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It is with great sadness that the family of Louis-Marie Quesnel announces his passing on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the age of 86. Louis was born August 27, 1940, to Emela and Victor Quesnel in the small community of St. Albert, Ont. He was raised on a small dairy […]
Betty Anne Westover passed away peacefully on October 3, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was 71 years old. Mom was born on February 3, 1955, to Milton and Johanna “Anne” Westover. The oldest of five children, Mom grew up on the family farm and homestead north of Barwick, never […]
ownship of Emo and Mayor Harold McQuaker’s application for judicial review of a 2024 Borderland Pride v. Emo Human Rights Tribunal (HRTO) ruling will go ahead in Divisional Court on Nov. 30, after previously being dismissed due to skipping mandatory administrative steps. The original HRTO ruling stated that Emo and […]
After hitting its $1.6 million target in the Lights, Camera, DIAGNOSIS! campaign this past July, Riverside Health Care is launching a new funding drive, the ECHO Initiative, which aims to raise $200,000 to bring echocardiography services back to the district. An echocardiogram, commonly known as an echo, is an ultrasound […]
Binge drinking, smoking and cannabis use among youth across Northwestern Ontario have dropped slightly, but vaping remained a health concern, according to the 2025/26 COMPASS Student Health Survey. The annual survey of youth from eight high schools across the region found that Substance use among students in the Northwestern Health […]
West End Correspondent
The open house at the Devlin Hall took place last Friday, Oct. 2, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. At least that was the scheduled time, but the event ran a little late, as many attendees enjoyed dancing to Melanie Williams’s music, provided by Party Rock through her DJ Services. […]
Sky above. Earth below. Fire within. That’s the best description I can express about slow dancing with the spirit of Anishinaabemowin. The poetics, the romantics, the art, the potential, the promise and the clarity. They are all present. When you carefully cradle and carry a burning passion for something meaningful […]
I checked the weather for the month of October. It really looked quite good, so I printed it off, and I am going to keep track of how close it is. Despite being short of hay and pasture, the dry conditions this summer were so much more enjoyable than the […]
There will be a cornhole tournament this Friday, Oct. 9, at the Emo Legion, starting at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. The cost to enter is $30 per team. Players must be 17 to participate. To register, text (807) 276-3451. Last week’s meat draw winners at the […]
President and chief executive officer of News Media Canada
An algorithm can decide what you see, but it doesn’t report the news. Nunatsiaq News, an award-winning newspaper in Nunavut, recently reported that a so-called “news” website was posting AI-generated articles about the North by stealing real news stories produced by real journalists. The articles were supposedly written by Nunavut […]
