Although there weren’t enough on hand for a quorum, those town councillors who attend a meeting here last Friday got the facts and figures on the potential impact of Bill 140 on the municipal budget. Tomorrow they’ll decide what to do about it. Councillors knew from the get-go that the […]
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While there has been very little hold-up at the Rainy River border crossing, the number of people crossing there is up by more than 30 percent over 1997. Last year, some 100,578 Americans crossed into Canada at Rainy River’s port of entry. In 1997, only 75,535 crossed. The numbers have […]
The new peroxide bleaching plant being built at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here is entering the final phase of construction well ahead of schedule. “Things are getting along pretty quick. Construction is getting close to completion,” project engineer Bernie Martens said. “We should be starting our tests next week and go […]
There will be some competition for the annual Chamber of Commerce business awards after a late flood of nominations filled out the categories just before last Friday’s deadline. “I’m just filing them now. There’s about 30-40 so that’s not too bad,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Monday. “They were coming […]
Both the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team and senior girls’ volleyball squad beat Hillcrest (Thunder Bay) in the NWOSSAA finals there over the weekend to earn berths at the all-Ontarios later this week. The girls got the weekend off to a rocky start after losing the opening best-of-five match to […]
Rebecca Cornell has been accepted to work at Queen’s Park in Toronto as a page, which will involve running notes and message to MPPs. She will make this her summer job for the month of June but will be going there for a two-day orientation at the end of this […]
As an extension of the Safe School Act enacted last spring, Education minister Janet Ecker recently announced all school boards must have appropriate dress policies in place by the end of June. But while this may be news to some, the Rainy River District School Board already is ahead of […]
The school council at Donald Young has distributed surveys to each family to obtain feedback regarding the school, and the results will be discussed at its next meeting March 20. Other items on the agenda include dress code, JK/SK arrangements at the board and school level, etc. These council meetings […]
Diane Maxey is getting her choir’s vocal chords loose and limber for the Choraliers’ upcoming Easter cantata slated Sunday, April 8 at 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. The performance will tell the story of Easter through song and narration. “I am really looking forward to this performance,” Diane Maxey […]
Josette Vargas, co-ordinator of the Emo Toy Lending Resource Centre, was busy preparing for a leprechaun’s visit for the Kids’ Craft Club tomorrow (March 8) in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day. No Story Hour programs or Kids’ Craft Club will be scheduled at the ETL during March Break (March 12-16). […]
Only the Midget Blues took to the ice in recent Emo minor hockey action but they skated away with a win and a tie in their two games. Tied 4-4 after two periods against the visiting Fort Frances Midgets, the Blues scored a pair of unanswered goals in the third […]
It was moving day last Thursday and Friday for the Emo Clinic and other groups that now occupy the lower portion of the newly-renovated Emo Health Centre. While the facility itself has undergone a facelift, the staff has not changed. They remain as courteous and helpful as they were before […]
