I T ! •
Please call 705-968-0119 for more details.
Contact Howard at Acton Farm Drainage
FREE ESTIMATES
GPS Equipped
Competitive Prices
Northern Ontario Owned and Operated
Available at
WWW.Maximiliancanecorso.com
$
for sale
Firewood for sale. 705-8591125, evenings.
41-42p
2010 Chev Cobalt LT,
10,700 km, one owner, power
windows, doors, sunroof,
keyless entry, Pioneer stereo
system, A/C, alloy wheels,
ABS, rear spoiler, cruise control, fog lights, $12,500 obo.
705-368-3788.
41-42p
Beautiful upright piano,
Gorley, Winter and Leeming,
$800. Oak console 26 inch
TV, $150. Call 705-869-3707.
[email protected].
41-42p
Deadline for text ads, like
this, as well as boxed ads is
Friday at 4 pm.
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rentals
Little Current commercial
rental--Core
commercial
retail or office space for rent,
1,000 square feet, street level
walk in, central air, modern
finish, immediate possession.
Call Al at 705-368-2381.
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롫 livestock
20 purebred Hereford cows
due to calve starting first
week in May. Also, two purebred Hereford bulls. 519-3219233.
39-43c

wanted
Clean up your yard now by
donating your old car or truck
or farm tractor, etc. Or even
an old metal boat to our
church. We can send a truck
right to you to pick these up,
and in return you will receive
an income tax receipt for the
scrap value of your donation
to St. Bernard's Church, Little
Current. Please no smaller
items such as fridges, stoves,
hot water tanks, etc. Contact
Tony Ferro at 705-368-3066
or Jim Griffin at 705-8592289.
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rentals
Studio apartment in LC,
short/long-term lease, furnished/unfurnished. Cable
TV available. Fridge/stove
included. Freshly renovated.
Quiet professional building.
Great location, close to downtown. 705-368-1866 for
details.
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ESPANOLA & SUDBURY
Rent-Geared-to-Income
NATIVE HOUSING
Large, clean, and properly-maintained 2 and 3 bedroom
apartments close to the Espanola Mall are available for
rent. Rent is based on income and includes heat, a fridge
and stove, parking and storage area. The buildings are
equipped with a secured entrance. Coin operated
laundry facilities are on the premises. Some units are
available for immediate occupancy.
Interested persons of Status, Non-Status, Metis or Inuit
ancestry may print an application online at
www.nativehousing.org or contact the Native People of
Sudbury Development Corporation office at the
following address for an application form:
68 Xavier Street,
Sudbury, Ontario P3C 2B9
Phone: 705-674-9996
or 1-800-300-6713;
email: [email protected].
Units are also available in Sudbury.
LITTER ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are very excited to announce that we are expecting a
litter at the end of February!
Taking Reservations Now!
Excellent Bloodlines, ICCF Registered!
Let us provide you with your new loyal protector and
companion!
For more info contact us at
519-270-1989
or visit our website at
www.maximiliancanecorso.com
4 Lost/Reward
Reward for lost key--Ford
key and door lock lost
Tuesday last week. Call 705368-2386 if found and to collect reward.
41p
Sea Cadet Events
#348 Royal Canadian Sea
Cadet Corps: Sea Cadets
meeting each Monday from
6:30 pm to 9 pm, 2nd floor
NEMI arena, ages 12 to 18.
For information call 705-3682031.
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$
 coming events
 coming events
Marriage
Enrichment
Seminars.
Come
enjoy
humorous speaker and best
selling author Dr. Gary
Smalley via the video series:
Keys to Loving Relationships.
This is not a Bible Study. You
will discover keys to improving
your
relationships.
Everyone is welcome. Cost is
free. Gateway To Life Church,
22 Vankoughnet Street East,
Little
Current.
Sunday
evenings from 6:30 pm to 8
pm, February 2 to March 9.
Call Pastor Aaron at 705-3680245 for details.
37-42p
St. Patrickʼs Day Beef Stew
Supper, Monday, March 17
from 5 pm to 7 pm at the All
Saints Anglican Church Hall,
Gore Bay. Beef stew, homemade hot rolls and biscuits,
salad, ice cream and toppings. Adults, $9; under 12,
$6; under 5, free.
40-43p
February Luncheon. A delicious lunch of soup, sandwiches and desserts on
Wednesday, February 26
from 11 am to 1:30 pm at St.
Francis Anglican Church,
Mindemoya. $10 at the door,
take-outs available. For information please phone 705377-4332.
39-41p
Roast Beef Dinner--You are
invited to supper at Holy
Trinity Anglican Church on
Friday, March 7, 2014 at 6pm.
Cost: Adult, $15; 12 and
under, $8. For tickets call
Carol at 705-368-3251 or
Ursula at 705-368-0791.
39-42p
Winter Rummage Sale at
Knox United Church in
Manitowaning,
Thursday,
February 27 from 10 am to 5
pm, Friday, February 28 from
10 am to 5 pm and Saturday,
March 1 from 10 am to 12
pm.
40-41p
Shrove Tuesday Pancake
Supper, Tuesday, March 4
from 5 pm to 7 pm at All
Saints Anglican Church, Gore
Bay. Adults, $8; kids 5-12, $4;
under 5, free. Pancakes,
sausage, whipped cream,
strawberries and Manitoulin
maple syrup.
40-41p
Supper
at
Mindemoya
Missionary Church, 4:307:00pm. Adults $10.00, children under 10 $5.00, children
under 5 are free. This year's
menu includes: pancakes,
breakfast sausage, chili style
beans, fruit salad (fruit cocktail with available fruits such
as pineapple, melons, and
bananas), syrup (table,
maple, and diabetic syrups),
cake (white and chocolate),
strawberries in syrup, vanilla
ice cream and beverages
(tea, regular and decaf coffee, water and assorted
juices). Sponsored by the 4
Churches Men's Club.
41p
Too Many Books Sale,
Friday, February 28 from 7
pm to 9 pm and Saturday,
March 1 from 9 am to 2 pm at
Manitoulin Health Centre
cafeteria, Little Current.
Proceeds
to
Manitoulin
Health Centre Auxiliary.
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World Day of Prayer 2014 is
being held at the St.
Bernard's Roman Catholic
Church on March 7, 2014 at 2
pm. The theme “Streams in
the Desert” is written by the
women of Egypt. Guest
speaker will be Reverend
Sherry Dejonge. An invitation
is open to all denominations.
41-42p
Spaghetti
Dinner/Silent
Auction Fundraiser for Relay
for Life at the Royal Canadian
Legion, Little Current, March
1, 4:30 pm to 7 pm. $10 per
adult, $5 per child. Take-out
available. For tickets or info,
call 705-368-2626, 705-8593488 or 705-377-5131.
40-41p
SENSATIONAL SIXTIES-concert by Rick Piché and
The Hawberry Boys. Music of
Elvis; Patsy Cline; The
Beatles;
Creedence
Clearwater Revival; The
Monkees; Peter, Paul and
Mary; Bob Dylan; Johnny
Cash; Roy Orbison; Jon
Denver and many more.
Friday evening, March 21 at
7:30 pm and Saturday afternoon, March 22 at 2 pm at St.
Francis Anglican Church,
Mindemoya. Tickets are $15
at
Manitoulin
Island
Computers, Mindemoya and
The Expositor, Little Current,
or phone 705-859-3925.
Proceeds to St. Francis
Anglican Church. Barrier-free
access at the south door.
40-44p
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ANNUAL MEETING
Dawson Citizens
Improvement Association
Saturday, March 1st, 2014 at 10 a.m.
Meldrum Bay Community Hall
Please attend!
SEED EXCHANGE
February 27 at 7:00 pm
Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah
10862 Hwy. 6 in Sheguiandah.
Bring your favourite and extra
vegetable/flower seeds to trade.
For more info call Heidi at (705) 368-3500
ext. 230 or Brenda at (705) 368-1641.
Celebrating World Day of
Prayer at St. Paul's Anglican
Church in Manitowaning on
Friday, March 7 at 7 pm. This
year the program has been
designed by the women of
Egypt. All are welcome. For
more information call 705859-2110/3041.
41-42p
Decadent
Pancake
Breakfast Saturday, March 1
from 8 am to 11 am at
Providence
Bay
United
Church. Join us and enjoy a
menu of pancakes, ham,
sausage, scrambled eggs,
fruit cup, French toast, juice,
tea and coffee. Adults, $10; 5
to 10 years, $5; under 5, free.
41p
Join us to celebrate our 7th
annual
International
Women's Day event “Women
Light Up the World” “Sharing
the Flame”, Saturday, March
8, Mindemoya Missionary
Church Hall, 51 Yonge Street,
Mindemoya, 1:30 pm. Candle
decorating and passing the
sacred flame. Guest speaker.
Refreshments, door prizes
and silent auction. No
charge. Free will offering to
assist Women and Student
Bursaries. Call 705-3683030, 705-282-0274 or 705377-5160. Sponsored by
Seeds of Joy and Manitoulin
Family Resources.
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Private classified word ads,
like this, are $8 for up to 25
words and 10 cents for every
additional word, per week,
plus HST. Pre-payment
(VISA, MasterCard, cheque
or cash) is required. Private
sales only. Call 705-368-2744
to book your ad.
is now accepting applications for
spring and summer jobs.
Part-time & full-time positions available.
Accepting applications from students & non-students.
Weekend work necessary in July & August
Apply to Pam McLaughlin at
[email protected] or by mail to:
CYC Box 486, Gore Bay, ON P0P 1H0.
TOWNSHIP OF BILLINGS
Summer Student Job Opportunities
Positions available for summer 2014
1 SWIM INSTRUCTOR
1 ASSISTANT TO SWIM INSTRUCTOR
2 LANDFILL/GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
LABOURERS
2 MARINA ASSISTANTS
1 LIBRARY ASSISTANT
1 MUSEUM ASSISTANT
Eligible students must be planning to return to
school full time in the fall, as well as being 15
years of age or more on commencement of
employment.
Deadline for Applications is: March 14, 2014
NOTICE
Annual General Meeting
And Board Election
MANITOULIN LEGAL CLINIC
Supper at the Sheguiandah
Seniors' Hall on March 4 from
4:30 pm to 7 pm. Cost: $10
per person. Serving pancakes, sausages, bacon,
Belgian waffles, fruit salad,
tea, coffee.
40-41p
CANADIAN YACHT CHARTERS
A non-profit community legal clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario
Our Annual General Meeting will be held at the Clinic
office, 12A Hillside Road, Aundeck-Omni-Kaning, on
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the
meeting is to elect a new Board of Directors. Anyone
interested in the aims and objectives of the Clinic, and
who would like to vote at the meeting must complete a
membership form (available at the Clinic) and return it
to the Clinic by March 24, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
Community members interested in becoming Board
members, and who are prepared to commit to attending
monthly Board meetings, are encouraged to contact the
Clinic during office hours at 705-368-3333, before March
24, 2014.
Michael Shain
Executive Director
Kids
Craft Night
The Township of Assiginack is pleased to host their
first ʻKids Craft Night' to take place on March 12th
from 7 – 8:30 pm at the Assiginack Arena. Each
child must be accompanied by a parent/caregiver
and the adult can either assist the child with the craft
or join in and do one of their own alongside the child.
Learn to Crochet - $4
Bead Weave a Bracelet - $10
(geared towards older children, or those with good manual dexterity)
Direct all inquiries and applications to
Kathy McDonald, Clerk Treasurer
Township of Billings
PO Box 34, Kagawong, ON P0P 1J0
Phone 705 282 2611 ext 223
Fax: 705 282 3199
Only those persons chosen for an interview
will be contacted.
ANNOUNCEMENT
WANT A JOB?
If you are an unemployed person
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Care Coordinator (RN)
Integrated Discharge Planning
Email
your
Job Opp!
Little Current and Mindemoya
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES
Community Care Access Centres are a cornerstone of Ontarioʼs health system
and play a pivotal role in the provision of home and community care.
Two positions are available
in our Little Current branch
Please drop off your resume in person or email to:
Pamela Stephens, Branch Manager
[email protected]
Please apply by 4pm on Friday, March 7
Further your career and join the NE CCAC in partnership with the Manitoulin Health
Centre (MHC) to help patients access the health care they need in their community. As
an NE CCAC employee, you will work at the MHC in a multidisciplinary team. You will
lead integrated discharge planning for patients in hospital and divert hospital admissions
through the emergency department through assessment and comprehensive service
planning, including referral to alternative community services. You will also engage with
community services in the area, including First Nations communities, to develop patient
centered service plans.
Only those being considered will be contacted for an interview.
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Temporary, Full-Time (2 years)
TD Canada Trust is looking for energetic individuals
to join our team as
HELP WANTED
Full-time Cook/Chef
This is a full-time, year round position
available in a busy kitchen.
Please send your resume or contact
The Anchor Inn at
www.anchorgrill.com
[email protected]
In addition to a rewarding nursing career, the NE CCAC and MHC offer you the
following:
• Paid mileage;
• Pay in lieu of benefits;
• Paid emergency leave days when you need to care for family;
• Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (pension transfer for existing HOOPP members);
• Employee Assistance Program;
• Access to mentors;
• Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
The NE CCAC is an equal opportunity employer. Our supportive and caring work
environment makes the NE CCAC an attractive place of employment.
Interested persons are invited to submit a cover letter and resume by email to:
[email protected]
For the full job posting and additional information, please visit our website at:
www.healthcareathome.ca/northeast
or call 1-800-461-2919, extension 4665
Please reference job posting #023-14
Manitoulin Health Centre
WIKWEMIKONG NURSING HOME
2281 Wikwemikong Way, P.O. Box 114 Wikwemikong, ON P0P 2J0
Phone: 705-859-3107 Fax: 705-859-2057
E-mail: [email protected]
2nd Posting
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
FINANCE CLERK
Wikwemikong Nursing Home is committed to providing exemplary long-term care services to
residents. Our focus is on the provision of individualized care that respects, supports and enables
residents to be as independent as possible.
Under the direct supervision of the Administrator, the Finance Clerk is responsible for providing
financial, administrative and clerical services in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate
financial and administrative operations. This position is responsible for accounts receivable, payroll
functions, making necessary travel arrangements and providing administrative support for all
departments. The Finance Clerk must comply with the Wikwemikong Nursing Home Finance
policies.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Accounting or Business Administration diploma is required
• Demonstrated experience in financial management and accounting, ideally in the nonprofit sector
• Advanced skills in MS Office and experience working accounting software
• Organization development, human resources management experience
• Strong interpersonal and team skills
• Previous employment in a Long Term Care or Health Care setting is an asset
• Class “G” license
• Payroll experience would be considered an asset
SALARY:
Subject to funding availability and will be based on education and experience.
APPLICATION:
To apply please forward a detailed resume, cover letter, three current work related reference letters
and copies of relevant diploma/certificates, marked “Confidential” to:
Wikwemikong Nursing Home
2281 Wikwemikong Way, P.O. Box 114
WIKWEMIKONG, Ontario P0P 2J0
Attn: Finance Clerk position
Deadline: Friday, March 7, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
All applications become the property of the Wikwemikong Nursing Home and will not be returned.
The successful applicant will be required to provide a Criminal Reference check and vulnerable
sector screen.
NOW HIRING
FULL-TIME WIND FARM OPERATOR
Northland Power Inc., a public company, is a developer, builder,
owner and operator of clean and renewable energy projects.
Founded in 1987, the company has primary operations in Canada,
with over 1,300 megawatts of power generation, including wind,
solar and thermal.
Northland and its partner, Mnidoo Mnising Power Corporation, are
currently building McLean's Mountain Wind Farm, a 24-turbine wind
farm on Manitoulin Island. As part of its ongoing operation team,
Northland Power will hire one full-time operator, who will join a team
to monitor and report on the turbines over the life of McLean's
Mountain Wind Farm's 20-year power purchase agreement with
the Ontario Power Authority.
• Good wages
• Outstanding benefits
• Must be physically fit and able to work at heights
• Mechanical and high voltage electrical experience important
• Requires excellent computer and communication skills
To apply, please send a resume that includes a description of your
work history and qualifications to:
Mr. Rick Martin, Manager
McLean's Mountain Wind Farm
Post Office Box 73
Little Current, ON P0P1K0
[email protected]
Providence Bay News and Notes
Hello everyone, how was your
week?
Pat McFarlane was in Mindemoya Hospital but is home now
and feeling much better.
The meeting at Pat McFar-
lane’s home is cancelled until further notice.
On March 4 there will be a pancake supper at 6 pm on Shrove
Tuesday at the Community of
Christ Church. All are welcome.
The Sunday breakfast at the
Curling Club was a huge success.
Thanks to all who helped.
There were quite a few people
who helped Mary Oliver from our
community,
namely
Linda
Gilchrist, Sharon and Lyle
Dewar, Home Hardware, Russ
and Margo Hendrix and Sandy
and myself and anyone else who
helped out. These were all random acts of kindness. This is why
Manitoulin is such a great place.
God Bless.
Call me if you have any news at
705-377-4449.
...Tehkummah Talk and Times
Baymouth.) Saw many of the family there, some I hadn’t
seen in for quite some time. It was kind of like old home
week, (if you know what I mean). In the meantime there
are children and grandchildren galore, and many hugs
from family and friends. Beatrice and her sisters have the
most beautiful smiles. Had a lovely little visit with Nola.
Most all the families had graced my snack bar in earlier
years. Why I even remember the Hallowe’en Peggy lost
her shoe! Jerry Baxter introduced me to his wife Blanche
and claimed he had often been at the snack bar too. I knew
he looked familiar! Marjorie (Wilson) too! Anne says she
doesn’t sing publicly any more. What a voice! I sat for a
while with Ellen Cooper and Jim Still. Had a nice visit
with them. I knew his face but Ellen had to remind me
who she was. The roads were good that day for travelling.
I missed the birthday party at the hall. I hear Mary
Johnston had the best poetry. Congratulations! Mum had
a prize sitting on her table too!
I see lights on at Arnold Lougheed’s place. Must be feeling better. I was talking to Patti, Mike and their youngsters on Sunday evening at Carol’s and Earl’s. We were
there and sat with Gib and Florence. Later we played cribbage. The girls the big winners! In the afternoon I beat
Mum three of five. We won’t talk about Friday though!
Brian McCarthy had been having rock problems, and
was in the hospital a day.
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Sympathy to Margaret who lost her sister on February
13 after a tremendous fight with cancer. (By the way, are
rocks and stones the same?)
I went with Cal to Sudbury on Thursday for his appointment. We were late getting back so I missed Bible study at
Pat Novak’s. We had lunch at Margaret’s daughter’s
restaurant in the mall. Is it called Rusty’s?
The weather got bad but four and a half tables of brave
souls came for euchre. I was on KP duty. Margaret
worked the board. Dorothy was my partner. First, Margaret and Mary Ann, 91; second, John and Pat, 73; third,
Graham and Sheila, 72; low, Sharlene and Janice, 53; lone
hands, Margaret and Mary Ann, 8; 50/50, Cole Bowerman.
Cole helped Cal get his snowblower back in operation,
then got to try it out to see how it worked!
We went to Lori and Rick’s for Sequence on Friday
evening. The “girls” coming out the winners!
After church just Susan, Simon, Mum and I went for
lunch at Carol’s and Earl’s.
Our Red Hat outing was canceled on Friday afternoon
due to the weather. Speaking of, is anyone out there suffering from cabin fever? There must be a lot of it going
around. I know my cats definitely have it! Is winter without end?
Arthur has been calling on me a lot lately. He’s the
worst one of the “Ritis” brothers!
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Noojmowin Teg Health Centre
Finance Officer
Full Time - Re-Posting
Noojmowin Teg Health Centre (NTHC) invites applications for a full-time Finance Officer
position. The successful incumbent will be responsible for the daily operations and
requirements of the finance department of the organization, including responsibilities for:
general ledger, cash flow, payables, receivables, bank reconciliation, electronic payroll
and other remittances, financial reporting/projections to programs, administration, board,
and multiple funders, audit preparation, and will be familiar with its accounting practices
and financial policies. The Finance Officer will contribute to the maintenance and
development of ongoing improvements of the organizationʼs financial systems and
processes.
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There are so many beautiful birds at the feeder this
winter!
Pauline and Wayne are doing Christmas in Sudbury
this weekend!
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W ith over 40 years of experience, Jarlette Health Services cares for
more than 1600 residents at 25 retirement and long term care facilities
in Ontario. Manitoulin Lodge is a 61-bed, long term care facility
n Manitoulin Island’’s north shore.
located in the town of Gore Bay, on
Registered Nurses
Full & part-time
part-time
To j o i n a w e l l re s p e c t e d o rg a n i z a t i o n , p l e a s e s e n d y o u r
resume to: Debbie Wright, Administrator
ministratorr, Manitoulin Lodge,
P..O. Box 648, Gore Bay
y, ON P0P 1H0
1H E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 705-282-3422
We thank all applicants; howeverr,
only those selected for an
interview will be contacted.
www.Jarlette.com
Make more than a Living...
Make a Difference!
WIKWEMIKONG NURSING HOME
2281 Wikwemikong Way, P.O. Box 114 Wikwemikong, ON P0P 2J0
Phone: 705-859-3107 Fax: 705-859-2057
E-mail: [email protected]
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR OF CARE
The Director of Care is responsible to the Administrator for the management and leadership of
resident care and services. The person holding this position is required to meet the needs and
expectations of the residents in accordance with the standards and guidelines of the Long Term
Act. The Director of Care is also responsible for adherence to the respective regulations and
relevant legislation, the Resident’s Bill of Rights, the standards set by the College of Nurses of
Ontario, and the Home’s mission and policies. This includes promoting and fostering the Resident
Centered Care Model of Care.
The successful incumbent will report to the Director of Operations.
A detailed job description can be picked up at the Wikwemikong Nursing Home.
Noojmowin Teg seeks a qualified candidate who is a team player, self-starter, and a wellorganized professional who is able to meet deadlines for multiple requirements. The
position is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in developing their accounting,
budgeting and office management skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Ensures and promotes the provision of resident-centered services to meet the needs of residents.
• Responsible for the administration of the nursing department to provide quality resident care.
• Provides effective professional nursing practice
• Responsible to manage the nursing department’s financial resources
• Provides effective human resource practices
• Promotes and ensures occupational health and safety for nursing
• Provides for effective use of material resources
• Maintains an appropriate recording system
• Responsible for quality management
Noojmowin Teg Health Centre is an Aboriginal Health Access Centre that provides primary
health, mental health, traditional healing, and health promotion services to the seven First
Nations and off-reserve community members living within the Manitoulin Island District.
Check out our web-site at www.noojmowin-teg.ca. Come be a part of a great team!
Given the traditional practices of the Anishinabek, from time to time, exposure
to wood smoke and the burning of sacred medicines, including tobacco, sweet
grass, sage or cedar, may occur within the work setting.
Skills and Qualifications:
• Minimum three year post-secondary degree/diploma in Accounting/Finance
• Three yearʼs work experience in financial and fund accounting
• Demonstrated knowledge of nonprofit accounting, including sophisticated fund and grant
accounting, compliance, and reporting.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) mandatory
• Experience with accounting software, preferably Simply Accounting/Sage 50
• Proficiency with Excel and XLGL, preferred
• Accounting designation preferable
• Current and clear Criminal Recordʼs Check
• Must be bondable
• Excellent written, verbal and technology communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, plan, organization and schedule
• Work experience with Anishinabek organizations and/or communities an asset
• First Nation and/or aboriginal ancestry an asset
• Ability to speak Anishinabemowin, an asset
Submit a covering letter, resume, three (3) work related references, and recent
Criminal Record’s Check. Please mark correspondence as “Confidential” to:
Pamela Williamson, Executive Director
Noojmowin Teg Health Centre
Hwy 540, 48 Hillside Road, Bag 2002
Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation
Little Current, Ontario P0P 1K0
Phone: (705) 368-2182 x204
Fax: (705) 368-2229
Web-site: www.noojmowin-teg.ca
Applications should be received by: March 14, 2014. Only the successful applicant
will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Registered Nurse with a current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Current Membership with Gerontological Nursing Association (GNA) and Registered Nurses’
Association of Ontario (RNAO) is desirable
• Preferred post-RN education, certification or degree in nursing administration and management,
preference is BScN or business degree in health management, particularly long-term care and
further education in gerontology, geriatrics or rehabilitation.
• At least one year experience working as a registered nurse in the long term sector
• At least three years of experience working as a registered nurse in managerial or supervisory
capacity in a health care setting
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills
• Fluency in the Ojibway language would be a definite asset.
REMUNERATION:
The salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications of the successful candidate.
APPLICATION:
Forward a detailed resume, cover letter, copies of diplomas/certificates as well as three (3) letters
of references dated within the last three (3) months, no later than Friday, March 14, 2014 by 4:00
p.m. marked “CONFIDENTIAL” to:
Wikwemikong Nursing Home
2281 Wikwemikong Way, PO Box 114
Wikwemikong, ON P0P 2J0
Attn: Director of Care position
Late submissions will not be accepted. All applications become the property of the
Wikwemikong Nursing Home and will not be returned.
The successful candidate will be required to submit a Criminal Reference Check and Vulnerable
Sector Screen.
We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Central Manitoulin Chatter
February 19 - I’m sorry for the lack of the
Chatter the last little while as this writer
has been away for six weeks in the south,
well southern Ontario, visiting with family
and friends. It is good to be back on this
magical Island of ours with no rushing,
crunchy snow and no slush!
The Family Day celebrations at the Providence Bay Arena on Sunday had families
enjoying fun sponge hockey games. The
food at the concession was delicious with
chicken burgers, pizzas and Anna Orford’s
lasagna. Thank you to the many volunteers
who made this day such a great success.
The Manitoulin Secondary girls’ hockey
team “Mustangs” came in second at the
tournament in Wikwemikong. We hope you
do well at the tournament in North Bay.
The Mindemoya Thunder Bantam won
the 13-division hockey tournament the
weekend of February 8 and 9 in Espanola.
Aylana Cranston scored the winning goal
in overtime to win 3-2. Way to go Thunder.
This writer has been enjoying the Winter
Olympics from Sochi, Russia. The televised
events have had great coverage. Our Jacobs
curling team from Sault Ste. Marie is doing
us proud and putting Northern Ontario on
the map. We wish all our Canadian
Olympians great success. Let’s all mark
March 1 on your calendar for the Brier on
TSN at 4:30 pm.
Manitoulin ladies are busy quilting
every Friday in the seniors’ room in Providence Bay. These talented ladies sure turn
out some beautiful quilts.
Many Islanders have been visiting
friends and families off-Island. Dylan Stone
and Ashley Noble and their children Tieren
and Ayriss visited Sault Ste. Marie. Marg
and Harold Arnold and Roger and Lois
Newton, Marilyn Haner and Don and
Theresa Webb travelled to the Big City—
Sudbury.
Many get well wishes to our neighbours
and friends on the Island. Steven Bryant of
the US is on the mend from open heart surgery. He is married to Michelle, daughter of
Merdick McFarlane and Sherri Cranston,
grandson-in-law to Marg Cranston and Bob
Cranston and Bev and Marjorie McFarlane.
There is a fundraiser to assist them with
medical, medications and out-of-town living expenses. Donations can be made at all
Bank of Montreal locations on the Island or
www.youcaring.com/medicalfundraiser/your-generous-help-is-needed/135190 for online donations for Steve and
Michelle. We extend our get well wishes to
Mary Vanhorn, Jim Lanktree, Lois Newton
and Don Burke and send them our very
best. It is so good to see our neighbours,
Don and Pat Burke, back in their home. Don
is busy with therapy in Mindemoya.
Our deepest condolences are extended to
the Oliver family in the passing of Mary.
This writer will sure miss her smile, big
wave and chats. Sincere sympathy wishes
to the Sheppard family in the passing of
Ron; the Wilkinson family in the loss of
Verna; and to Sandra Williamson in the
passing of her mother Shirley Kiss of Sud-
bury. Our condolences and best wishes are
extended to the Pyette family with the loss
of their mother, Eileen.
February 26 - The Sochi Olympics drew
to a close on Sunday with such a fantastic
ceremony. What a way to end the games
with the Canadian men’s hockey winning
gold. Canada came in third with the number of medals won at the 2014 Olympic
Games with gold in men’s and women’s
curling among the count. Team Jacobs put
Sault Ste. Marie on the world map! We can
be very proud to be Canadian.
I attended the breakfast at the Providence Bay Curling Club Sunday morning
after watching the Olympic hockey game. It
was great to see the old “reliables” and
enjoy the blueberry pancakes with real
maple syrup. The first Thursday of every
month this fabulous breakfast is served featuring pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage,
bacon, fresh fruit and beverages. The Providence Bay United Church has their “decadent” pancake breakfast on Saturday,
March 1 from 8 am until 11 am. Providence
Bay is still alive and well!
The soup and sandwich luncheon at St.
Francis Anglican Church in Mindemoya is
on Wednesday, February 26 from 11 am
until 1:30 pm. Wow, one could eat out just
about every day!
Birthday wishes to all those Manitoulin
residents who celebrate in February
including William Kay, Natasha Bruyeré,
Marilyn Holmes, Lois Newton and this
writer! It was great to celebrate the 20th
anniversary of my 39th birthday! Friends
and family of Lois Newton surprised her
with a birthday get-together on Monday the
17th at her home.
Royce and Margaret Young spent a couple of days visiting Sudbury with their
daughter Cindy and granddaughter Olivia.
We wish everyone safe travels whether you
are travelling to Sudbury or to the south.
Steven and Alison Orford and their children have gone to Horseshoe Valley for a
skiing and snowboarding trip. Enjoy your
holidays and safe return.
It was nice to see Eunice Sagle at the Bantam hockey game in Mindemoya on Sunday
night the 16th. On February 20, Central
Manitoulin Public School students left for a
couple of days on a ski trip to Searchmont.
Everyone had a great time.
The Mindemoya Thunder midgets won
the semi-finals against Manitowaning 2 out
of 3 on Friday. They then went to Sudbury
on the weekend for a hockey tournament at
the Countryside arena.
Congratulations and best wishes are
extended to the latest little Islanders. Welcoming their new babies are Ben and
Rossalind Seabrook and their baby girl
“Ruby Jane” and Bruce Orford and Allison
Pyette and their baby girl “Charlie Catherine.” Proud grandparents Stu and Agnes
Cuthbertson get bragging rights to their
new grandson Jaxson. This writer just
loves those babies’ names.
The Pentecostal Church Senior luncheon
NOHFC Agriculture program
update meeting
information on previous award recipients
is available at www.ontario.ca/agrifoodinnovation or by calling 1-877-424-1300. Applications will be accepted until 5 pm this Friday, February 28.
The Manitoulin Soil and Crop Association and the Manitoulin Cattlemen’s Association are hosting an information meeting
to update producers on the recently
announced funding programs through
NOHFC. In addition, collection of intent
for acreages of tile draining and land clearing will be gathered. This meeting will be
held on Wednesday, March 5 beginning at
1:30 pm at the Assiginack Municipal Office
library in Manitowaning.
Premier’s Award for Agri-Food
Innovation Excellence Program
Accepting applications: Have you developed and implemented an innovative product or process within your agriculture or
food business? If so, you could be eligible to
receive one of the following awards from
the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Program: Premier’s Award
(one award valued at $75,000), Minister’s
Award (one award valued at $50,000), Leaders in Innovation Awards (three awards
valued at $25,000 each), and Provincial
Awards (45 awards valued at $5,000 each).
Eligible applicants include primary producers/farmers, processors and agri-food
organizations. A copy of the program
guidebook and application form, as well as
Cow body condition before calving
Research has confirmed that cow body
condition before calving has an impact on
live calf success and weaning weights. In a
study, cows with good body condition had
10 percent more live calves at birth than
cows with low body condition. Good body
condition is about a score of 2.5 out of five.
Birth weights of the calves were higher in
the high body condition cows but did not
increase dystocia or calving difficulties.
The total weaned calf weight per cow in the
herd was 57 pounds greater for the cows in
better body condition prior to calving. At
$1.50/lb this amounts to an extra $85 per
cow. This should compensate for extra the
feed that might be fed to the herd to maintain body condition. Other benefits were
also observed. The rebreeding percent-age
of the cows in better body condition (92
percent) was significantly greater than the
percentage of the thin cows (79 percent).
Cull cow weights were also greater at
weaning time for the cows that were adequately fed.
2•3 notice
2•3 notice
NOTICE
All Gore Bay residents are invited to attend the
PUBLIC MEETING
In the Community Hall
(52 Meredith St.)
on March 5, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Topic of discussion Town of Gore Bay
2014 Budget
The Board of Directors of
Manitoulin Health Centre will
be holding their next regular
Board meeting on Thursday,
February 27 at 7 pm in the
Boardroom of the Little
Current
Hospital
Site.
Regular meetings of the
Board are open to the public
to attend and observe, with
the exception of in-camera
issues.
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The Island Guild would like
to let everyone know that the
February meeting, which
was cancelled last week, will
be on Thursday, February 27
at 7 pm at the Mindemoya
Community Hall. No scents
please.
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othank you
We are so grateful to the
police officer who came to us
in Ottawa airport and offered
to drive us to Little Current
on our arrival in Sudbury. We
were all coming back from
Cuba on rescheduled flights
and up all night. We donʼt
know his name but he said
“We are here to help”. We
drove ourselves, but were so
grateful for his kindness and
consideration. He also said,
“Itʼs no big deal!” Well, to us,
it was. Bob and Maureen
Johnson, Evansville.
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= in memoriam
Happy Birthday Anne,
February 22!
Missing You On Your
Birthday
Today is full of memories
Happiness and tears,
Of birthday celebrations
Weʼve shared throughout the
years.
And though Iʼll always miss
you
The endless joy you brought,
Warms my heart with gratitude
And fills my every thought.
Wherever you are resting
I hope that you can see,
How precious and uplifting
Your memory is to me.
I feel that you are with me
In everything I do,
So Iʼll celebrate your birthday
But Iʼll spend it missing you.
Love Frank, Kevin, Jennifer
and family.
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= in memoriam
MCDONALD-In loving memory of mother and grandmother, Mary McDonald,
February 26, 1923 - March
10, 1999.
With an ache in our heart,
We whisper low,
Happy birthday, Mom,
We miss you so.
Love Sue, Carlos and Andy
Mendes.
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MENDES-In loving memory
of our son and brother, Adam
Paul Mendes, January 31,
1985 - February 26, 2010.
Gates of memories will never
close
How we miss you no one
knows
Days will pass away into
years
And we will think about those
memories
With silent tears.
Love Mom, Dad and Andy.
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spirituality
Earnestly contending for
the faith
Although I was brought up in
a Reformed home and my
parents took me to church
twice each Sunday, it was
not until I attended a crusade
in Forest, Ontario in 1975
that I decided to serve Jesus
Christ, to study and obey the
Bible. The crusade was interdenominational, there were
not only Reformed people
but
also
Lutheran,
Presbyterian,
Baptist,
Pentecostal, Methodist, etc.
present. And when I started
attending Bible studies with
Baptist and Pentecostals,
etc. I started running into all
kinds of conflicting doctrines.
In the Reformed Church I
was sprinkled as an infant
but the Baptist were saying
that unless I was baptized by
immersion, I was not even
saved. In the Reformed
Church I had heard that
speaking in tongues is of the
Devil, but Pentecostals were
saying that speaking in
tongues is evidence of
receiving the Holy Spirit. I
wanted to know the truth, so
I could do the right thing. 1
Thes. 5:20-22 “Despise not
prophesying (those who
speak Godʼs word-quote the
Bible), investigate all things,
hold fast what is good, shun
(discard) all evil,” became
my mode of operandi.
Investigation is not an option
but a command of God.
Anyone who ignores this
command is bound to be
deceived by Satan into
accepting all kinds of wrong
doctrines, (see also Ecl.
1:13). In 1977 I was baptized
by immersion in the name of
Jesus and not long afterward
I spoke in tongues for the
first time. The first lesson I
learned was that there are all
kinds of doctrines people
believe for which there is not
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a shred of evidence in the
Bible to back it up. The second lesson I learned was
that God uses conflict on
doctrine to guide you into
truth. The third lesson was
that unless you investigate,
ask God to guide you into the
truth. Study and meditate
what the Bible says on the
doctrine. You wonʼt find the
truth and will stay in Satanʼs
trap. (All heresies are sins,
snares of Satan that keep
you bound). The fourth lesson I learned was that unless
you decide beforehand that
you are going to obey God
(do Godʼs will) no matter
what the cost, you wonʼt
come to understand, John
7:17. The fifth lesson I
learned was that you can
receive instruction from
Godʼs word through people
of different denominations.
(If you stick to one denomination you wonʼt get the truth
in areas of denominational
heresies). But you can only
deliver yourself from that
specific heresy. Nobody else
can deliver you from Satanʼs
snare, 2 Tim. 2: 25&26. And
the way to deliver yourself is
by 1) confessing what the
Bible says on the subject is
the truth, 2) confessing that
the heresy is a sin, and 3)
confessing that you are
going to obey Godʼs word on
that doctrine. So in the case
of the Sabbath, it would be:
1) God commands to keep
the seventh day holy as the
Sabbath, 2) not keeping
Godʼs Sabbath is sin, and 3)
I am going to obey God by
keeping
his
Sabbath
(Saturday) holy. Only when
you love the truth, and take
these steps will you enter the
kingdom of God, 2 Thes.
2:10-12. Believing a heresy
is a sin that will keep you out
of Godʼs kingdom, Gal. 5:1921. The truth is available, but
in order to be guided into the
truth, and so be set free,
John 8:21 & 32, you need an
open mind and listen to people with conflicting beliefs
and investigate (study the
Bible, pray and meditate).
One Sunday in January
1981 I preached on the topic
of the 7th day Sabbath. (I
basically quoted what the
Bible says on the subject).
Afterward the senior pastor
came to me and told me that
unless I retracted what I had
said about the Sabbath, I
could not preach there anymore. I realized that if I could
not say what the Bible says
something is seriously wrong
and I started “Search For
Truth, Biblical Ministries” and
so in this way I have been
contending for the faith for
more than 33 years. Of
course about every denomination will tell you that they
are also contending for the
faith and that their doctrines
are the truth, but will they
stand under investigation?
Are you concerned enough
about your destiny to make
sure your doctrines are
sound and investigate? Is
entering the kingdom of God
your priority, Mat. 6:33? Do
you love the truth? Hank
Reckman,
Prophet
of
Manitoulin, Search For Truth,
Biblical Ministries, Box 210,
MʼChigeeng, Ontario P0P
1G).
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Death Notices
DENNIS ZYLSTRA
DECEMBER 3, 1928 - FEBRUARY 13, 2014
n loving memory of Dennis
Zylstra,
a
resident
of
Mindemoya and formerly of
Kagawong, who went to be with
his Lord on Thursday, February
13, 2014 at his home. He was
born in Hoogeveen, The
Netherlands, son of the late
Bouwe and Diena (Post) Zylstra.
Dennis was educated in Holland,
where he earned a degree in business, and worked in a
bank until the outbreak of World War II. Dennis was
very proud of the citation he received from the Dutch
Ambassador for his family’s involvement in the
resistance movement. After the war, Dennis served in
the Dutch army, eventually immigrating to Canada with
his family. In 1987, Dennis and his wife Ann moved
from their dairy farm in Hickson to Kagawong, where
they bought the Roy Newburn farm and continued
farming until retirement. Dennis had a number of
hobbies, including pottery, singing with the Island
Singers and in particular fishing. Days when no one else
would venture out, Dennis would be ice fishing. He was
very active in his community, helping whenever he
could. Dennis canvassed for the Cancer Society and the
Heart and Stroke Foundation. Dennis was a dedicated
member of the Mindemoya Missionary Church. A kind
and generous man, Dennis was not only a gentle man
but also a “gentleman”. Dennis is survived by his
beloved wife Ann (Marissen) Zylstra. Loving and loved
father of Diane and Tim Eaton of Paisley, Henry Zylstra
of Wiarton, Holly and Dale Scott of Mindemoya, Dennis
and Lorraine Zylstra of Dutton and Joanne Caldecott of
Walkerton. Proud grandfather of 13 granddaughters and
five grandsons and seven great-grandchildren. Also
survived by sisters Tina and Diena and brothers Walter,
Murray and Gerrit. Predeceased by sisters Jantze,
Truuis, Pauline and Geertje and brothers Bouwe and
John. Friends called at the Mindemoya Missionary
Church on Monday, February 17, 2014 from 10 am to 11
am. The funeral service was conducted at the church on
Monday, February 17, 2014 at 11 am with Pastor Ray
Kloestra officiating. Spring interment in Kagawong
Cedars Cemetery. If so desired, donations to Gideon
Bibles would be appreciated. Online condolences may
be left at www.culginfuneralhome.ca. Culgin Funeral
Home, Gore Bay, 705-282-2270.
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BLAINE BAXTER
laine Baxter, age 65, of
Stratford Ontario, passed
away February 15, 2014. A native
of Manitoulin Island, he was the
son of Henry and Maxine (both
predeceased). Beloved husband of
Beatrice Baxter. Loving father of
Darren (wife Amy) of Guelph,
Jeff (wife Robyn) of Carleton
Place. Dear grandfather to Emma,
Colton and Darwyn. Dear brother of Peggy Wikiruk
(husband Brian), Anne Size (husband Greg), Tracy Still,
Timothy Baxter (predeceased). Also survived by several
aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, great-nieces
and great-nephews. The family received friends from 2
pm to 4 pm on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at Island
Funeral Home in Little Current. Donations can be made
to Salvation Army (Stratford Branch) or Charity of
Choice. Arrangements entrusted to Island Funeral
Home, Little Current. Record your memories and
condolences at www.islandfuneralhome.ca
B
CLAYTON ARTHUR BOND
FEBRUARY 17, 1936 - FEBRUARY 16, 2014
layton Arthur Bond died
suddenly at his home in
Whitefish Falls on Sunday,
February 16, 2014 at the age of
77. Survived by his beloved wife
Donna (nee Witty). Proud father
of four sons; Mike, Larry
(Nicole), Dennis and John (Lisa).
Cherished grandpa of Devin,
Kristina, Laura, Kevin, Taryn,
Kayli, Jonathan and great-grandpa of Emma, Brayden,
Jordyn, Taylor, Haileigh, Blake, Marly and Zoey. Will be
greatly missed by his canine best friend Tye.
Predeceased by his only sister Geraldine Callaghan.
Clayton always had horses, he loved the outdoors
trapping and hunting. He always had a feast ready for
the arrival of family. Visitation was from 2pm to 4 pm
and 7 pm to 9 pm at Island Funeral Home on
Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Funeral Service was at
11 am on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at Island Funeral
Home. Cremation with burial of ashes in Cold Springs
Cemetery. Donations to MHC Auxiliary or the Diabetes
Education Clinic in Little Current (Northern Diabetes
Health Network) or Haileigh's "Pennies from Heaven
Fund" for the Espanola Diabetic Education Clinic
(contact 705-862-7991 ext. 231). Record your thoughts
and
memories
or
share
a
photo
at
www.islandfuneralhome.ca. Arrangements entrusted
with Island Funeral Home, Little Current.
ADOLPHUS JEROME MCGRAW
BEAR CLAN ~ ANISHINABE NOOZWIN:
MAHIINGAN
"BUSHKIT"
dolphus Jerome McGraw
Bear Clan ~ Anishinabe
noozwin: Mahiingan "Bushkit"
started his spirit journey on
Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the
age of 71. Survived by his beloved
wife Andrea. Proud father of son
Morgan (Whitney), daughters
Angela (Bryan) Corbiere, and
Laurie
(Perry)
McLeod.
Cherished mishoomis of Jadah, Cheyenne, Savannah,
Navayah, Skye, Echo, Dakota, and Angel. Lovingly
remembered by his siblings: Linda, Henry, Mae, Mary
Lou, and Annie. Predeceased by brother Francis and
sister Mabel. Dearly missed by Wesley Corbiere and his
sons Pete, John and Bruce of Timmins. He will also be
missed by many nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws.
"Bushkit" will be fondly remembered as a master
outdoorsman, who loved to go walking in the bush, cut
wood, hunt, fish and spend time with family. Visitation
began Monday, February 24, 2014 at Saswaahns
Spiritual Centre from 2 pm to 3 m. for family. Public
visitation started at 3 pm. Funeral Service will be at 2
pm on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Saswaahns
Spiritual Centre. Burial at M'Chigeeng First Nation
Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Island Funeral
Home, Little Current.
GRANT BERT JOHNSTON
MARCH 12, 1918 – FEBRUARY 20, 2014
n loving memory of Grant Bert
Johnston who passed away
February 20, 2014. Loving
husband of Dorothy (Hunsdale)
and the late Betty Johnston (nee
Chinchen). Predeceased by his
parents Lindsay and Kitty and
siblings Lawrence, Helen, Homer,
and Gwen. Cherished father of
Lynn (Mike), Craig (Anne),
David and Karen (Steve). Amazing "Poppa" to
grandchildren Michael (Laura), Kim (Kent), Phillip
(Alyssia) and Caitlin (friend Craig) and greatgrandchildren Ben, Colton, Nic, Joshua and Caleb.
Grant will be sadly missed by sister-in-law Madeline
Johnston, nieces, nephews, loving friends and extended
family and friends on the Manitoulin Island. Grant will
also be missed by his step-grandchildren Kyle (friend
Cristina), Baillie (fiancé T.J.) and Dawn (Les) and their
children Drew, Alex, and Amelia. During WWII Grant
was a Lieutenant in the RCAF serving as a navigator
flying Lancaster aircraft. After the war he returned to his
beloved Manitoulin Island with his new bride where
they lived and raised their family. In the early 1960s the
family moved to Georgetown when Grant was
transferred from the Gore Bay airport to Toronto
International. Grant was very active both in the
community and in the church. Beginning in the early
50s Grant co-founded the Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 514 in Silver Water for which he became
president, the branch relocated to Gore Bay in later
years. He was an early founder of the Bruce Trail,
spending many weekends cutting through bush making
paths for future use for many. Grant was always an
active member at St. George's Anglican Church having
served as the Church Warden and People's Warden and
thus being honoured by receiving the Order of Niagara.
Grant also volunteered for many years with the
Canadian Cancer Society (later Cashh) both driving and
serving as a canvassing convener. Grant put his
accounting degree to use by volunteering continuously
over the years to various charities and non-profit
organizations in Georgetown. Friends were received at
the J.S. Jones and Son Funeral Home, 11582 Trafalgar
Road, north of Maple Avenue, Georgetown, 905-8773631 on Sunday, February 23, 2014 from 2 pm to 4 pm
and 7 pm to 9 pm. Funeral Service was held at St.
George's Anglican Church, 60 Guelph Street,
Georgetown on Monday, February 24 at 11 am.
Cremation. In memory contributions to Cancer
Assistance Services of Halton Hills or St. George's
Anglican Church would be appreciated. To send
expressions
of
sympathy
visit
www.jsjonesandsonfuneralhome.com.
LORNA GRACE LITTLE
DECEMBER 1, 1927 – FEBRUARY 10, 2014
n loving memory of Lorna
Little, a resident of Lighthouse
Road, Gore Bay, who died at the
Mindemoya Hospital on Monday,
February 10, 2014 at the age of 86
years. She was born at
Mindemoya, daughter of the late
Lawrence and Grace (Smith)
Corbiere. Lorna was a hard
working farm wife for many years
on the farm in Mills Township from 1946 to 1966. After
she and Garnet moved to town, she worked at Gordon’s
Lodge for the next 21 years. Lorna enjoyed knitting,
gardening, feeding the birds and the deer and nature.
She also liked to watch soap operas on TV. Lorna loved
to cook, and her kids will always remember her rolls and
chocolate pie! Lorna’s family (and her dog Lucy) were
of the utmost importance in her life. Many great
memories will be cherished. Lorna was predeceased by
her husband Garnet. Loving and loved mother of Margo
of Gore Bay, Katherine (Randy Thibault) of Gore Bay,
Frank (Peggy) Little of Thunder Bay, Linda (Jamie
Campbell) of Gore Bay, Connie (Jeff Pyette) of Gore
Bay and Dave (Betty) Little of Gore Bay. Predeceased
by one son Greg in 1950. Proud grandmother of
Morgan, Jason, Richard, Kara, Mitchell, Beau, Alleesha,
Amanda, Tanner, Luke, Neilly, Spencer, Holly, Garrett,
Krystal and Gina and their families. Dear sister of
Gloria Corbiere of Mindemoya and sister-in-law Donna
Corbiere of Little Current. Predeceased by sisters
Norine and Doris and brothers Ted and Doug. Friends
called at the Culgin Funeral Home on Thursday,
February 13, 2014 from 10 am to 11 am. The funeral
service to celebrate Lorna’s life was conducted at 11 am
with Rev. Janice Frame officiating. Spring interment in
Gordon Cemetery. If so desired, donations to the
Mindemoya Hospital Auxiliary would be appreciated.
Online
condolences
may
be
left
at
www.culginfuneralhome.ca. Culgin Funeral Home,
Gore Bay, 705-282-2270.
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A
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emorial donations are gratefully appreciated and
can be made at the admitting office to the
auxiliaries of the Manitoulin Health Centre and the
Renovation Fund in both Mindemoya and Little Current
and the Gore Bay Manitoulin Lodge Auxiliary
Incorporated, 3 Main Street, Gore Bay, Ontario, P0P
1H0 and the Manitoulin Centennial Manor Auxiliary,
Postal Bag 460, 10 Robinson Street, Little Current,
Ontario, P0P 1K0. Donations can also be made to the
Manitoulin District Cenotaph Fund, Box 656, Little
Current, Ontario P0P 1K0.
Death Notices
...Central Manitoulin Chatter
on February 20 was well attended. Three kinds of soup,
sandwiches and dessert were served. The next seniors’
luncheon is on Thursday, March 20 with stew on the menu.
Euchre will start at the Spring Bay Community Centre
on Friday, March 7. See you there!
The Ride Manitoulin Motorcycle Rally 2014 committee
has been meeting to plan this year’s rally in Providence
Bay on the weekend of July 18 to 20, 2014. This Rally takes
riders to all points of Manitoulin, supporting all businesses and visiting points of interest. It is a great weekend for
everyone with visitors from all over Ontario and the
Northern United States generating income for businesses
and tourist operators across the Island. The committee is
looking for food and merchandise vendors for the Rally.
Please contact Leanne at 705-377-6134 or email [email protected].
The wind is whipping up the drive from the lake, driving
the snow in flurries. Is spring really just around the corner? It will be a long while before those huge piles of snow
melt! We have been watching the two bald eagles soaring in
the wind and wonder if they’ll produce any offspring
again this year.
Please be careful when you’re snowmachining or ATVing on the trails, ice-fishing on the frozen water and walking in this cold. Keep your pets inside and don’t forget to
feed the birds and deer. It has been a tough winter for our
wildlife.
Please be mindful to shop locally and support your
Island businesses. Call 705-377-4909 and leave your notes,
news and tidbits on the answering machine or email [email protected]. Please don’t forget to say your
name and telephone number if I have to confirm any news.
That’s all the news that is fit to print! Take good care.
[email protected]
Are you drinking enough water? I know I am not, and
everyday I make a conscious effort to drink my eight cups
either as water or herbal tea. Coffee, tea and fruit juices
are not included in the “water” amount.
I came across an article “Water and Our Body” with a
few more reasons we need to drink more water. I hope this
helps in realizing how important water actually is.
Water is so important and basic to life that without it,
we simply would not exist. In order to survive, each of us
must consume a certain amount of water on a daily basis.
Water is essential because it is in every cell, tissue and
organ in our body. For the body to function at its fullest, an
adult male needs about 12 cups of water per day and an
adult female about eight cups.
Water makes up a large part of the body:
Men - 60 percent water
Women - 55 percent water
Eyes - 95 percent water
Muscles and heart - 75 percent water
Brain - 90 percent
Blood and kidneys - 81 percent water
Liver - 71 percent water
Bones - 22 percent water
Lungs - 83 percent water
Skin - 64 percent water
My recipe this week is how to make better water—just
kidding of course. My main point is to make sure you
drink enough good water, which we have plenty of on
Manitoulin.
Kale Salad with Tahini Dill Dressing
(If tahini is not available I use almond butter or for a
completely different taste or natural peanut butter. I also
sprinkle crushed nuts like almonds, walnuts or pecans. I
have also added sesame or sunflower seeds.)
1 bunch kale
1 cucumber
1 small red onion
1 can garbanzo beans/chick peas (2 cups cooked)
Salad
Rinse the kale and cucumber. Remove stems from kale.
Lay kale leaves flat and slice into thin strips. Cut cucumber in half lengthwise. Slice into half moons. Peel red
onion, cut in half and slice into thin half-moons. Drain
and rinse garbanzo beans. In a large bowl mix kale,
cucumbers, red onion, and garbanzo beans.
Tahini Dill Dressing
1/2 cup tahini
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 tsp salt
1 bunch fresh dill or 1/2 cup dried dill.
2-3 cloves garlic finely chopped
If using fresh dill, remove large stalky stems and chop
dill leaves. In medium bowl mix tahini, lemon juice, water
and apple cider vinegar until you reach a smooth uniform
consistency. Add salt, garlic and dill. Wisk the ingredients
together until well combined and set aside.
Pour tahini dressing over the salad and gently toss.
Enjoy.
LEOLA NOREEN BONIFEACE
eola Noreen Boniface, age 79, of Wikwemikong
Nursing Home in Wikwemikong, passed away February 21, 2014 at Manitoulin Health Centre. Born in
Providence Bay on September 17, 1934, she was the
daughter of William and Mary Matilda (nee Kay) Boniface (both predeceased). Mother of Joanne Boniface of
Saskatchewan. Loving sister of Earl Kay (Lolly predeceased) of Espanola, Harry Boniface (predeceased),
Edna Sarginson (predeceased) (Ron) of Thunder Bay,
Lestie McMurray (predeceased) (Doug) of Tehkummah,
and Ken Kay (predeceased) (Janet) of Sudbury. She will
be remembered by her grandson, great-grandchildren,
and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends gathered on Monday, February 24, 2014 from 1 pm to 3 pm
at Island Funeral Home. Graveside Service to be held in
the spring at Providence Bay Cemetery. Donations can
be made to Wikwemikong Nursing Home. Share a
thought, memory or photo at www.islandfuneralhome.ca.
Arrangements entrusted to Island Funeral Home, Little
Current.
L
RONALD “RON” TED JAMES
n loving memory of Ronald
“Ron” Ted James who died suddenly at his home on Monday,
February 10, 2014 at the age of
46. Proud father of Robert and
Janet. Beloved son of Dave James
(wife Bonnie) and Peggy Ramsey
(predeceased) (husband Ken
Ramsey). Dear brother of Steve
(wife Elizabeth), Alan (predeceased) and David. Loving uncle of Owen, Avery,
Jonathan and Callie. Ron will be missed by his many
aunts, uncles and cousins. Cremation has taken place. A
Celebration of Ron's Life will be held at a later date. Details will be posted at www.islandfuneralhome.ca. Donations in Ron's memory to Sick Kids Toronto would be
appreciated. Ron's family would like to give a special
thank you to the Manitoulin OPP for all their help and
support at this difficult time. Record your thoughts and
memories or share a photo at www.islandfuneralhome.ca.
Arrangements entrusted to Island Funeral Home.
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JESSIE ANN RYCKMAN
(NEE SHAWANGONABE ABEL)
n loving memory of Jessie Ann
Ryckman (nee Shawangonabe
Abel) who passed away on February 22, 2014. Loving wife of
Robert Ryckman of Nobel. Cherished mother of Sandra Hall
(Stephen) of Barrie, Teena Hughes
(Bruce) of Mississauga, Michael
Paulin of Toronto and Gary Paulin
(Joanne)
of
Bowmanville.
Beloved sister of Evelyn Bisschops of Sudbury, Simon
Abel of Sudbury, Donald Abel of M’Chigeeng First Nation, Ursula Abel of Sudbury and predeceased by Stella
Robillard, Agnes Warner, Nancy Bain, Nellie Lacombe,
Paul Abel, Marjorie Abel, Sylvester Abel, and Eugene
Abel. Treasured daughter of the late Angus Abel
(Shawangonabe) and Margaret Abel (nee Debassige).
Jessie will be sadly missed by her 11 grandchildren and
many nieces and nephews. She was a wife, mother, sister,
aunt, friend and most importantly a grandmother to her
treasured grandchildren. A homemaker most of her life,
Jessie was in turn called upon to be nurse, chauffeur,
cook, plumber, carpenter and when her children were
young, she was a judicious arbiter of many a dispute between them. With a flair for flower arranging, Jessie was
a favourite at weddings and ceremonies of every sort. She
loved the summer view from her porch, spying as the
grandchildren played. As one of the few remaining speakers of the Anishnaabe language in the region and as a
guardian of her people’s ancient mores and traditions;
Jessie belonged to a considerably larger family. We
mourn the loss of a wonderful woman, a living library
and a tender soul. Donations to the Kidney Foundation
or the Diabetes Association would be greatly appreciated.
Resting at the Jackson and Barnard Funeral Home, 233
Larch Street, Sudbury. Friends may call from 2 pm to 8
pm on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Funeral Service
in the R. J. Barnard Chapel at 10 am on Thursday, February 27, 2014. Interment in the family plot at West Bay
Cemetery in the spring.
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Aundeck Omni Kaning
Pastor Charles Nahwegahbo
368-2880
M’Chigeeng
7pm Tuesday - Bible study
4:30pm Wednesday - Kid's Club
7pm every other Friday Young People's
Pastor Richard Williams
MISSIONARY/EVANGELICAL
Spring Bay
10am Sunday School
11am Worship service
7:30pm Wednesday - Bible Study
Pastor Al Wilkinson 377-5207
Little Current - Grace Bible
9:45am Sunday School
11am Sunday Morning Worship
Pastor Paul Van Kesteren
368-3208 - 368-0436
Mindemoya Missionary
11:00am Sunday Worship Service
Sunday School & Nursery Provided
Pastor Ray Kloetstra 377-7255
UNITED CHURCH
Manitowaning Pastoral Charge
859-3257
Rev. Martin Garniss 377-4527
Sunday School: 10am
Knox & St. Andrew's
Services: 10am Knox, Manitowaning
11:30am alternate Fairview,
Tehkummah & St. Andrew's,
South Baymouth
Little Current Pastoral Charge
10am Little Current
Pastor Jane Blannin-Bruleigh
705-368-2941
11:30 Sheguiandah
(open from June 1 - Sept. 30)
Mindemoya Pastoral Charge
10am Mindemoya
11:30am Providence Bay
1:30pm Kagawong
Rev. Hugh Mac Donald 377-6655
Gore Bay Pastoral Charge
11am (Nursery & Sunday School)
Rev. Jim McKean 282-2011
Western Manitoulin
Pastoral Charge
9:15am Meldrum Bay
11am Silver Water
1:30pm Elizabeth Bay (May - Oct)
Rev. Janice Frame
Church Office 705-283-3068
ANGLICAN CHURCH
Rev. Sherry DeJonge 705-282-4458
[email protected]
Holy Trinity Little Current
Sunday 9:30 am Service & Sunday
School
St. Paul's Manitowaning Monday 5:30pm
St. Francis-of-Assisi, Mindemoya Sun.
11:45 am Communion & Sunday School
St. John's, Kagawong Sat. 4:00 pm
All Saints, Gore Bay Sun. 4:00 pm
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Providence Bay
10am Church School
11am Worship Service
Pastor Wes Leeson
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Spring Bay
10:30 am Kids’ Church
10:30 am Sunday Morning Service
7:00 pm Sunday Evening Service
7pm Wed. Bible Study
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Little Current
Gateway to Life Church (PAOC)
22 Vankoughnet St. E
Sunday 10:30 am Worship Service &
Super Church,
Tuesday 7pm Bible Study & Prayer
Friday 7pm The Gate youth group,
grades 5-9
Pastor: Rev. Aaron Tardif 705-368-0245
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Ice Lake
9:45am Sunday School
11am Sunday Worship
7:30pm Wednesday:
Bible Study For All Ages
705-370-2908 or 705-377-4019
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
9050 Hwy 6 Little Current
11am-1pm Sundays
Br. Pres. Edgar Sagle 859-2333
CATHOLIC CHURCH
7:00pm Saturday - Mindemoya
9:30am Sunday - Little Current
9:00am Sunday - Kaboni
11:00am Sunday - Wikwemikong
1:00pm Sunday - South Bay
4:00pm Sunday - Buzwah
10:30am Sunday - M’Chigeeng
1:30pm Sunday - Sheshegwaning
(1st & 3rd Sundays only)
4:00pm Sunday - Gore Bay
11:00am Sunday - Birch Island
Fr. Jim Kelly, S.J. 377-4985
Fr. Henk van Meijel S.J. 859-3259
Fr. George Gardner, 368-2034
GOD’S ISLAND WORLD HOUSE
OF WORSHIP OF TRUTH
OF JESUS CHRIST & GOD
Br. Pr. St. Apostle Disciple Scott Orr, 705968-0475
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South Bay Chapel The Bridge
Summer Hours
Sunday 11 am Evening Service 7 pm
Thursday 7:00 pm Bible study classes
Friday Bible studies: 7:00 pm Teens and
singles, all ages welcome
Wedding Chapel
South Baymouth 705-859-2099
Rev. Charlene Fretz-Hyytiainen
Rev. Jake Saastamoinen
[email protected]
SINNERS WELCOME
INDEPENDENT ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
Cornerstone Christian Assembly,
440 Clover Valley Rd., Manitowaning.
Services: Sundays at 10:30 am
Pastor Rodney (Barney) Deforge
(705) 859-2448
Bible Study: Tuesdays 7 pm at the
church
Wednesdays at 7 pm Sheguiandah
Visitation Team Pastors Frank and
Verna Trudeau (705) 859-1956
Foodbank (705) 859-3308
www.ccamanitoulin.com
Springs of Living Waters Church
(Affiliated, credentialed and ordained
with Eagle Worldwide Ministries)
Services held every Sunday at 10:30am
at 186 Queen Street, Manitowaning
Bible Studies beginning this fall.
Pastor John Sauder 705-859-2493
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3 bedrooms +1,
dining room, large
living room, finished
rec room.
Electric/oil/fireplace.
Many more features
0.75 acre
Call 705-869-3707
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Sandfield: (705) 859-3316
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HOME OR COTTAGE
ON SILVER LAKE
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Serving Manitoulin Island for 15 Years Richard Glaude
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Access to most major banks including Scotia & TD
Isobel Edward
All one level with
spectacular view of lake.
Asking $99,000
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COUNTRY HOME
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Kagawong steps to lake -3 bdrm, 1 bath Cattle Farm - Tiled ground, 6 bdrm home
hardwood, 24' sunroom, new deck, stone 75' x 110' barn, lake water, 75'X30' shed,
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$109,000
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NORTH LOG HOME
ROCKVILLE ROAD - 71 plus acres,
year round access, hydro at lot line. 1
minute to government dock on Lake
Manitou. #1022242
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In Town of Gore Bay- 3 bdrm, 3 bath, in- Waterfront Meldrum Bay- 3 Bdrm 3 bath
door pool, 5 bay garage, 2+ acres, 2 fire- Guest Bunkie, Finished Basement With
places, backup generator MLS#X2730267 Walk Out, Furnished MLS# X2255432
We are pleased to be the
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for Manitoulin`s newest
waterfront development.
Contact us for details.
705-282-1500
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for more details and a viewing appointment
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Sales Representatives:
• Norm Morrell (705) 282-2430
• Jordan Chandler (705) 368-3113
Fax: (705) 282-3107
Little Current Branch Office
(705) 368-3113
email: [email protected] web site: www.peterflanaganrealestate.com
HUNT CAMP ON 200 ACRES
HOUSE PLUS 100 ACRES
$209,000
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in good deer country, 4 bedroom house off
grid, drilled well, wood stove, generator,
delco plant, watt inverter etc, detached
garage, shop, outbuildings. cedar siding ,
only 15 minutes from Mindemoya shopping, asking (1311) (MLS#1013381)
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Norm Morrell
705-282-2430
WATERFRONT WOOD H0ME $249,000
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with 36 acres on an inland lake, deer
country, hardwoods, three bedroom, 1.5
storey home, oil and electric heat, decks,
large detached garage/workshop 40 x 50
feet plus smaller shed, private location,
walk in lower level basement, must be
seen, located in west Manitoulin area.
(1401) (MLS#1021898)
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Peter Flanagan
705-282-3231
LAKE WOLSEY WATERFRONT
$89,000
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large 3 acre lot, over 700 feet waterfrontage,
level surveyed lot with clearing and driveway
installed, located on west shoreline, this is one
of the premiere fishing lakes both in summer
and
winter ice fishing. (1395) (MLS#1020835)
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Norm Morrell
705-282-2430
NORTH
CHANNEL HOME
$329,000
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on Lighthouse Road, only 5 minutes from Gore
Bay shopping, watch the sun rise over the harbor,
approx. 1900 square foot of living space, 4 bedrooms and 4 washrooms, elec and wood heat,
massive stone fireplace, sheltered dug out docking location, year round paved road, a premiere
location,
asking $329,000 (1392) (MLS#1020400)
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Norm Morrell
705-282-2430
100 ACRES HOWLAND TOWNSHIP $139,000
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quality recreational offer approx. 20 minutes from Little Current, mixture of woods,
pasture areas and some lower lands, excellent deer location, new hunt cottage, wood
heat, surveyed , fenced lot, call the hunt
group now. Asking $139,000
(1387)
(MLS#1020125)
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Norm Morrell
705-282-2430
KAGAWONG
HAMLET COTTAGE
$89,000
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situated on Upper St, elevated view of harbour,
paved road, municipal water, two bedroom rustic bungalow style, front deck, electric and wood
heat,, short walk to the marina and chocolate
shop, one of the prettiest villages on Manitoulin,
asking $ 89,000 (1396) (MLS#1021101)
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Norm Morrell
705-282-2430
BRIDAL
VEIL ESSO, KAGAWONG $549,000
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Well established business for sale. Excellent
location on Hwy. 540, only 5 minute walk to the
falls. Gas, groceries, coffee shop, propane service, ice cream, fishing equipment, courier service, commercial and residential tenant income,
frontage on Kagawong river, ATM, LCBO outlet, a
quality commercial offering, asking $549,000
(1399) (MLS#1021556)
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Peter Flanagan
705-282-3231
TOBACCO LAKE WATERFRONT LOT $59,900
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one surveyed lot, approx. 150 x 300 feet, located on west side of lake, good road access,
some sand beach areas, great for children,
excellent location for cottage (MLS#1013302)
(1387)
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Norm Morrell
705-282-2430
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furnished. ceramic floor, appliances wood garage /w workshop/insulated, air,
stove, dbl garage MLS# X2629705
alarmed/gated MLS# X2607891
OPEN CONCEPT
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On Scenic Nameless Lake. 2300 Sq.
Feet with Three Bedrooms And Two
And A Half Baths Including Ensuite.
Pine Floor And Trim Throughout.
LAKE HURON - Dean’s Bay close to
Prov. Custom built log home. 53 acres
with 851 feet on water, garage.
$299,000 #1021404
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SOUTH
BAYMOUTH WATERFRONT HOME $399,000
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Your own private dock, large garage/work shop
approx. 60 x 60 feet, over 2000 square foot two
storey home, three bedrooms, two washrooms, oil
and wood heat, surveyed lot, walk to ferry dock,
municipal water, lots of potential for other uses,
salmon
fishing at your door step. (1313)
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705-368 3113
Jordan Chandler
ELIZABETH BAY WATERFRONT LOT $89,000
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Large estate sized lot, approx. 3 acres in
size with over 200 feet frontage, sandy type
shoreline, hardwoods, driveway and outdoor privy, above average features, great
building location. (1402) (MLS#1021922)
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Peter Flanagan
705-282-3231
GORE BAY BUNGALOW
$149,000
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Attractive three bedroom home with stone
fireplace and electric heat, paved drive,
attached garage, full block basement, one
washroom, approx. 1200 square feet, nicely landscaped yard, walk to all downtown
stores, very well maintained, ready to
move into. (1350) (MLS#1015325)
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Peter Flanagan
705-282-3231
MANITOWANING
HOME
$239,000
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Manitowaning Home. 3 Bedrooms. Large open
layout. 24' x 46' heated garage/workshop with
loft. Quality home on a beautifully landscaped
lot.
MLS#1023251
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705-368 3113
Jordan Chandler
HUNT
CAMP ON 200 ACRES
$139,000
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Quality bush lot. Frontage on a small lake. Camp
has been completely renovated. Several stands
in place and ready for the hunt. Asking
$139,000.
MLS#1021775
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705-368 3113
Jordan Chandler
LOTS
GORE BAY WATERFRONT
$369,000
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newer home on west harbour, expansive
view of North Channel, 4 plus 1 bedrooms, 3
washrooms, in floor heat, attached heated
garage, full upper deck, approx. 3500 sqft. of
living space, poured concrete foundation,
municipal services, short walk to marina and
dock, quality materials, expansive kitchen
area,
asking
$369,000
(1382)
(MLS#1019677)
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Norm Morrell
705-282-2430
HUNT
CAMP AND LOG SAUNA
$99,500
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on 100 acres, close to Little Current. Several tree
stands and quad trails make this camp ready for
the
fall hunt! (MLS#1016274)
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705-368 3113 GORE BAY WATERFRONT HOME $249,000
Jordan Chandler
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200 feet of lakeshore and over 3 acres of
land on Ice Lake. This 2 bedroom open
concept design features vaulted ceilings, a
full basement and an elevated view of the
lake. Asking $249,000. MLS # 1022909
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Jordan Chandler
705-368 3113
95 ACRE FARM CARNARVON TWP $98,500
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frontage on year round paved road, mixture of
bush area, tillable and pasture land, large wood
clad livestock style barn, good deer country,
only 15 minute drive to Mindemoya shopping,
(1407) (MLS#1023225)
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Peter Flanagan
705-282-3231
100 ACRES MILLS TOWNSHIP $134,900
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good recreational hunting lands on seasonal access road, contains well built cottage,
sleeps 6, metal roof and vinyl siding,' interior natural pine, separate sauna building,
propane heat, small deck, generator building, an excellent quality offering in deer
country, asking $134,900 (1378)
MLS#1019309
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Peter Flanagan
705-282-3231
AFFORDABLE WATER FRONT LOT!! - one
large waterfront lot, nicely treed, year round
road, surveyed lot, area of newer homes and
cottages, 15 minutes to Mindemoya shopping
and golf, NEW PRICE $49,900 (1269) CALL
JORDAN @ 368-3113
MINDEMOYA BUILDING LOT - located on
Thorne St, near public school, lot size 150 x
150 feet water and sewer available, walk to
downtown stores, asking $15,000 (1368)
(MLS#1016812)
WATERFRONT LOT ON ICE LAKE.
Surveyed and well treed. 200' of
frontage. Building site cleared. Western
exposure. Year round road access and
hydro available - MLS#1019632 -Asking
$49,900 Call Jordan 705-368-3113
ESTATE SIZED BUILDING LOTS near
Lake Mindemoya. Hydro, municipal road
and lake access. Four to choose from.
Asking $18,999 each
SAND
BEACH WATERFRONT HOME $359,000
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Beautiful waterfront home with a full custom
renovation. Every aspect of this home is new.
Beach location in a sheltered bay on the North
Channel. A pleasure to show. MLS#1021795
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705-368 3113
Jordan Chandler
FULLY RENOVATED
LITTLE CURRENT HOME
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Fully renovated 3BR Little Current home on a quiet street.
Improvements include insulation, siding, electrical/plumbing upgrades, kitchen and windows. Asking $124,900.
MLS# 1023161
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Jordan Chandler
705-368 3113
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NOTICE
GORE BAY APARTMENT HOTEL has quality suites
to serve your overnight accommodation needs
starting at $100. Call 282-3196 for reservations.
COMMERCIAL
PROVIDENCE BAY COMMERCIAL space on 0.75
ac. on corner of Mutchmor & Mira offering over
10,000 sq. ft. floor area plus over 6,500 sq. ft. storage shed. About 63% on main floor. Visible location
in sight of sand beach & boardwalk. $199,900
(945)
CORE COMMERCIAL lot 67x90 ft. in Gore Bay at
corner of Dawson & Meredith known as Charlie’s
Corner Garage. Three bay garage 1800 sq. ft. plus
1100 sq. ft. additional storage on second floor. All
municipal services, 2 pc. bath & office. Land &
buildings only in a central location. Currently rented. $59,500 (1064)
HUNTING LOTS
MILLS 100 ac. one lot west of Poplar Road w/seasonal access. L12C5. $57,000 (750)
MILLS 100 ac. 0.8 km west of Poplar Road w/seasonal access. L13C5. $57,000 (751)
MILLS 100 ac. 1.0 km west of Poplar Road w/seasonal access. L15C5. $57,000 (752)
MILLS 101 ac. two lots west of Poplar Road
w/seasonal access. L13C4. $57,000 (753)
TEN ACRES of bush land in Burpee Township
w/ATV access on a municipal road allowance
south of Bell Road. Mostly spruce & cedar. Trail is
wide & clearly marked. $14,900 (1123)
WATERFRONT LOTS
ELIZABETH BAY 605 FEET w/year round access
on Beach Road East. Sandy shoreline & excellent
swimming on this 4 ac. wooded lot. $129,500
(786)
MELDRUM BAY LOT w/230 ft. frontage on crystal
clear North Channel. Clean shingle beach & about
1.3 ac. forest w/year round access, hydro, telephone. $69,000 (903)
SOUTH BAY LOTS accessed via D.R. McLay Drive
each about 150 ft. water frontage. Tree covered
building sites w/driveways installed, year round
road, hydro & telephone available. Lots 20, 21, 22,
23, 24, 25, 26, 27 each $69,500 (996 to 1003)
DOUBLE FRONTAGE waterfront lot w/200 ft. on
Little Lake Huron & over 15 ft. on Lake Huron.
Wooded 1.2 ac. on the little lake & the big water.
$24,500 (1044)
ICE LAKE 14.33 ACRES just south of The Narrows
w/easterly exposure. Large lot w/184 ft. frontage
accessed via Ice Lake Drive w/hydro available.
Secondary easy access to rear of parcel. $64,000
(1076)
SOUTH BAY WATERFRONT lot w/access via
Clover Valley Road. South facing 2.2 ac. w/100 ft.
walk in frontage $79,900 (1116)
TROUT BAY WATERFRONT on Barrie Island
w/good municipal access over White Tail Drive &
Goose Gap Crescent. Two lots, side by side, each
w/150 ft. of walk out shoreline & 4 to 5 ac. open
prairie & gently sloping forest. Telephone available,
otherwise off the grid. Subject to MPB approval.
$47,500 (1119 & 1120)
BUILDING LOTS
GORE BAY LOT on lower part of town w/60 ft.
frontage on Phipps St. & about 115 ft. deep. Cedar
hedge for privacy from road. Subject to MPB
approval. $49,000 (958)
BUILDING LOT on Doc Strain Dr. at south end of
town w/all services available. Open site w/hardwood in the back. Southern exposure. $25,000
Make an offer (729)
MAPLE RIDGE LOT 32 w/210 ft. Maple Drive
frontage. Tree covered w/year round access,
Kagawong municipal water, hydro & telephone.
Water capital paid in full. $19,900 (742)
GORE BAY 3.21 ACRES of variable terrain for an
estate home, market garden operation or lot
development. Mostly open good land w/town
water & sewer available. Doc Strain Dr. frontage
87.19 ft. & Park St. frontage 45.26 ft. $58,000
(1007)
SUNSITE ESTATES large building lot w/117.35 ft.
Moggy Parkway frontage & over 400 ft. deep. Tree
covered 1.2 ac. w/new growth hardwoods & serviced by hydro, telephone, year round road, municipal water. Parkland & lake access across the
street. $19,900 (1049)
COUNTRY BUILDING LOT east of Silver Water &
Nineteen Lake w/132 ft. Highway 540 frontage &
165 ft. deep. Mosly cleared half acre w/some
fencing, 2 entrances & old building for temporary
storage. Reported to have a well & old septic system. $16,900 (1079)
MANITOWANING LOT on corner of Albert & Queen
Streets. Level open parcel 66x132 ft. close to
downtown $14,900 (1090)
UNIQUE ESTATE LOT of 2.7 ac. in Gore Bay offering ultimate privacy at corner of East & Concession
Streets on East Bluff. Mature parcel w/apple,
spruce & hardwood trees, spring fed creek, several potential building sites, municipal water, hydro
and secluded valley through the middle. Call Ron
Lane 705 282 7241. $33,000 (1094)
GORE STREET HOME on level lot 71x176 ft. plus
double garage w/full second floor storage loft.
Bungalow & 1.5 storey 1477 sq. ft. w/2 bedrooms & bath upstairs plus bedroom & full bath
on ground level. Eat in kitchen, laundry area, large
pine finished entrance, separate dining & living
rooms. Good back yard & all Gore Bay services.
$109,000 (1056)
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP small home or all season
cottage on 50 ac. w/660 ft. on Hwy540. Bungalow
on full, high crawl space w/2 bedrooms, kitchen
dining living area w/electric baseboard heat &
wood stove, full bath w/remote unit composting
toilet & sandpoint well. Cedar lined bunkie or sauna
on deck. Excellent ATV trail to rear of forest 3300 ft.
northerly. $109,000 (1104)
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STONE CASTLE architecturally redesigned &
rebuilt in 1990 on high ridge overlooking Ice
Lake w/65 ac. of fields, forests & wetlands plus
700 ft. water frontage. Beautiful 2 storey 2028
sq. ft. w/2+1 bedrooms, family room, bath,
kitchen, dining & living room w/massive stone
fireplace & some stone walls on full basement.
Covered porches on 3 sunny sides. Cabin 16x20
ft. w/own living & bath plus shed. Remote creek
frontage & marshland boardwalk. . $427,000
(1070)
LAKE KAGAWONG COTTAGE on 7 ac. w/165 ft.
frontage accessed via Perivale Road. All wood 516
square feet w/steel roof, one bedroom, 3 piece
bath & open kitchen dining living area. Two sleep
cabins for family, storage shed & carport. Very
exciting fractured limestone outcrop shoreline.
$199,000 (1092)
LAKE WOLSEY HOME w/200 ft. frontage & 2.26
ac. Bungalow 1918 sq. ft. + finished walkout basement 1040 sq. ft. w/4+1 bedrooms, 3 baths,
kitchen, dinette, living, recreation & family rooms.
The family room & 2 bedrooms over garage is a self
contained apartment. Double attached garage
w/extra room zoned commercial. Lots of decking
on water side. $249,000 (1127)
VILLAGE HOME on large lot 123 x 195 ft. w/added
bonus of rotating solar panel generating guaranteed
$1500 per year income for 16 years w/promising
payout. Bungalow 776 sq. ft. w/2 bedrooms, 3 pc
bath, kitchen, living room & spacious laundry area.
Short walk to Lake Manitou access & boat launch.
$88,000 (1124)
RUSTIC COTTAGE on Little Lake Huron w/100 ft.
frontage & 4.8 ac. of forest. Off the grid cabin 635
sq. ft. plus full loft accessed by stairs. Wired for generator power & includes some contents, building
supplies, outdoor privy. $44,000 (1029)
MELDRUM BAY HOME on wooded 1.5 ac. w/200
ft. on pristine North Channel. Chalet built 2008
designed to bring natural surroundings inside. Solid
construction including plywood sheathing & well
insulated for year round comfort including the full
basement. IKEA kitchen cabinets & birch butcher
block countertops, ceramic & laminate flooring,
solid pine panel doors & trim. Spacious 1000 sq. ft.
of 2 bedrooms w/master being full second floor, 1.5
baths, decks & balconies, 6 appliances. Beautiful
setting & spectacular view. $239,000 (1096)
SILVER WATER HOME w/newly renovated interior
on large surveyed lot 120 by 330 ft. fronting on
Hwy540. Closed in sunroom porch plus 1.5 storey
STRAW BALE COTTAGE on Lake Huron w/325 ft. 990 sq. ft. w/3 bedrooms, bath, large kitchen dinfrontage & 7.67 ac. open & wooded alvars. Raised ing & living room. Two bedrooms on second floor.
bungalow on 10 block high basement 1302 sq. ft. Most contents. $97,000 (1077)
w/steel roof & walls coated w/lime plaster inside
& out, in-floor heating tubing & manifold installed.
Shell completely open w/quality windows, walls
14 in. thick, some solar, composting toilet & wood
cook stove. The view is serene thus called Gentle
Presence. $149,000 (1083)
COUNTRY HOME just north of Sandfield on 0.56 ac.
w/125.8 ft. highway frontage. Bungalow 854 sq. ft.
on full basement w/2 bedrooms, 4 pc. bath, kitchen,
dining & living rooms plus side entry mud room,
south facing deck, 4 appliances & new oil furnace
2007. $79,000 (1050)
CAMPBELL BAY RESIDENCE w/266.99 ft. waterfrontage & 3.11 ac. facing west. Mobile home on
permanent foundation 13x56 ft. plus an 8x56 addition w/multiple windows. Total living space 1176 sq.
ft. w/3 bedrooms, computer room, laundry, bath,
kitchen, living room & large family space. Two
detached garage workshops 20x24 & 28x40 ft.
each with 100 amps. Lots of potential. $219,000
(1089)
LIGHTHOUSE ROAD WATERFRONT HOME w/great
North Channel view. Gore Bay bungalow 1800 sq. ft.
built 2001 w/3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, laundry, living
room, large eat in kitchen w/extended sunroom.
Private & beautiful setting w/attached garage, limestone patio, stone front wall and full open basement
built w/concrete filled foam blocks for more warm &
cozy space. $399,000 (1115)
SANDFIELD HOME in Village on landscaped lot
100 x 200 ft. w/detached single garage. Bungalow
557 sq. ft. plus attached partly finished shed & side
mudroom entrance w/2 bedrooms, full bath, eat in
kitchen, living room. Extras of refrigerator, stove &
patio. $57,000 (1103)
CAMPBELL BAY BRICK HOME on surveyed
point about 2 ac. w/865 ft. water frontage. Two
storey 2000 sq. ft. w/3 bedrooms, 2 full baths,
living room, spacious kitchen dining room, family & sun rooms. Second floor balcony overlooking living room w/cathedral ceiling. Detached
double garage w/woodworking shop addition &
LITTLE LAKE HURON COTTAGE w/walking full 2 bedroom apartment above. Hot tub in its
access to big water. Fully equipped 1.5 storey own gazebo, gardens, large deck, dock, geother1245 sq. ft. w/3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, open mal heat, privacy & more. $429,000 (1072)
kitchen dining living w/cathedral ceiling, stone
fireplace w/insert, decks. Insulated & double
pane windows, metal roof, wood fired sauna,
propane appliances & water heater, septic, wired
w/10000 generator included. $99,000 (937)
MILLS COUNTRY HOME on 74.5 ac. of forest w/5
ac. hardwood & 100 ft. on Union Road. Round
dwelling plus regular bungalow additions on 2 levels giving 1131 sq. ft. living space w/1 bath,
extended loft bedroom, living dining & kitchen in
extension. Closed in shell to be completed. Sheds, WEST BLUFF HOME overlooking water of Gore
large workshop, horse stables & large horse pad- Bay. Very spacious 2 storey over 1900 sq. ft. w/3
bedrooms, 3 full baths, laundry, office, eat in
dock for riding & training. $150,000 (1097)
kitchen w/new cabinets, dining area, large living
room w/stone fireplace plus attached triple
garage, all heated w/hot water. Hardwood floors
throughout, cathedral ceiling, upper floor balcony
landing w/ huge master & ensuite. Interior currently being completely restored. $299,000
(1106)
WATERFRONT LIVING in premier Mudge Bay
home. Designed & constructed by Maple Leaf
Homes, this 2 storey offers 3 bedrooms w/large
master & ensuite, 1.5 other baths, kitchen w/dining area, living & family rooms on full basement
w/office & spacious laundry, storage, utility,
workshop. Maple Ridge lot w/153 ft. frontage,
sand bottom swimming, hardwoods, fruit trees,
landscaped. Roll out dock & raft included. Lots of
windows, wrap around covered verandah, 2
decks, 3 outbuildings, circular drive, municipal
water & more. Call Ron Lane 705 282 7241.
$399,000 (1125)
MULTIPLE USE BUILDING on large level corner
lot 132 x 165 ft. w/highway exposure on 2 sides.
Well maintained 1035 sq. ft. decommissioned
church w/tongue & groove interior, mostly hardwood flooring, wainscotting, cathedral ceiling & 2
smaller rooms. Located in Silver Water & zoned
Hamlet permitting long list of uses. Bell tower &
stained glass may not be included. $47,000
(1126)
CLEARSKY BEACH HOUSE, a Confederation Log
Home on South Bay, is a private recreational residence w/3 bedrooms & 2.5 baths w/beautiful
kitchen dining living areas. Master is spacious &
private w/ensuite & propane fireplace. All necessities provided. Bring own bedding, towels &
cloths. Sleeps 6 in 4 beds (2 singles). Rental period from Saturday to Saturday $1,400. Call 705
282 3196.
LAKE MANITOU HOME w/100 ft. frontage
accessed via Dryden’s Lane from Gibraltar Road.
Raised bungalow about 1236 sq. ft. on full walkout finished basement w/2+1 bedrooms, 4 pc.
bath, great room, sunroom, family room & recreational area. Extras of 4 appliances, 2 decks, dry
boat house, double garage insulated & finished,
permanent dock. Nestled in small enclave of supportive but non intrusive neighbours. $295,500
(1098)
COUNTRY HOME in Gordon w/109.9 ft. fronting
on Hwy540 & 426.9 ft. deep. Two storey 1388
sq. ft. w/5 bedrooms, 4 pc bath, laundry, eat in
kitchen, living room & office on a full basement.
Extras include attached shed, double detached
garage, steel roofs, new water filtration & septic
systems. $105,000 (1095)
LIVING MORE SUSTAINABLY in eco-friendly
home w/2 kitchens, one being commercial,
guest cabin, 2 baths, one large bedroom, den &
great room cooking dining living. Local artist
accents, greenhouse, workshop, garden shed all
surrounding fertile gardens w/grounds developed into edible forest, sugar maples, raspberry,
blackberry, elderberry & more. Passive 17 inch
stackwall, 2/3 solar, composting toilet, in floor
radiant, passive cooling, triple glazing. The features go on. $389,000 (1099)
LAKE KAGAWONG LOG HOME or all season
cottage w/spectacular elevated water view &
surrounded by gorgeous limestone outcroppings. Bungalow 1424 sq. ft. w/2 bedrooms &
sleeping loft, laundry, 4 pc bath, kitchen, spacious dining living w/vaulted ceiling & 10x32
deck. Lot 7.3 ac. open & wooded w/187 ft.
frontage. Extras of stone patio, double garage,
heated workshop, implement shelter, green
house, 3 gardens, 2 sheds, gated entrance, new
dock. . $298,000 (1102)
FOREST HOME on surveyed 83 ac. mixed bush
w/maples fronting Hwy540. Bungalow 1365 sq.
ft. w/3 bedrooms, bath, spacious living and family rooms & very large kitchen plus closed porch
& attached garage. Compound includes bunk
house, woodworking shop, sugar shack w/equipment, sheds for lumber, equipment, wood, gas &
storage. Also 30 cord wood, 5000 bd. ft. dry lumber, generator, 6 appliances, tractor, 2 riding
mowers, snowblowers and more. Check it out.
$195,000 (1128)
HALL STREET SIDE SPLIT on park-like estate 2.5
ac. in quiet area of Gore Bay. Updated 3 bedrooms,
2 baths w/open concept kitchen dining living.
Breakfast bar w/garden doors to rear deck & private
backyard. Family room w/fireplace, laundry & storage on lower level. Extras of garage, paved driveway & garden shed. Exterior accented w/field stone,
large planter, flagstone walk, landscaped lot &
stream on 2 boundaries. Call Ron Lane 705 282
7241. $225,000 (1105)
BIDWELL ROAD HOME on 11.9 ac. w/over 1800
ft. road frontage near Springer Brook Road. Two
storey 1424 sq. ft.w/full living quarters on both
floors totalling 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, office, dining living room. Horse
barn 24x24 ft. w/2 box stalls & corral 50x150 ft.
$139,000 (1081)
CORBETT’S BEACH RD. HOME w/access to
Manitowaning Bay w/double garage on surveyed
lot 300x266 ft. Bricked bungalow 1792 sq. ft.
w/3 bedrooms, 4 pc bath, eat in kitchen, living
room, laundry & mud room on full basement. Lots
of interior oak trim, doors, cabinets. $249,000
(1113)
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PRIVATE ISLAND RETREAT - 5.72 acre Island
located on the south shore of McGregor Bay includes
spacious cottage with all the comforts of home,
excellent dockage and boat house, sauna, fieldstone
fireplace and a fantastic location to get away from it
all. Includes furnishings and most equipment. Please
call for complete details! MLS#1023177
J.A. Rolston Ltd.
SPRING BAY HOME —Three bedroom, Full
Basement home with Rec Rm and Detached
Garage. Recent upgrades include: New Windows,
New kitchen cupboards, Renovated bathroom and
new shingles. Located in a quiet area with no
neighbours behind. Close to Park and local
store/gas station. Asking $123,900. MLS#1021443
REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE
NEWER 2 + 1 BDRM HOME WITH BEAUTIFUL
BALD ROCK SHORELINE ON MANITOULIN`S
SOUTH SHORE! - Located along Lake Huron Drive`s
Lonely Bay, this year round home has plenty of
character with a raised kitchen & living room, a
sunken master bedroom with en-suite and a walkout
to the lake, as well as a sunken screened in sunroom
with a pan abode view over the endless water of Lake
Huron. Only 15 minutes from the amenities of
Mindemoya or the re-noun sand beach of Providence
Bay. The lake in front of the house features great
fishing for Lake, Rainbow and Brown Trout as well as
Salmon. Asking $269,000. MLS#1022862
PROVIDENCE BAY - Large Majestic very private lot
at the end of a dead end street! A very short walk
to the beautiful sand beach. Only a 15 min drive to
the amenities of Mindemoya including Manitoulin`s
largest grocery store, a hospital & the golf course.
This nicely landscaped lot comes adorned with 2
large driveways, 2 sheds (one of which is a sea can
shipping container), a great little bunkie, a beach
comber hot tub, a spectacular fully insulated 30 X
30 ft heated garage with metal roof & a cement
pad & a 2 bdrm bungalow with partially finished
walkout basement, all newly renovated & upgraded
plumbing, wiring etc. Priced to sell only $199,000.
MLS#1022695
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26 Meredith St East P.O. Box 520, Little Current, ON P0P 1K0
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Phone 705-377-4531
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SCENIC COUNTRY SETTING – Good quality 3
bedroom home with full, mostly finished basement.
Bright spacious rooms, detached garage, large
deck, air tight wood stove and loads of appeal from
this scenic lot within walking distance of excellent
swim beach on Silver Lake. Very attractive offering
at a very attractive price. Only $159,000.
MLS#1022674
BAY ESTATES - a perfect 1400 sq ft home
featuring 10` ceilings, 50 year siding, steel roof with
2 bdrms both with full baths all located on a
waterfront lot just 15 mins from Little Current. A
double car square log garage with insulated
workshop & a lovely bunkie round out this fine
offering. Asking $379,000. MLS#1021766
LITTLE CURRENT - This fine 2 bdrm condominium
has a fantastic view over the water & marina of
Little Current. Park your yacht in the marina & enjoy
hassle free condo living! This unit comes with all
appliances & furnished with most items. Just move
right in! Asking $199,000. MLS#1020201
LITTLE CURRENT FARM!! - 94 acres with pasture
land, mixed & maple hardwood bush, great deer
hunting, year round ponds & a river in which fish
from Lake Huron swim up to spawn. Reduced to
$245,000. MLS#1021836
EXCEPTIONAL OFFERING ON LAKE MANITOU – A
truly spectacular setting with 189 feet frontage and
quality finish of improvements throughout make for
one of the finest waterfront home offerings
available. Mainly level lot, exceptional landscaping,
air to air heat pump, fieldstone fireplace, insulated
garage, good dockage, picture perfect sauna and
separate guest accommodations worth fighting
over. Please call for full details. MLS#1022662
LAKE MANITOU COTTAGE WITH 320` OF
WATERFRONT. - Open concept living/dining and
kitchen. Nice stone fireplace. Guest camp and
storage shed on the property. Upgraded septic
system and some new plumbing. Enjoy the sunsets
from the full west facing view. Asking $219,000.
MLS#1022498
ESTATE SALE !! - Three bedroom Chapleau
bungalow with great corner lot location close to golf
course. The property consists of 2 legally divided
lots which can be sold separately. One lot contains
a wheel chair accessible home with a drilled well,
septic and single car garage currently being used
for firewood storage. The other lot is adorned with
a storage building and a large(20ft x 32ft) metal
roof and metal sided garage with hydro and
concrete floor. Asking only $69,000 for both lots.
MLS#1022149
Tim Fenerty,
Broker
Evenings 705-377-7216
Ideal Little Current property, 2
large garages for hobbies or
commercial use. Newer home, full
finished basement, double lot. Call
for details. Reduced to $187,900.
MLS#1019733
MINDEMOYA RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT - Very
attractive site in the Village of Providence Bay that
feature a beautiful Pine Forest setting, over 1,000 feet
of river frontage, great building location within a
couple minute walk of Prov`s famous beach and a
very scenic setting for cottage or home. Two
properties being sold as a package! Asking $54,900.
MLS#1023188
BASS LAKE – Desirable waterfront lot with
exceptional Southern exposure. Year round road.
Hydro & telephone available at lot line. Don’t overlook
this picturesque building site. Asking $89,000.
MLS#1020273
GREAT BUILDING SITE IN LITTLE CURRENT –
Oversized lot with 105 feet frontage by 150 feet depth
for great privacy, mainly level for ease of building and
full services available at the street. Please call for full
details. Only $38,625. MLS#1022152
SOUTH SHORE BEAUTY !! - This 1700 sq.ft. year
round 2 bdrm/2 bthrm home comes beautifully
landscaped with cemented stone walkways & a
natural rock basketball court. A wonderful sand
beach is just a 1 min walk down the shoreline & the
150 ft of waterfront on this property is magnificent
smooth bald rock limestone. There are 2 nice decks
on the front of the house facing the lake as well as
one on the guest cottage which also comes with
running water. Both dwellings are south facing over
Lake Huron which boasts great salmon, rainbow &
lake trout fishing. Manitoulin`s largest grocery store, a
golf course, hospital & many other amenities are just
15 mins away. Asking $279,000. MLS#1021511
MILLION DOLLAR VIEW ON SALE FOR ONLY
$175,000 !! - This spectacular view over Lake
Huron`s Fraser Bay comes with 2 cottages that
both have really nice decks. The 3 bdrm main
cottage is at the top of a small hillside while the
large single bdrm cottage is right at the waterfront.
The cottages come fully furnished, all you need to
do is move in & enjoy the great fishing. The
cottages are priced so low because you don`t have
to pay for the land. There is over 30 years left on the
lease currently at only $1710 per year & no taxes.
MLS#1020613
HUGE PRICE REDUCTION
LAKE KAGAWONG LOG COTTAGE – Highly
appealing log cottage offers some of the finest
charm available for recreational use. Features
fieldstone fireplace, fieldstone foundation, large
room sizes, two bedroom guest cottage & a lovely
2.34 acre site with hardwood forest and 396 feet
west facing lake-frontage. Great privacy and an
absolutely lovely site!
Only $289,000.
MLS#1022675
RECREATIONAL PARADISE – Situated in the heart
of Bay of Islands on a fantastic 1.74 acre site
surrounded by mature White Pine forest.
Exceptional 3 bdrm Main Cottage, fantastic Main
Lodge with lofted ceilings & fieldstone fireplace,
spacious Guest Cottage, excellent dockage on a
very protected bay, over 1,000 sq ft of screened in
porch area’s plus decks, modern septic system &
underground electrical. Everything in top condition
with appeal over the top. Please call for full details.
MLS#1021375
HARDWOOD ACREAGE WITH MODERN
COTTAGE/HUNT CAMP - Very well treed 100 acre
property with municipal road access as well as
hydro service to well built, fully equipped two
bedroom cottage. Very good trail system and six
stands in place for deer hunting. Great location
fronting on Tower Road in Bidwell Township. Call for
details. MLS#1022738
AFFORDABLE ACREAGE PARCEL – 26.5 acre
bush lot with mixed forest in a very rural setting.
Great location in Sandfield Township with excellent
privacy. Ideal for the outdoor enthusiast! Only
$29,900! MLS#1021305
WILDLIFE REFUGE - 98 acres with frontage on
Archie Lake. Sandhill Cranes in abundance.
Beautiful mixed bush. Road access. Good gravel
deposit on property. Priced to sell at $89,000.
MLS#1021291
92 ACRE HUNTING PROPERTY WITH FRONTAGE
ON 2 LAKES! - This fully treed acreage fronts on
Mud Lake and Little Mud Lake (2 great duck
hunting areas). The lot comes adorned with many
mature cedar and pine trees and is located on a
year round road between the towns of Spring Bay
and Providence Bay. Asking $99,000.
MLS#1022580
A RARE OFFERING - A large 4 acre building lot on
Windfall Lake. West facing, private boat access.
Good walleye fishing. $75,000. MLS#1013599
SUNSITE ESTATES – Large landscaped building lot
with septic system, hydro and circular driveway.
Water levy is paid in full. This property backs onto
a park area with direct access to Manitowaning
Bay. Very reasonably priced at $45,000. Please call
Sales Person Al Frank at 705-859-3297.
MLS#1017752
KAGAWONG - three bedroom home located just
minutes from a sandy beach. A lovely home with
open concept eat-in kitchen & living room. Great
mud room/laundry room & lots of storage room.
Propane fireplace & electric heat. Two large decks,
one covered & one with trellis work. Municipal
water & year round access. Asking $229,000.
MLS#1023231
SOLD
PRIME LITTLE CURRENT COMMERCIAL
LOCATION - on the downtown across from the post
office this property has high traffic exposure. Good
rental income from tenants. The building has had
substantial renovations over the past few years,
please call for complete details. New Lower Price!
MLS#1022692
COTTAGE - Located on the shore of beautiful Lake
Manitou. It has 3 bedrooms, a double garage, and
a gently sloping lot to the shoreline with a great
view. It also features a stone fire place, hardwood
floors and a covered verandah across the front.
There is also a pebble stone beach area for
swimming and boat storage. A great place for a
summer getaway. Reduced to $199,000.
MLS#1018736
DOMINION BAY LUXURY CHALET !! - 3 bdrm, year
round home is set in an all-natural wooded area
with no grass to cut. This quality home features
spectacular 10 inch plank softwood flooring, a
great deck & lots of privacy. The lot comes adorned
with a nice garage & an attached bunkie. Asking
$390,000. MLS#1017698
Bob Watson,
Sales Person
Evenings 859-3375
LITTLE CURRENT - 3 bdrm home in move-in
condition with water views over the North Channel.
Finished basement family room with fireplace &
bar plus separate laundry room. Attached garage
with door opener & paved drive. Master bedroom
en-suite & hardwood floors. Nicely finished interior
with plenty of closets. A very nice home to show!
Great family location! New price $239,000.
MLS#1022477
SELLER WILLING TO DO VTB OR RENT TO OWN
!! - Magnificent log home with garages &
outbuildings & 3 log cottages. South facing view
over Lake Huron with 670 ft of shoreline including
a kid friendly sand beach. This 7.8 acre property
comes with tennis & bocci courts. Call for details.
MLS#1014245
Stephen Rolston
Broker of Record/Owner
Evenings: 705-368-1475
PRIME COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY – Little
Current Core Commercial offering with 1,898
square feet on one level, all in excellent condition.
Wheel chair accessible, low maintenance exterior,
high traffic location in area of mixed office and retail
uses. Includes modern interior finish, central air,
high efficient propane heating, extensive municipal
parking and street grade walk in access. Please call
for full particulars. MLS#1021543
KAGAWONG HOME!! - 3 bedroom home with
superb highway location for your studio. Close to all
of the amenities that Kagawong has to offer such
as public beach and boat dockage. This property is
located on a large 1 acre lot and is priced to sell!
Only $89,000. MLS#1019711
RESTAURANT
WITH
HUGE
GROWTH
POTENTIAL!! - Located in a high traffic area in the
town of Mindemoya which has become the hub of
Manitoulin with a substantial population growth!
Currently known as The Happy Moose, this
restaurant is famous for its German cuisine, it has
a 20 car parking lot, 32 seats inside and an
additional 32 seats outside. Asking $249,000.
MLS#1020317
WATERFRONT HOME – Beautiful 221 ft waterfront
property on Lake Manitou. Approx. 5.8 acres with
cedar, pine & some maple trees, very secluded
property in a good neighborhood. Nice 890 sq ft
house & 620 sq ft garage with spacious upstairs for
potential living space. Nice garden with small green
house. All furniture, appliances, tools, push & riding
lawn mower & lots more included in purchase
price. Asking $320,000. Call Sales Person Al Frank
at 705-859-3297. MLS#1019138
John Smulders,
Broker
Al Rolston,
Sales Person
Evenings 705-368-2381
Al Frank,
Sales Person
Evenings: 705-859-3297
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FOR LEASE – Luxury Island living at an affordable “all
inclusive” price! Beautiful 2 bedroom units available in a
great Central Manitoulin location, close to all amenities.
With a choice of 2 layouts, each unit comes with 6 major
appliances, a walk-out to your own private balcony and
access to common room and fitness room. With elevator
access, Sparrow’s Nest is a great place to “semi” retire or
for the young professional looking for care-free living.
Exclusive Leasing Agent, please call for full details!
Head Office: 24 Water Street, PO Box 202, Little Current, On P0P 1K0,
(705)368-2271 or 1-800-368-6855
100 ACRE CAMP - Hunting should be easy, and when you
equip yourself properly it is! Start with this prime location
and turnkey cottage. The property hosts 6 tree stands and
perfectly groomed trails that can be navigated with most
cars. The property is mostly hardwood with a mixture of
various timber. Come take a look at this virtually maintenance free 2 bedroom cottage. List price $149,900.
MLS#1022411
Branch Office: 43B Meredith Street, Gore Bay, ON P0P 1H0, (705) 282-8585
To View All Listings Visit WWW.MANITOULINPROPERTY.COM
COMMERCIAL LOT - Commercial zoned (C2) lot with town
services in good central location with easy access to both
Hwy 6 and Hwy 540 in Little Current - potential for many
commercial uses or possibility of development into 3 residential lots (subject to approval) - many possibilities, please
contact listing agent for full details. Only $79,000.
MLS#1020465
AFFORDABLE COTTAGE! Waterfront 2 bedroom cottage
just outside Little Current with amazing West views of the
Lacloche mountains. This winterized cottage has the potential to sleep 8-10 people. Many upgrades including septic,
bathroom, jet water pump, water system. This cottage can
be used seasonal or even year round with potential to rent.
Most contents of cottage and garage included. $89,000
MLS#1020426
CLASSIC MCGREGOR BAY ISLAND - 1.71 acre island with
excellent protected harbour near South Shores. Main cottage constructed 1945 with wooden floors, beamed ceilings, stone fireplace, 5 bedrooms, 2-2piece baths. Large
dining room with second fireplace, huge kitchen patio with
a view. Please call for full details. MLS#1020066
RESIDENTIAL LOTS – Newly developed residential building
lots, fully serviced, with great exposure and views of McLean’s
Mountain area in a great location close to all town amenities.
A great spot to build your dream home! Many choice lots to
choose from, don’t delay! List price only $29,700.
CAMPBELL BAY Quality built waterfront home with wonderful sunset views over a sheltered bay on the North
Channel. 659' of frontage on Campbell Bay with a large
sand beach. Over 1800 sq.ft. of finished living space on the
main level with primarily oak flooring throughout. There are
cedar ceilings in many of the main level rooms. The large
main level den with a fireplace could also be a 3rd bedroom. Off the master bedroom is a walk-in closet and a 3piece ensuite bathroom with a whirlpool tub. Also on the
main level is a laundry room and a stone fireplace with an
insert. In the basement is the 4th bathroom and a storage
room. The remainder is a large open area that is greater
than 1200 sq.ft. To further compliment this property is a
gazebo on the beach and a 16' x 24' detached garage.
$399,000. MLS#1016678
NORTH CHANNEL COTTAGE
This manicured property has everything you could want in a cottage retreat. Offering 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
and beautiful sunroom overlooking the North Channel. Enjoy the shoreline on the poured concrete deck that spans
from one end of the property to the other. The cottage has a new Steel roof and new water pump.
This cottage is turn key! $229,000. MLS#1020694
KAGAWONG - A home near the popular hamlet of
Kagawong that would also be suitable as a cottage with 2,
possibly 3 bedrooms. Located on 1.5 acre lot with sugar
maple trees. 2nd level upgraded with the lower level in
progress. Nice quiet location. Priced at $115,000
MLS#1018936
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY – Formerly used as an emergency vehicle dispatch base, 3,600 sq. ft. metal clad building containing central corridor 2 bay garage with concrete
floor, metal clad walls and suspended ceilings. Garage
doors are electric with auto door openers. On each side of
garage area are offices, meeting rooms, storage, two 3 pcs
baths and one 2 pcs washroom. Municipal water/sewer
and C2 zoning allow for various commercial uses. Please
LITTLE CURRENT - 4 abutting lots, each 66` x 165` being
call for full details. MLS#106790
sold as one package, fronting on unopened Brough Street,
with one lot fronting on municipal road (Boozeneck).
Municipal services close by. In an area of newer homes,
nice level building site, great appeal and location for potenPRIME LOCATION - Prime opportunity to own a large tial development or to build your home on an estate size lot!
commercial building in the main downtown core of Little Asking $48,000. MLS#1021133
Current. Currently set up as 3 separate spaces (with separate entrances), but easily converted back into one large
commercial/retail space. Many possibilities as a retail
AFFORDABLE LAKEFRONT - Nicely located year round
store/commercial office or combination of both. Great
home on Lake Mindemoya. The home offers 3 bedrooms and
investment opportunity as a purchase to lease out
1 bathroom, the 20 x 24 garage has plenty of room to store
office/retail space. Excellent exposure, employee parking
the toys and a heated loft for your guests. Enjoy some of the
and access in rear. Over 6000 sq. ft. for only $260,000!
best fishing on the island directly in front of the property. The
MLS#1022821.
waterfront is protected by a natural cove that makes it great
for swimming and mooring a boat. Attractively priced at
$229,000. MLS#1023205
RESIDENTIAL - Large (7.4 acres) building lot in the town of
Gore Bay with development potential. Hydro service fronts
on property. Water and sewer close by. Potential views of
SILVERWATER - Well maintained one room log hunt camp the bay from the 2nd level of a house. Asking price
with highway frontage. Complete solar system and most $69,500. MLS#1013653
contents included. Adjoining 35 acre vacant lot also for sale.
A very attractive retreat! Only $42,500. MLS#1021805
SUNSITE ESTATES -This spectacularly placed waterfront
home is situated on Manitowaning Bay. It offers 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom with eat in Kitchen. The large living
room is finished in BC Fir and has recently installed picture
windows. The property offers a large 40x38 garage with loft
up above, 2 sheds and nice sleep camp for when family
comes to visit. List price $229,000. MLS#1021542
MCGREGOR BAY COTTAGE - This private 2 bedroom, 1
bath log cabin is located approximately 9 miles from
Birch Island in a private area of McGregor Bay. The main
floor has 2 bedrooms, one with carpet flooring and the
other with wood flooring and a large kitchen/dining/living
combination area. There is a 14’ x 16’ deck and dock.
Most furnishings and appliances and 2 - 20 foot docks
included. This is the perfect spot to sit back relax and take
in all the beauty that this area has to offer. Very attractively priced at $264,500. MLS#1023144
GET A HEAD START ON SUMMER! 1200 sq ft, 2 bedroom
cottage with all the amenities. Fully furnished, includes 2
boats (1 - 25' SEARAY 1.0). 16' x 20' storage, plus new 8'
x 11' storage - Excellent docking system, great decks Laundry building. Must be seen to be appreciated.
$359,000. MLS#1020341
A LOT TO OFFER! Totally renovated waterfront home on
Maple Point on Lake Huron’s North Channel. In addition to
the house are a large bunkie, double garage, gazebo, sauna
& implement building, and various large decks. Nestled in a
sugar maple setting, this property also offers a shoreline
that is quite suitable for swimming and boating. Propane
stove on each level. Please call for full details.
MLS#1021757
SUNSITE ESTATES - Nestled away in a quiet subdivision
this property is ready for you to build your dream home on.
Already on the lot is a well constructed 24’x26’ garage, plus
a shed with a concrete floor. This property backs onto a
green belt that allows you direct access to Manitowaning
Bay. This subdivision has municipal water that just needs to
be connected. Asking $39,900. MLS#1018952.
KAGAWONG - Large home on a double lot offering northeasterly views of Mudge Bay. There are two stone fireplaces
on the main level, one with an insert. Primary heat is a combination wood/oil furnace (5 yrs old). The flooring on the
main level is porcelain tile and hardwood. Den on main level
could be another bedroom. 2 Jack & Jill bathrooms. Stone
MUDGE BAY/NORTH CHANNEL - Prime Sand & Water and 1/2 log exterior. Private back patio. List price
Access - First Time Offered. Spacious seasonal home - $269,000. MLS#1018947
1000 sqft. with 2 bedrooms, modern kitchen, wood burning
unit, all electric heat, detached bunkie with washroom,
garage and large deck offering a breathtaking view over the
North Channel - LaCloche Mountains - Oh Yes! Fully
Furnished and municipal water service. $289,000.
MLS#1012905
COMMERCIAL - Well established restaurant (1976) for sale
on Manitoulin Island. Operating as Twin Bluffs Restaurant.
Located in a high traffic location in downtown Gore Bay. A
short walk to the marina. Licensed seating for 131 with
approximately 1,500 square feet of seating area. Also 3 rental
apartments to compliment income. Listing broker has further
details. Make your quality of life change today.
MLS#1020853
HOME/COTTAGE - Well Maintained cottage on
Manitowaning Bay with East facing views. Large main
living/dining/kitchen area with woodstove. 3 bedrooms
and 1 bath and plenty of storage. Wraparound deck with
views of the East sunrise. This property is 3.07 acres and
close to Manitowaining and 25 mins to Little Current and
20 mins to the ferry docks at South Bay. $224,000.
MLS#1021185
WATERFRONT CHARMER! - 2 bedroom main cottage,
open concept living/kitchen/dining areas, 2 pcs bath, porch,
and walk out to large patio deck with gorgeous westerly
views over the North Channel. Guest bunkie currently set up
as 3 bedrooms, but could also be used as a 2 bedroom with
small living/sitting area, plus additional bathroom building
with composting toilet. Great gentle sloping lot to shoreline
with nice sandy areas, very kid friendly! If you want to have
a first row seat for some of the most fantastic sunsets in the
LITTLE CURRENT - Enjoy quiet summer evenings in the world, this is the place to be! List price $169,000
beautifully landscaped back yard of this large 4 bedroom 2 MLS#1014930
storey home in a great central neighbourhood. Many recent
upgrades including siding, insulation, shingles, new family
room addition with walkout to stone patio, plus more. The
large kitchen area and attached dining area are great for
entertaining. A recently renovated main bath on the second
floor is designer quality! This home offers great spacious
living areas and plenty of room for the growing family. A
GORE BAY - A 1150 sq.ft. 3 bedroom 2 bathroom bungalow must see! $244,900. MLS#1020490
with a 1 bedroom 3-piece bathroom apartment on the lower
level with a walkout. Each unit has its own garage, hydro
meter, & security system. The apartment bathroom is wheel
chair accessible. New roof in August 2013 $229,000.
ROBINSON TOWNSHIP - Newer cottage nestled on 2.2
MLS#1015232
acres of land with 150` of limestone shoreline on Lake
Huron. Private location on the south shore of Western
Manitoulin. Cottage is fully wired and insulated and
comes with a generator, wood stove, composting toilet,
COMMERCIAL - Hwy 6 exposure just south of propane fridge and stove and a grey water system.
Manitowaning. 12.47 acres with commercial/agri zoning, Contents are included. $109,000. MLS#1020299
1000` frontage on Hwy 6, features a huge 6250 sq. ft. commercial building on concrete slab, older home, 2 other outbuildings. Ideal for various commercial uses, trucking,
warehouse, storage barn, heavy equipment and so on.
$159,000. MLS#1020985
CENTURY HOME - In Little Current within walking distance
to downtown and all other amenities. Adjoining lot included
in the purchase price. This house has 4 large bedrooms and
2 bathrooms. Large double parlour on the main floor is ideal
for entertaining and perfect for the home theater system.
Spacious kitchen with adjoining dining room, main floor
laundry. New windows, shingles,basement insulation with
waterproof ``drytrek``, sump and dehumidifier all in 2011.
$242,000. MLS#1020603
SPECTACULAR LAKE MANITOU waterfront, 357' frontage
on 9.95 acres (former farm, old buildings-not useable).
Mature hardwoods, rolling lands with many prime building
sites to choose from. Great view towards Cup & Saucer
hills. $379,000.00 MLS#1019678
RESIDENTIAL HOME - Well Maintained 2 storey house with
many upgrades in the town of Little Current. This home has
the country feel with living in town. Main floor spacious Living
room also with large Dining Room, Den and Kitchen. Second
floor Master, 4 piece bath and 3 other bedrooms. There is a
spacious yard that is well treed for privacy. Five minute walking distance to downtown and just a short walk to the grocery stores. Newer windows, siding, roof and furnace.
$172,500. MLS#1021148
Evenings call: • Jeff Graham - Salesperson 705-368-0657 • Scott McDougall - Salesperson 705-210-0044
• Mathieu Page - Salesperson 705-207-1282 • Chris Bousquet - Broker of Record 705-368-3290 • James Bousquet - Broker 705-368-2646

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