About two dozen people gave up their sunny Saturday afternoon to help clean up the proposed “Bog Walk” site in Crozier. Eight members of the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists, coupled with at least 15 youth from the local Junior Conservation Club, collected two pickup trucks worth of garbage. “We […]
District News
For the second time this year, Alberton council has defeated a proposed bylaw to ban smoking in all enclosed public places within the township. The first one was defeated back in March. The latest vote—taken at last Wednesday’s regular monthly meeting—came after Dr. Pete Sarsfield, CEO and medical officer of […]
Donald Young School artist selections for each month is in full swing again. Students will be focusing on various topics to sketch, draw, or paint. For September, Grade 1 student Sam Johnson caught the eyes of teachers. He focused on sports and the pastime of roller-blading, which is a favourite […]
They came, they saw the new maps, they asked questions. More than 100 people attended open houses on the Rainy River First Nations land claim that were held across the district last week. “It’s moving. Information that came in prior [to the open house sessions] helped,” said Rainy River First […]
“Operation Safe Border,” a 48-hour joint effort between numerous law enforcement agencies from Ontario and Minnesota, laid drug charges and even stopped an illegal immigrant from getting into Canada. Meanwhile, five Americans who had been reported missing on Lake of the Woods late Tuesday were found by an OPP helicopter […]
The Stratton Toy Library is open to anyone to drop in and play at any time. If you have any questions about programs or the facility, call 483-5319. The STL would like to welcome Tanya Newby back this fall. She was the centre’s co-op student last year and decided to […]
A plaque was unveiled at the Front Street dock in Emo in honour of Tompkins Hardware. Participating at the event was Harriet Sheloff, on behalf of Emo Reeve Russ Fortier and council, Tom Jackson, Tom Mosbeck, and George Wegman. “On behalf of the Township of Emo Municipality, we wish to […]
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 […]
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 […]
