Town management and administration have been able to reduce a shortfall in the 2003 budget from almost $1.5 million to about $515,000 after spending three weeks going through the books and tracking down accounting errors left by former municipal staff. “It doesn’t look as bad as we thought,” treasurer Peggy […]
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The District W.I. Museum in Emo held its annual closing luncheon last Monday (Oct. 6). I was told there are six W.I. branches in the district and each one was represented there that day. Handling the bake table, which included an assortment of homemade goodies, such as pumpkin and apple […]
In March, 1982, a group of 10 Rainy Lake Region Tribal Chiefs were confronted with a problem of monumental proportions—far too many of their young people were sick, dying, and running afoul of the law due to issues of domestic violence, substance abuse, and severe behavioural disorders. The existing system […]
Last Thursday afternoon during the weekly Wheels to Meals program at the Emo Legion, language pathologist Lonna Oster explained what her position is here once a week at Knox United Church and what “Northwords” is all about. “The program is funded through the Ministry of Health to service children in […]
Home ice has been fairly nice, but now it’s time to see what the defending SIJHL champions can do on the road. “It will be good to get away,” said Borderland Thunder head coach Dave Allison, whose squad will pack their suitcases for the first time this season as they […]
In an act of community sharing and co-operation that epitomizes the Thanksgiving Day holiday tradition, Huffman School hosted a feast last Friday that taught students about togetherness and friendship. Huffman staff, students, and parents held the event in partnership with representatives of the Town of Fort Frances, Couchiching First Nation, […]
Dear Mr. Behan: Many rumours have circulated, and many references to the RiverWalk Condominium building have appeared in the columns of your newspaper. Recently, it appears the subject has become a hot topic in the upcoming municipal election. Unfortunately, much of what has been written and what is rumoured dwells […]
There’s an old saying about how a little child shall lead them. And perhaps it’s time some people took the lead from our younger citizens and thought twice before dumping their garbage along the banks of the beautiful Rainy River. Last week, a group of Grade 5 and 6 students […]
Norfab, the local fabrication company and success story, added another feather to its cap by bringing home the inaugural Judge’s Choice award from the Northern Ontario Business Association awards ceremony last Thursday night in Thunder Bay. “We feel excellent about winning the award,” said Bill Boulton, Norfab’s national sales and […]
October is Mission Month at Our Lady of the Way and we, as Christians, are asked to share and pray for the needy. They’re enrolling in the Holy Childhood Association at Mass on Oct. 15, which provides help for children threatened by chronic shortages of food, health care, and religious […]
A Quebec curler trying to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for playing with the most curlers—and at the most clubs—made the first stop on the final leg of his journey here Saturday. “Today it will be 2,338, 2,339, and 2,340 [curlers] that have played with me,” Camille Villeneuve, […]
Patients requiring specialized eye care here will be able to eliminate some of the costly—and in some cases dangerous—travelling associated with the diagnosis and treatment of their conditions now that a new doctor is in the house. Dr. Rash Nigam, an opthamologist from Winnipeg, will be making the trip to […]
