Like so many other men and women of his generation, local resident Mike Solomon Jr. has a personal connection to war. His father, Mike Sr., was a veteran of World War Two, having served overseas with the Lake Superior Regiment-Motor Battalion. But while Solomon, 64, a retired police chief, proudly […]
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Ol’ Man Winter arrived with a vengeance here yesterday, bringing with it about 13 cm of snow and wind gusts exceeding 60 km/h. The wet heavy snow snapped trees and power lines across the district, and forced most highways to close for at least a few hours due to slippery […]
District school councils for both the public and Catholic boards are being asked to meet together next Tuesday at Donald Young School in Emo in hopes of establishing a communication network between them. Dona Pollard, a member of the Ontario Parent Council who sits on its parent involvement committee, is […]
The president of the World Health Organization will be in Rainy River District from Nov. 16-18 to promote safety and injury prevention, and see how we’re doing in these areas through various site visits and presentations. Dr. Leif Svanstrom has made the district one of his only two scheduled stops […]
It’s all but official–Warren Hoshizaki will be the new director of education for the Rainy River District Board of Education. John McLeod, the current acting director, confirmed yesterday that only thing left to officially make Hoshizaki the director is a vote at the next board meeting Dec. 1. Hoshizaki was […]
Anyone who loves a good book is being urged to get their ticket for the third-annual “Friends of the Library” dinner/dance, slated to kick off Friday at 6 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. A literary-theme silent auction is a highlight of the evening, with books to tempt even the pickiest […]
With the emphasis shifting to keep mental health patients in their home communities, reps from across Northwestern Ontario are looking at what needs to be done to ensure the necessary services are available. That was the purpose of “Best Practices II: From Vision to Reality,” a two-day workshop that wrapped […]
A meeting that was supposed to reveal a more detailed design and budget for the new indoor ice facility here had to be cancelled although town CAO Bill Naturkach said another one should be scheduled within the next week or so. Kuch/Stephenson Architects had to cancel its meeting with the […]
Lillian Larson, 66, of Roy Street, Emo, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1998 with her family at her side at Riverside Health Care Facilities in Fort Frances. She was born Aug. 7, 1932 at Finland, Ont. Lillian was a long-time resident of Emo, having lived there since 1952. She […]
Howard Kinnear, 86, of the Golden Age Manor in Emo, Ont., passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born June 9, 1912 in Toronto, Ont. to the late Edgar and Millicent Kinnear. Howard later moved to Souris, Man., of which […]
Elsie Helen Cyr, 40, of Northwest Bay First Nation, Ont., went to be with God the Father in Heaven on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1998. Funeral services were held Sunday, Nov. 8, 1998 at the Ponemah Community Center. Interment was held at the family burial grounds in Ponemah, Mn. under the […]
Abitibi-Consolidated and its striking Communications, Energy, and Papermakers union locals are heading back to the bargaining table Friday morning in Montreal. This development comes after a 10-day stalemate in contract negotiations as each side waited for the other to make the first move. “The conciliators put out an invitation for […]
