The Kenora OPP Marine Unit is still searching for a missing person on Red Deer Lake, north of Kenora, after a first person was found dead in the water Tuesday morning. “We just finished the ground search last night,” Sgt. Larry McInnis said this morning. “Any time you have an […]
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Our Lady of the Way held its graduation ceremony before a packed house, at which time 11 students were honoured. Father James offered opening prayer, then Mark Chojko-Bolec congratulated the class and brought greetings on behalf of the school board. The salutatory address was given by Peter Sandru before guest […]
Emo Rec Council’s summer recreation program is in full swing with the hiring of Anthony Labbe and Tara Lloyd for a five-week period. If anyone has a question about the program, call 482-2378. In other news, the rec council has framed a plan of the proposed sports field to be […]
If it wasn’t for the weather, Canada Day at Emo may have just drawn a capacity crowd. In the early hours of Monday, it started to drizzle and it looked as if activities would be washed out. But around the noon, the weather had settled down to overcast and chilly. […]
Once again, the Rainy River Valley Beautification competition is taking place in conjunction with the annual fall fair in Emo. This competition is jointly sponsored by the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture and Food and the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society. There are five categories–farmstead, farm gateway/entrance, previous winners (best […]
A chilly morning greeted community members and guests who gathered in Barwick for the annual festivities celebrating Canada’s birthday. Participants in the parade gathered at the municipal grounds north of Highway 11. Heather Oltsher and June Wheatley registered those taking part, which included decorated bikes, antique cars, tractors, and late-model […]
About 100 people turned out last Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening of the newly-renovated Emo Health Centre. For family and friends of the late Dr. John O’Sullivan, the dedication of the long-term care wing to him was the highlight of the ceremony. Nurse Sylvia Hyatt gave a speech about […]
The forest fire situation has cooled down, at least temporarily, following Monday night’s downpour here. “It’s pretty hard to tell how widespread [the rainfall] was but except for the Quetico park area, the hazard is down to ‘moderate,’” Arlan Hahkala, sector response officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources here, […]
Atikokan residents can now safely drink their water again after the Northwestern Helath Unit lifted the boil-water advisory there this morning. The water had been declared “unsafe” Friday after a sample taken last Wednesday showed unacceptable levels of the E. coli bacteria, Bill Limerick, environmental health team leader with the […]
The Northwestern Health Unit declared Hannam Park beach in Rainy River safe for swimmers today, after it was declared unsafe due to high levels of bacteria two weeks ago. “We just got the results back now and they’re all good,” public health inspector Brian Norris said this morning. It was […]
The forest tents caterpillars have returned–but in a form more unsightly than destructive. Small tan moths are appearing in increasing numbers these days as more and more emerge from their cocoons, and right on schedule. The moths were first noticeable in large numbers here during the first week of July […]
Vice-principal Kendal Olson welcomed the audience to Sturgeon Crek Alternative Program’s 2001 graduation ceremonies last Tuesday (June 19) at the Sturgeon Creek School gym. Olson led in prayer to open then exercises, then introduced each item on the evening’s agenda. Don Ricci first provided a multi-media presentation reflecting on each […]
