The hunt is still on for those responsible for the illegal shootings of four elk in three separate incidents since the beginning of October, and the Ministry of Natural Resources is hoping the public can put them on the right trail. Local conservation officer Doug Gibb said an investigation continues […]
District News
It was a little behind schedule but bang on budget, and now the new Cloverleaf ShopEasy in Emo finally is ready to formally open its doors. The 17,000 sq. ft. facility has been serving district customers for several months now, but it will be front and centre this Saturday during […]
The new council for Alberton held its inaugural meeting Monday night. Reeve Mike Hammond and Couns. Barb Cournoyer, Lou Collier, Mike Ford, and Doug Mitchell opened the proceedings by taking their oaths of office before settling down to deal with the brief agenda. Coun. Ford was appointed deputy reeve while […]
With Christmas just three weeks away, Emo undoubtedly will be the place to be this weekend. The annual “Holly Daze” festivities kick off there Friday with the United Church bake sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Thread Shed, but the real action is slated Saturday. Cloverleaf Grocery will begin […]
A memorial service for longtime local druggist Mel Asplund was held last Wednesday (Nov. 26) at the Emo Legion, with Rev. Eileen Bragg officiating. Interment took place in Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances. After pharmacist Lawrence Elliott happily retired from Emo Drug Store, Mel showed up on the horizon soon […]
Two Emo ringette teams, the Tweens and Belles, visited Atikokan for a tournament that also feature teams from Dryden and Thunder Bay. Carlee Bosma and her Tween squad took up right where they left off last year—coming home with the gold medal. In their first game against host Atikokan, the […]
The Emo Esso PeeWee girls’ hockey team showed their stuff at an annual tournament held in Kenora over the weekend. The girls played hard and it resulted in them winning the gold medal. Making up the team were Jessie Baker, Nicole Beadle, Carlee Bosma, Kailey Curtis, Jaycey Ewald, Kaitlyn Ferris, […]
The Borderland Community Orchestra will present a Christmas concert and sing-a-long at Donald Young School in Emo on Monday, Dec. 22. Tickets will be available at the door, with proceeds to go to DYS. In other news, the weight room at the Emo arena is now accessible from the interior […]
Cattle farmers will have to wait a while yet before the U.S. border once again is wide open to Canadian cattle, the Rainy River Cattle Breeders Association learned last week. Gary Sliworsky, area rep of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF), told a meeting of local breeders in Stratton […]
Recently, a come and go tea was held at the Emo Legion for Tina Visser, who was celebrating her 90th birthday. She greeted everyone upon their arrival with a broad smile, clearly happy to have everyone there for her special occasion. I don’t know how many came, but I could […]
The annual Remembrance Day banquet hosted by the Emo Legion last Tuesday evening attracted support from all corners of the area which it covers, which I am told is the largest branch in the province. About 100 people turned out for the occasion, which included local MPP and NDP leader […]
A Remembrance Day service at Our Lady of the Way School opened with the marching in of the colours performed by comrades from the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 at Emo. Next, “O Canada” was sung, then there was the call to worship. “We have gathered here to worship God. […]
