The Rainy Lake Ojibway Education Authority is taking its place in the history books by offering a municipal administration course to First Nations people for the first time ever. Program co-ordinator Bill Perrault said the course was being offered in anticipation of self-government. “When self-government starts coming down, [area chiefs] […]
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What began as a little boy chasing a frog on the beach ended up in a primitive keepsake for his dad. Two weeks ago, four-year-old Jesse Cameron found what his father, Don, believes was an ancient arrowhead lying in shallow water along the shore of Lake of the Woods near […]
Prices were good and numbers were high Saturday, leaving organizers very happy with the results from the annual yearling sale at the Stratton sales yard. More than 1,000 head of cattle went through the auction ring in front of a full buyers’ row. Many of the yearlings were trading in […]
Our Lady of the Lake Church in Morson recently was granted permission by the Diocese of Thunder Bay to build what its members have been waiting more than five years for–a new church building. The parish has been planning to replace the present deteriorating building, located along Highway 621, for […]
About 30 people made their way to the Lowey farm on Highway 602 last Friday for an industrial hemp demonstration–and they seemed to like what they saw. Blair Lowey, along with University of Guelph researcher Gordon Scheifele, who is supervising hemp test plots across Northern Ontario, held a field day […]
Alberton residential/farm ratepayers will be facing an average 11 percent increase in their municipal tax bill as council there looks to have the final bills in by Sept. 30. Commercial ratepayers will see a two percent rise on average while those with industrial vacant land face a 19 percent hike. […]
With summer rapidly turning into autumn, Kim Jo Calder has harvested most of the strip trials at the Emo Research Station and started preparing her data samples. Only the hemp for grain production, soybean, and pasture trials remained unfinished as of Monday. Calder said she was “squaring up the ranges” […]
Earlier on their vacation, Hans and Elsie Duetsck experienced vandalism in Baltimore, first losing some tools and then having their van greased up. Fortunately, it was a chemical easily removed. “The rest of the journey thus far has been great,” he noted. “Nice scenery, pleasant weather, [and] friendly people.” The […]
Consistency was the key for Mike Salvador and Jeff Swenson last weekend on Lake of the Woods. Despite less than ideal conditions Sunday, the Sioux Narrows pair weighed in 12.98 pounds to go along their 12.56-pound total on Saturday to win the fifth-annual Morson Bass Classic and $3,000 first prize. […]
Taking home the grand champion market steer award is a big accomplishment for a 4-H member. Winning it two years in a row is even bigger. Jusk as Greg Haglin, who raised the grand champion steer at the fall fair in Emo earlier this month, repeating his performance of a […]
It may be one of the prettiest weeds around but it’s also one of the deadliest to its surrounding habitat–and that has La Vallee looking at what it can do to keep purple loosestrife from spreading further. In fact, the township may introduce “exotic” beetles next summer as a way […]
Despite varied results from 28 five-acre plots across Northern Ontario, University of Guelph researcher Gordon Scheifele said farmers now have a better idea how to grow hemp for industrial uses. Scheifele, who will be in the area Sept. 4 during “Industrial Hemp Field Days” at Blair Lowey’s farm on Highway […]
