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2 days ago · Option 1 included cancelling some purchases of equipment for the public works office, the library and the gym, a more proactive approach to bylaw enforcement, Rainbow District Bylaw Enforcement Services has agreed to take on these additional enforcement responsibilities at no additional cost if the Town is willing to sign a ten-year agreement, and a reduction in casual support for the ...

1 day ago · An all-candidates debate set for tonight on Manitoulin Island has been cancelled. The Manitoulin Expositor was set to host the event this evening in Mindemoya but with the impending storm watch, it has been cancelled to ensure the safety of motorists. Between 20 to 40 centimetres of snow is expected ...

1 day ago · Espanola council has passed the 2025 budget for the municipality in the amount of $17,397,289. The overall tax increase is 4.99%, which works out to $139.30 in additional taxes for a property appraised at $154,000, an average increase of $11.60 per month.

2 days ago · An All-Candidates debate for the provincial election is being held on Manitoulin Island next week. The Manitoulin Expositor is hosting the debate on Wednesday, February 12th at the Freshwater Community Church in Mindemoya (behind the grocery store). The candidates running in the Algoma-Manitoulin ...

2 days ago · A draft document focusing on how the municipality could work with local citizens is expected to be completed by March following a report to Elliot Lake’s Ad Hoc Procedural Bylaws Committee by consultants hired to assist in the review. The committee held a meeting on January 30th to discuss the ...

Jan 16, 2025 · The Town of Espanola’s 2023-2027 Strategic Plan was adopted by Council in 2023. Last night, town CAO Clerk Joseph Burke provided a report on the work done since its adoption. He says while the Town has experienced some significant change with the idling of the Domtar Mill and loss of jobs, the ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Three people are facing charges after a traffic stop on Highway 6 in Espanola. Manitoulin OPP Constable Berkley Parisien says on Monday evening police on patrol were alerted to a stolen license plate by the Automated License Plate Recognition system, so a traffic stop was initiated, and the three occupants arrested.

Nov 26, 2024 · Manitoulin OPP had to deal with a four-hour closure of Highway 17 near Nairn last evening, and the main byway was closed from Wawa to Batchawana due to the weather conditions and just reopened this morning.

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