Duane Hicks With the exception of incumbent Gary Judson, Emo council has been infused with new blood after Monday’s municipal election. Challenger Vincent Sheppard was elected mayor, garnering 309 votes to defeat incumbent Ed Carlson (222). In an interview yesterday, Sheppard said he’s looking forward to working with council and […]
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Staff Moving up from his role as a councillor, Ross Donaldson was elected the new reeve for La Vallee Township on Monday. “I’m pretty happy about it—I’m excited to have the council we got, too,” Donaldson said yesterday morning after the votes were counted. “I think they’re a good bunch […]
Staff In the Township of Chapple, incumbent councillor Rick Neilson beat Murray Gerula 13-6 for the Ward 4 seat. Reeve Peter Van Heyst was acclaimed for another term. Newcomer Ken Wilson also was acclaimed as councillor for Ward 1, replacing Mark Hyatt, while Rilla Race and James Gibson were acclaimed […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo and District Lions Club is looking for groups in and around Emo to participate in this year’s “Polar Plunge,” which will take place New Year’s Day in front of La Place Rendez-Vous in Fort Frances. Participating groups get to keep half of the money they raise […]
Robin McCormick The municipal election is being held this coming Monday (Oct. 25), with voting taking place from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at the municipal office. Don’t forget to cast your ballot. Ross Donaldson and Ken McKinnon are vying for reeve while Dennis Allen, Jim Belluz, Freeda Carmody, Harold Kellar, Lucille […]
Dave Ogilvie Last Wednesday marked the first municipal election candidates’ forum in Emo in recent memory. Hosted by the Emo Chamber of Commerce, about 100 people attended the forum at the Emo Legion. The evening opened with Chamber president Dave Goodman welcoming everyone and then introducing Steve Latimer, who served […]
the OPP A Bowmanville, Ont. man was killed in a two-vehicle accident late yesterday afternoon on Highway 11 about five km west of Geraldton, Greenstone OPP reported. James O’Brien, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene after the pickup truck he was driving collided with a commercial vehicle near Goldfield […]
Press Release 211 is a new 24/7 helpline expanding across Ontario. On Monday (Oct. 18), 211 services officially will launch for Rainy River District residents and be available through two access points—a three-digit phone number (2-1-1) and its website at www.211north.ca Both the phone and website connect people to programs […]
Dave Ogilvie According to the World Health Organization, 153 million people have uncorrected refractive errors (i.e., near-sightedness, far-sightedness, or astigmatism). Most of these vision impairments are quickly diagnosed and easy to treat with corrective lenses. Still, millions of people in developing countries are pushed deeper into poverty simply because they […]
Dave Ogilvie Last Wednesday (Oct. 6) marked the official opening of the Rainy River Resources Ltd. office in Emo. On hand for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony were representatives from the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat, as well as reeves, councillors, and members of various organizations from across the district. “We chose […]
Dave Ogilvie For the last year, an aboriginal group headed by Thunder Bay performer Shy-Anne Hovorka has been touring Northwestern Ontario and northern reserves raising awareness about living a healthy lifestyle and searching for local talent. In a recent visit to Fort Frances and area, the group encouraged district youth […]
Staff Nestor Falls’ bid to be crowned the “Ultimate Fishing Town” came up a little short in the end. But all was not lost as the community’s efforts in the World Fishing Network’s online contest landed it a $5,000 community donation for its second-place finish. The prize is “to help […]
