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You may not always agree with his point of view but judges agreed that Lawrence Woodall, cartoonist for the North Island Gazette is one of the best in the country. Woodall was awarded silver in the Best Local Cartoon, circulation under 10,000 at the Canadian Community Newspapers Association awards April 29 at the River Rock Theatre in Vancouver.

PORT HARDY – Police will curb public drunkenness, Staff Sgt. Anna-Marie Mallard told Port Hardy Council April 26.

PORT HARDY – Businesses are getting a tax break this year, but everyone else will pay a little more for property taxes and boat owners will pay more for moorage.

PORT McNEILL —Mock disaster. On the heels of a successful emergency response exercise held at Port Hardy Airport last fall, the North Island Regional Emergency Response Program and its partner agencies will hold an even larger joint exercise May 15.

ALERT BAY – Visitors to U'mista Cultural Centre this summer will see artifacts from the Saxon Court on exhibit among the potlatch regalia. And in Dresden, Germany the Saxon Court collection has added some potlatch regalia to their displays.

Details so far sketchy on new carrot-and-stick insurance discount system