While some area students enjoyed part of their March Break skiing at Biwabik, others stayed closer to home and attended beginners’ classes at Scrap-a-Bit here in Emo. Youngsters were invited to stay for as long as they wanted, bringing their own supplies needed to create their pages. Meredith Croswell and […]
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Construction on Emo’s new water intake system should get started soon now that Ministry of the Environment funding through the Ontario Small Town and Rural development initiative (OSTAR) is in place. The township next will advertise for tenders, as well as seek additional provincial funding through the Northern Ontario Heritage […]
Following last week’s release of Statistics Canada’s 2001 census results, Kenora-Rainy River MP Robert Nault said today the declining population trend in Northwestern Ontario is reversible. “While this census has shown that the population of Northwestern Ontario has dropped, I believe that we are positioned for a turnaround in the […]
Alberton council voted against a proposed smoking bylaw at its last regular meeting even after health promoter Jennifer McKibbon presented 73 post cards from township residents (out of a possible 323) who agree with the bylaw. Coun. Bill Morrison was the most outspoken dissenter. “It would have been better to […]
Although Alberton Central School remains on the chopping block, parents are drumming up support from council and local businesses to help pay for any necessary renovations if that will help keep their school open. Danielle Robinson wrote a letter and made a presentation to Alberton council at its last regular […]
This year’s Voyageurs of the Year at Our Lady of the Way School were Rylee Mowe and Kevin Tesarsky. The day was spent in activities with both indoor and outdor activities . Students splitting into groups, and the weatherman fully cooperated. Bouquet of roses to all parents who provided food, […]
DYS students held their annual Science Fair in the gym last Thursday, with 77 projects varying from electricity, bread mold, as we age, bridges construction, engineering, cleaning compounds, crystals and much more. You can say it was sharp minds at work, with plenty of research evident in the finished projects. […]
Attention Emo shoppers: your grocery store soon will be expanding. There’s lots of work to be done, but Cloverleaf owners Mark and Dan Loney are building a bigger store and plan to be open for Christmas. Construction of the new store will begin soon behind Fairway on Highway 11/71. Dan […]
Alberton council will once again discuss the smoking bylaw at tonight’s meeting. Health promoter Jennifer McKibbon will make a presentation on the Northwestern Health Unit’s reasons for the bylaw, and council will then make a motion on the bylaw. Alberton parent Danielle Robinson will also make a presentation at the […]
Statistics Canada released information yesterday that probably won’t surprise many in the district: remote rural areas are facing declining populations. The 2001 census clearly shows the continued urbanization of Canada since the last census was released in 1996. Many municipal politicians in the area, however, say their towns are seeing […]
A snowmobiler missing on Lake of the Woods early this morning was located by the Lake of the Woods Search and Rescue airboat, Kenora OPP reported. The incident began when five individuals had left the Keewatin area on snowmachines shortly after 2 a.m. to return to a cabin where they […]
Supporters of Genevieve McGinnis met with Rainy River Chief Gary Medicine and the band council Tuesday night in an attempt to solve her housing problem. The protesters say there’s room in the new Manitou apartment complex for McGinnis—and they’ve been waiting since August for a decision to be made. “They […]
