With more rain on the way throughout this week, parts of the region may be in danger of flooding, the local Ministry of Natural Resources office said Tuesday. “We got an advisory from the MNR Provincial Response Centre yesterday that indicated there was a possibility that a lot more rain […]
District News
Chiefs representing the 134 First Nations in Ontario will be joining forces to support Wahgoshig, New Post, and Grassy Narrows First Nations in their struggle for a balanced approach to forestry. Delegates at the 26th-annual All Ontario Chiefs Assembly in Couchiching yesterday adopted a resolution that supports the ongoing protests […]
Summer tours are up and running at Voyageur Panel in Barwick, offering residents and tourists the chance to see how oriented strandboard (OSB) is made. Built for $100 million, employing 140 people, and producing enough panels in one year to cross the country one-and-a-half times, a look around the inside […]
Alberton residents want a referendum before council there goes ahead with plans to build a new community hall. About 35 residents attended a public meeting in the municipal office last Thursday night to voice their concerns about building the new hall–and most seemed to be opposed to the idea. “I’ve […]
“Get High on Life” has proven to be a winning philosophy for David Barron of Barwick. After placing first in both the district and provincial Elks and Royal Purple anti-drug poster contest (grade five/six category), the sixth-grader at Sturgeon Creek School was runner-up in the national contest. “I’m excited–I’m happy […]
Almost 150 people were on hand at Couchiching First Nation on Tuesday to watch the unveiling of a monument honouring 103 aboriginal war veterans. “In the Second [World War] and Korean wars, thousands of aboriginal men enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces from this community . . . they deserve […]
Pastor Dan Pearson, his wife, Leah, and their daughter, Clara, will be moving on to Minnedosa, Man. in July after five years at Off Lake Evangelical Covenant Church. They were honoured at a fond farewell party Sunday, May 29. Friends participated in the dinner and program that followed in the […]
Last Saturday morning, 16 horseback riders rode eight miles in support of the Northern Therapeutic Riding Association for the disabled during Freedom Ride 2000. The riders spent weeks collecting pledges for the ride, with the $6,051 raised to be used to feed the horses throughout the year as well as […]
RN Arlene Rae started her career at La Verendrye hospital in Fort Frances in January, 1964 and put in her last day back in December. Hopefully, this sends a message to all that our local hospital has been worthy of Rae’s excellent nursing ability for more than 35 years. Rae […]
More than 80 dancers took part in three days of dancing at the 13th-annual Weechi-It-Te-Win pow-wow here last Friday to Sunday. The pow-wow, held at the Memorial Sports Centre, attracted dancers and participants from across Northwestern Ontario and Minnesota. “This is a time for people to celebrate their culture and […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is getting its “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign rolling next month with a “stretcher push” from Rainy River to Fort Frances. “We think this is a great opportunity for the whole district to show their support of the renovations at both the Emo Health […]
Security cameras may be installed at the Emo OPP detachment after a jury recommended such a move following a coroner’s inquest last week. Dr. John Hammett, of the regional coroner’s office in Thunder Bay, visited the detachment last Wednesday and Thursday to conduct a mandatory inquest into the death of […]
