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 […]
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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 […]
Jack Elliott It’s that time of year again. Yes, followers of the “Great Beaver” will attempt to lure him out of seclusion by offering sacrifices of cardboard, duct tape, and tender (or tough) humans onto the Rainy River at Rainy River. This is the eighth year in a row this […]
Dave Ogilvie Monday (July 5) marked the beginning two weeks of fun and hard work for this year’s “River Theatre” summer program. The talented group of 18 girls and four boys quickly set to work learning the script, music, and choreography. This year’s production of “High School Musical” is a […]
the MNR No new fires in the region were confirmed by the end of yesterday (July 4). Isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers blanketed Northwestern Ontario for the second day in a row. Huge rainfall amounts were recorded across the West Fire Region over the weekend, with the exception of Red […]
Staff A section of Highway 11 remained closed as of press time today after heavy rains caused a large sinkhole across both lanes about 9.5 km west of Burchell Lake Road, near Kashabowie. Motorists heading to Thunder Bay can detour the closure by taking Highway 502 to Dryden and then […]
the OPP The body of Robert Mainville, 43, of Couchiching First Nation, was recovered from the waters of Rainy Lake yesterday. The discovery was made by a member of the public around 11 a.m. in an area known as Duck Bay. OPP officers, along with the OPP’s Search and Recovery […]
