It was a horse lover’s heyday Sunday when people who knew the late J.V. “Jack” Mills of Crozier showed up at the farm on Highway 11-71 just west of town to honour his memory. More than 50 people, including some 30 riders with their horses, turned out, and they didn’t […]
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Borderland residents soon will be able to purchase a one-of-a-kind afghan that depicts the roots of the logging industry here and its visionary–lumber baron E.W. Backus. Entitled “Borderland,” the woven afghan was spearheaded by Carol Elizabeth Pirie, Backus’ great-granddaughter. A resident of Hendersonville, N.C., she was inspired to the idea […]
No one stayed the night but the hubbub at the Both farm during the annual Chapple Day celebration Saturday was reminiscent of the early 1900s. The homestead, located four km north of Barwick and which includes a barn and blacksmith shop, was once a regular visit for farmers in Chapple. […]
Nellie Shybyski doesn’t remember winning the flower trophy 25 years ago but she certainly remembers doing it again just last week. “There were tears in my eyes. I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “Tears in my eyes–it really is something.” Shybyski, 84, was one of 22 exhibitors in the annual […]
A cheerful crowd, canoe race, old homestead, music, and pig roast marked Chapple Day–the second-annual festival which was held Saturday in Barwick. The festival, which began last year as part of the township’s centennial celebration, was such a hit that the Chapple heritage committee decided to do it again. “People […]
The boil-water advisory has been lifted in Atikokan after consecutive follow-up tests of the municipality’s water found no harmful bacteria. “As of Aug. 10 at 3:10 p.m., it was lifted,” Atikokan Mayor Dennis Brown said. The boil-water advisory was declared by the Northwestern Health Unit after water samples were found […]
Emo, Rainy River, and Dryden have been included on the latest list of communities ordered yesterday to step up operations at their water treatment plants after failing to meet stringent standards for drinking water. And that’s news to the plant managers in both Emo and Rainy River. “They never told […]
With much of the field trials already harvested at the Emo research station in Northwestern Ontario, manager Kim Jo Bliss isn’t expecting bumper yields. Cold, wet conditions throughout most of the summer made it a poor year for crops, Bliss said, noting the area is some 200 heating degree days […]
It’s not on a map of Northwestern Ontario or Ontario, or even a municipal one, but just south of Devlin lies Mud Lake City–“Population one, sometimes two.” Founded in 1976, the “city,” located about 20 km west of Fort Frances, has grown to include a bank, courthouse, blacksmith shop, garage, […]
Alberton will only have one referendum question on the ballot for this fall’s municipal election after all. After a public session July 20, Alberton council had decided to include four questions on the ballot in a referendum over building a new community hall there. But after talking to ministry reps, […]
Atikokan residents have been urged to boil their drinking water after regular samples were found to contain harmful bacteria. “We issued a boil-water advisory because we had adverse water in test results,” confirmed Bill Limerick, environmental team leader for the Northwestern Health Unit. The boil-water advisory went into effect last […]
Covered in honey, getting the odd bee sting and lifting 80 lb. boxes on a regular basis is a combination that you only find in one line of work. It’s just a regular day for beekeeper Rick Neilson who has few complaints about the hours he spends working with his […]
