June 3 was the opening day for Universal Enterprise in Devlin, which was started up by local residents Gary Greengrass and Albert Haver. Besides enjoying their new endeavour, the pair are very pleased with the response and support from local people. Universal Enterprise was the former Devlin Garage, operated by […]
District News
The official word was given late Monday afternoon (Sept. 9) that the water at Crossroads School was fit for drinking again. It had been shut off since the first day of school (Sept. 4) due to a bad sample. The school also had shut the tap water off in the […]
Research from the school council at Crossroads in Devlin points to improper installation of a new water system as the root of countless boil order advisories there since last year. Claiming they couldn’t get answers from the local public school board, the council set out to get answers about the […]
Art Bonot celebrated his 75th birthday one day in advance Saturday at the Emo Health Centre to ensure all family members could be present. Despite being hospitalized, it was a happy occasion for Art, a well-known fastball enthusiast who was a one-time player, coach, and fan of the Emo Legion […]
Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton has been on a boil-water order in the wake of the Walkerton, Ont. tragedy—and parents are fed up. “We’ve had the boil order for over a year, since last May. It’s so bad they can’t even wash their hands,” said one parent […]
The townships of Alberton and Morley will begin work to upgrade local infrastructure and community facilities thanks to two investments of $100,000 each from the provincial government. MPP Steve Gilchrist was in Alberton on Monday afternoon to make the announcement on behalf of Northern Development and Mines minister Jim Wilson, […]
District municipal leaders were all smiles yesterday morning at the Civic Centre in Fort Frances as they accepted cheques that totalled $1.5 million from Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Chris Hodgson. But NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton also was on hand to ensure everyone in the district was […]
Rainy River District soon could be surfing the “information highway” at a more rapid speed as part of a $105-million broadband access project launched by the federal government last week. Industry minister Allan Rock and Andy Mitchell, secretary of state for FedNor and Rural Development, announced Thursday that Ottawa would […]
Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon has been named to a nuisance bear committee the province has launched, Natural Resources minister Jerry Ouellette announced Friday. The committee, which will begin meeting immediately, will be chaired by Royal Poulin, former general manager of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund and current chair of […]
While the town’s animal control department and OPP have been responding to a steady stream of nuisance bear calls here, bylaw/animal control officer Dave Egan said he expects the activity to slow down in the next couple of weeks. “It’s been bearable. Most recently, we’ve had about five reports a […]
Emo council has decided to begin the search for a new councillor by sending letters to the runners-up from the last municipal election inviting them to seek Doug Hodge’s recently-vacated seat. Council could have held a by-election but decided against it, citing the high expense as the reason. It also […]
The women at Scrap-A-Bit on Front Street in Emo say they had a busy summer of activities, and were quite excited about entries in their card contest. Tyra Hammond took first place, followed by Tara Morrison and Jana Morris (tied for second), Susan Moody in third, and Melanie Mathieson in […]
