Staff A Mississauga woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon on Highway 17 in Hodgson Township. The OPP said a westbound passenger vehicle and an eastbound pickup truck collided around 12:50 p.m. about two km west of the junction of Highway 622 and ended up striking a rock […]
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Staff Bacteriological sampling of the beaches in Emo and Rainy River has indicated E. coli levels have returned to acceptable levels, the Northwestern Health Unit reported this morning. The swimming advisory posted at both beaches has been rescinded based on two consecutive samples with average E. coli counts of less […]
Press Release Flower and vegetable gardens are exploding early this summer. Stop by the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here this Saturday morning (July 17) to find an abundance of vegetable, berries, and flowers. All varieties of plants appear to be at least two weeks ahead of normal, so there are […]
Robin McCormick The annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair Lodge was another success this past Friday and Saturday, with a record weight brought in by the top team. Jon Evans and Gus McFaddin captured first place—and the $5,000 prize—with a total weight of 29.39 pounds. Devlin residents […]
Dave Ogilvie River Theatre’s performance of “High School Musical” goes this Friday (July 16) at 6:30 p.m. at the Donald Young School gymnasium. Tickets cost $5, which only are available at the door. This talented group of 22 district students has been hard at work preparing for this production for […]
Press Release Cornell Farms in La Vallee is pleased to announce that “House of Doc” will be performing at the next barn concert on Saturday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. Dan Wiebe, his sister, Rebecca Harder, and her husband, Matthew Harder, compose and perform as only a family does—with uncanny […]
Bryce Forbes With three days to go until the Miss Teen Canada World pageant, Felicia Schmutz needs your help. Representing Northwestern Ontario, the Emo resident needs the public to help guarantee her a spot in the final show on Saturday. “I encourage everyone to go out and vote,” Schmutz said […]
the MNR Yesterday was a quiet day on the fire scene across Northwestern Ontario. Partly cloudy skies and scattered showers over the last 24 hours have kept the forest fire hazard at “moderate,” with a slightly higher fire hazard along the north shore of Lake Superior stretching east from Thunder […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit has placed the beaches in both Emo and Rainy River under a swimming advisory as of yesterday due to high bacterial counts found during routine sampling. Water quality tests yielded higher than acceptable E. coli bacteria levels. High E. coli levels pose a possibly […]
the MNR One new fire was reported by yesterday evening in the West Fire Region. Sioux Lookout Fire #59 is located about 120 km north of Pickle Lake and is reported at 18 hectares in size. It is being monitored. Active fires remain in the region’s far north, but no […]
Press Release The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary once again hosted its annual “Strawberry Social,” with crowds of people of all ages attending and hundreds of take-out orders delivered. The weather co-operated, giving attendees and workers a beautiful afternoon on the hospital grounds. Bringing in more than $5,300, the event was […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Communities Coalition’s “community garden” was planted last week with the help of the Emo Best Start Hub. They currently are looking for volunteers to “adopt-a-week” to help water and weed the garden, which is located at 6287 Highway 11 (beside Tompkins Road). Once the […]
