Staff District residents are reminded to remain vigilant as various phone scams aimed at gaining access to personal computers and information continues to make the rounds throughout the area. Hoping to warn other residents about this scam, local resident Holly Gosselin said she received a call Wednesday from someone intent […]
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the OPP A Fort Frances man has been charged with numerous sexual offences against children. On May 19, police executed a search warrant at a Fort Frances residence. As a result of the investigation, police seized computers, electronic data storage devices, video recording devices, and discs containing images of child […]
Robin McCormick The annual T.O.P.S. Salad Supper held Monday (May 30) once again was an enjoyable and successful evening. About 150 people attended, with four lucky ones taking home prizes. The adult door prize (a hanging basket donated by Greensides store) was won by Angele Robichaud while Darius Smith took […]
Dave Ogilvie This Saturday (June 4) has been declared ”Garage Sale Day” in Emo. Garage sales will be held at various locations around town, including one at 51 Walker St. from 8 a.m.-noon featuring golf clubs, hockey equipment, clothing, toys, lamp, end table, and much more. Come out on Saturday […]
Dave Ogilvie Putting a successful entertainment program together year after year can be difficult at the best of times. But Laurel Mose, director of entertainment for the Emo Walleye Classic, did it again this year with another excellent competition. Emcee Robin McCormick thanked everyone for coming out to support the […]
Lucas Punkari Fishing is an activity that often is passed down from generation to generation, and is something that often brings families together. So what better pairing than the grandfather-and-grandson team of Rod Woodgate and Dylan Swire to capture the 10th-annual Emo Walleye Classic over the weekend. “It sure is […]
the MNR One new fire was reported in the Northwest Region yesterday, and another possible one being checked out. Nipigon Fire #14, located in the northern sector of Nipigon District at Ogoki Post, was reported yesterday morning and declared out the same day. Thunder Bay Fire #22 remains the only […]
the MNR No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region over the weekend. Thunder Bay Fire #22 remains active. Currently classed as “under control” at 1,317 hectares in size, the blaze has been going since May 19. Type 2 fire crews continue to mop up and extinguish hot spots […]
the OPP A Community Drug Action Team member, assisted by uniformed members of the Rainy River detachment of the OPP, stopped a vehicle westbound on Highway #11 in Dawson Township yesterday. The vehicle, en route to the First Nation communities of Big Island and Big Grassy from Winnipeg, was being […]
the OPP On Saturday around 7:30 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers attended a single motor-vehicle accident on Highway 11 near the French Lake entrance to Quetico Park. Officers found the male driver, 71, had sustained non-life threatening injuries. He was taken to Atikokan General Hospital and later released. As […]
Staff One new fire was reported in the Northwest Region by the end of yesterday. Sioux Lookout Fire #31 is a 0.1-hectare blaze which currently is classified as “under control.” Late Wednesday evening, Kenora Fire #18 was reported about 45 km north of Kenora. One FireRanger crew responded to the […]
the OPP Police continue to search Lake on the Woods near Morson in efforts to locate a second missing boater. The OPP had received a complaint of overdue boaters on Monday around 9:30 p.m. James Wealther, 73, from Addison, Ill., and Richard Herman, 69, of Peoria, Ill., had gone out […]
