Josephine “Jo” Belluz, left, of Belluz Concrete and Rentals was pleased to accept the Small Business Trainer of the Year Award from Tim Spence of NCDS.

It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-six C (22 F) and south winds gusting up to 15 m.p.h. Tomorrow will see a sun-cloud mix, with a high of four (39) and low around minus-two (29). Sunny skies are forecast for Friday, along with a high […]

Duane Hicks Lynne Savage, left, and Chantelle Morris were looking glamourous as they socialized at the “Pre-Grammy Awards Gala” on Saturday night. While only a couple of people dressed as celebrities, nearly everyone was dressed to the nines for the glitzy event.

Duane Hicks A year of planning has paid off for the local Legion Ladies Auxiliary. While the final fundraising total for their first-ever “Pre-Grammy Awards Gala” here Saturday night still was being tallied as of press time today, organizers are confident they exceeded their $10,000 goal to buy new chairs […]

Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The Township of Emo invites you to attend this year’s Family Day on Monday (Feb. 20). Bring your family to the Emo Arena for a variety of family fun activities! Start your day off right with a helping of pancakes upstairs at the arena from 9-10:30 a.m. […]

Duane Hicks Two-time Canadian juggling champion Robin Chestnut wowed the crowd with his talents Thursday evening–juggling everything from pins to balls to knives while even getting audience members in on the act.

Duane Hicks Curvy Chick owner Jennifer Horton, left, received the Business Woman of the Year Award from Karen Evans of the PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise.

Joey Payeur Team numbers may be dwindling and there’s no promise there will be another one next year. But 50 years after the first edition, the Fort Frances Church Bonspiel will hit the ice yet again this Saturday (Feb. 18) from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club. […]

Dear editor: Kenora MP Bob Nault says the federal government gave electoral reform “a good go” and that there was no consensus. Wrong. A consensus of Canadians does want to change the electoral system. They expected Justin Trudeau to keep his party’s promise to change the electoral system. The all-party […]

The fallout still is reverberating two weeks after the Liberal government reneged on its promise to change Canada’s electoral system by the next election scheduled for 2019. The heat might have died out by now except that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself fanned the embers last week during a visit […]

Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The annual Golden Age Country Jamboree and Square Dance will be held Saturday, Feb. 25 from 6 p.m.-midnight at the Northwest Bay Community Centre. The band “17A” (Elmer Whitefish and Wayne Teeple) will provide an evening of 1950s and ’60s music. Admission is $2 and a canteen […]

Staff Property owners can expect a bigger water and sewer bill in the mail next month. Town council agreed Monday night to apply a 2.5 percent increase to residential ratepayers and 3.24 percent hike to ICI (industrial, commercial, and institutional), which will generate an additional $152,384.30 in revenue compared to […]