There were two new fires discovered by early afternoon on May 7. For up to date forest fire hazard conditions in your area, see the interactive fire map at Ontario.ca/forestfire. RESTRICTED FIRE ZONE IN EFFECT For all zones in the fire region of Ontario In order to ensure public safety […]
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(RAINY RIVER, ON) – An incident involving a firearm at the Rainy River Hospital has ended with a suspect in custody and damage to several vehicles. No-one was injured in the incident, and there is no danger to the public, according to the OPP.In the morning of May 7, members […]
Donald Baldwin, 80, of Fort Frances, ON passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, ON. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Ontario residents will be able to shop, in person, at hardware, safety supply and garden supply stores this weekend, with storefront retail shops allowed to open with curbside service starting Monday, May 11. However, Emergency Orders remain until May 19, on the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health. […]
It is with Great Sadness that the Family Announce the sudden passing of Tina Marie Wehrenberg (nee Leonard). Born on January 18, 1975 in Emo, Ont. Passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 in International Falls, Minn. Tina is survived by her only daughter, Kimberly Wehrenberg (William Wehrenberg); Father Jim […]
Today is my first day with my 2020 helper! Katie Hay is my right-hand helper for this summer at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. I am looking forward to working with her. She told me that she is excited to learn so that just made my day! We should be […]
My lawn has been raked. The grass grows greener by the day. Almost two weeks of sunshine and being outside in the yard makes me feel almost whole again. Buds are forming on the branches of the trees in my yard. Green leaves are starting to shoot our from the […]
“How you doing? ” It’s a greeting that rolls off our lips without thought or hesitation. “Fine.” Is the answer we expect. Again without thought or hesitation. Lawrence Gushulak always replied, “Terrible.” It was unsettling. My automatic reply of, “That’s great!” caused me a great deal of pain as I […]
China Day 5 We were ready for the 5 a.m. wakeup and standing at the restaurant door eager for brekkie before setting out for our morning flight to Wuhan from Xian. We bid our Xian guide Ruth farewell and headed for check in. Tina our Sinorama care giver is fantastic. […]
I woke up the morning of April 28 to find six inches of snow on the ground around me and more falling from the sky and by the start of April 29 there was over a foot of snow on the ground. Mother Nature has a weird sense of humour. […]
