Press Release Riverside Health Care, in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, has declared a respiratory outbreak at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here. All admissions, transfers, discharges, and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors are restricted to family members and caregivers only. The health unit is urging people […]
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From OPP On Friday around 7 p.m., the Kenora OPP responded to a multiple-vehicle collision on Highway 17 at Burma Road. No injuries were reported but the highway was closed for several hours to remove vehicles and debris. At 10:30 p.m., during the highway closure, police received a complaint of […]
It will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of minus-12 C (10 F). Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy but milder, with a high of two (36) and low around minus-four (25). Mostly cloudy skies also are forecast for Thursday, along with a high of six (43) and low dipping […]
From the OPP On Saturday around 8:25 a.m., Nipigon OPP responded to a call of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in McAllister Township east of Nipigon. Officers attended the scene and located a tractor-trailer unit that had left the roadway, entered the ditch, and rolled onto its side. Emergency […]
From the OPP On Friday around 12:20 p.m., Pickle Lake OPP officers attended the Pickle Lake Airport to investigate an incident in which an aircraft had to make an emergency landing. The DC3 cargo plane landed on Pickle Lake. The two pilots and one crew member were uninjured. The Transportation […]
From the OPP On Wednesday around 12:40 p.m., the OPP was advised of a plane crash that occurred around 11:35 p.m. on Tuesday about 60 km east of Marathon. The crash site was located by the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre and search-and-rescue technicians. The plane, described as a single-engine Cessna […]
It will be mainly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-four C (25 F). Tomorrow will be partly sunny and mild, with a high of zero (32) and low around minus-four (25). Isolated showers are forecast for Sunday, along with a high of 10 (50) and low again dipping […]
Giselle CalderSubmitted by The Fort Frances Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary met on March 8, with 27 members in attendance. It was with a heavy heart that auxiliary president Alfreda Easton told the members about the loss of Carol Affleck and her husband, Lovern. Carol joined the auxiliary as soon as she […]
Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The next men’s breakfast goes next Saturday (March 25) at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. This month’s guest speaker will be Henry Hostetler from Red Lake, who is involved in a ministry that flies in to reserves in Northern Ontario. He also was instrumental in translating the Bible into […]
From the OPP The OPP is urging all parents to speak to their children about the dangers of self-peer exploitation. Police continue to receive reports involving youth sending and requesting sexually-explicit images or videos over the Internet. This is called self-peer exploitation and also is known as “sexting.” The OPP […]
Nicholas Donaldson Students at Donald Young School in Emo were recognized for their leadership during the Rainy River District School Board’s regular monthly meeting held there last Tuesday night. DYS principal Kelly Forbes and vice-principal Cam Keast expressed great pride in their students and all they have done for the […]
From the OPP During March, the OPP, the RCMP, and the Competition Bureau of Canada are joining police services across the country to promote public awareness to help prevent all Canadians from becoming victims of fraud. This year, the OPP’s Fraud Prevention Month education campaign will highlight three mass-marketing fraud […]
