The CEO and chief medical officer of the Northwestern Health Unit is under municipal fire again after announcing the closure of two nursing stations. Sioux Narrows Nestor Falls Mayor Jerry O’Leary is upset at what he calls a political maneuver by Dr. Peter Sarsfield to get more provincial funding after […]
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The 19th-annual Nestor Falls Lions Club’s Winter Carnival and Fish Derby once again was a success with the collaboration of volunteers, sponsors, and enthusiastic participants. “It went really, really well,” organizer Nadine Storey said. “It was a good weekend, beautiful weather, everyone had fun . . . most of the […]
The World Day of Prayer 2001 worship service was held last week at St. George’s Anglican Church in Emo. It was led by Rev. Eileen Bragg, with a good attendance by participating churches from the ministerial, including St. Patrick’s, Calvary Baptist, the Emo and Devlin United Church, and Off Lake […]
With the focus on economic development picking up across the district, three communities have decided to poll their constituents to seek new direction and priorities. The strategic planning surveys, written with the help of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., are being sent to residents in Emo, Alberton, and Lake […]
A science fair was held Feb. 19-23 at Sturgeon Creek School. An open house, held on the evening of Feb. 22, started with a potluck, followed by the viewing of exhibits. A small but enthusiastic group was welcomed by school council chair Mike Neilson. He said science was to be […]
The Stratton Toy Library is saying goodbye to one of its dedicated workers, assistant co-ordinator Sandy Shrumm, who had given excellent support to the centre. The STL wishes Sandy great success in her future endeavours. “On the same note, STL would like to welcome Laurie Anderson as assistant co-ordinator,” said […]
It was an awesome evening last Friday at the Barwick Hall as communities blended together for a benefit spaghetti supper and auction is support of Metta and Richard Visser. Some 400 plus came out on a mild evening to help the couple defray some of their growing medical expenses. Bidders […]
The Rainy River District School Board last night ratified the tentative contract agreement it had reached with the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario back on Feb. 8. The two-year contract provides a total salary increase of eight percent–divided over two percent hikes as of September, 2000, February, 2001, September, […]
After staging a successful public session in Stratton last month, the local planning committee for the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities next year continues with an presentation here tomorrow. Starting at 7 p.m. at the Red Dog Inn, WHO co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston said the public session […]
Budding scientists took centre stage at Crossroads School in Devlin last week as students in grades four-eight took part in the second-annual science fair there. Projects ranged from “Do bones need calcium” and “What floor cleaners work best?” to “Who can balance better on one foot–boys or girls.” Seventh-grader Mackenzie […]
The new Sturgeon Creek bridge just north of Barwick was christened with lots of snowmobile traffic during its grand opening. The Emo Borderland Snowmobile Club held a poker derby last weekend and sold about 160 poker hands for the event as more than 50 sleds joined the run. “This is […]
Preparations are underway for the second-annual ManOMin watershed conference in April. “It will be held in International Falls this year at the Rainy River Community College,” said co-ordinator Jennifer Mercer. The conference, slated for April 6-7, will be geared towards the general public this year. “We really want to expose […]
