Press Release Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administrated to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found […]

Peggy Revell Chapple is looking for input from residents as part of its annual review of the township’s accessibility plan. Under the Disability Act, municipalities must have their facilities accessible to taxpayers, explained CAO and clerk/treasurer Peggy Johnson. As such, Chapple has an accessibility plan on how this will be […]

Press Release The National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) once again is searching for Canada’s best and brightest First Nations, Inuit, and Métis youth for nomination to the 2009-10 National Aboriginal Role Model Program (NARMP). The program, which has been organized by NAHO for the past five years, aims to highlight […]

Dave Ogilvie The Emo & District Hospital Auxiliary will be holding a Shamrock tea and bake sale this Friday (March 13) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Emo hospital cafeteria. Admission is $3 at the door, and there will be a door prize and bake table. Come out and support the auxiliary, […]

Dave Ogilvie Sunday marked the conclusion of another successful season for the Emo Figure Skating Club. This year’s ice show, entitled “It’s a New Year,” allowed the skaters to showcase their talents and newly-acquired skills. The theme revolved around the various months and seasons of the year. The Senior Line […]

Robin McCormick Get into the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day early by attending the annual Shamrock tea and bake sale hosted by the Emo & District Hospital Auxiliary. The fun-filled afternoon takes place this Friday (March 13) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Emo hospital cafeteria. Admission is $3, which includes […]

Press Release As part of Fraud Prevention Month, the OPP’s Anti-Rackets Section is stressing to everyone the importance of protecting all of their identity documents, particularly Ontario health cards. The Ontario health card contains important information about the cardholder and only should be used when the cardholder is accessing a […]

DONALDSON–Born to Robert and Erin, nee Lovelace, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Brady Lloyd Mitchell, weighing 7lbs. 5 oz. on March 4, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

REINHARDT–Born to Alison McIvor and Mike Reinhardt, of Cochenour, Ont., a boy, Jack Roy Tucker, weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz. on March 2, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

EASTON–Born to Jodi Johnson and Jason Easton, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Sayley Marie, weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. on February 25, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

EVERETT–Born to Ashley Councillor and Ken Everett Jr., a girl, Lexie Mary Claire, weighing 6 lbs., 13 oz. on February 24, 2009 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

VOS–Born to Dan and Lisa, of Emo, Ont., a boy, Nathanael Roger, weighing 10 lbs. 8 oz., on February 21, 2009 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.