Jack Elliott Although it goes by the official name of “Let’s Go Fishing,” perhaps the “Love Boat” is an appropriate name because it is a service to the community provided by volunteers who love their communities and the splendid waterways we are blessed with. Retired banker Arvid Jarason organized the […]
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the MNR By day’s end yesterday, Ontario will have over 600 fire personnel assisting with the forest fire situation in British Columbia. While some FireRanger and support staff returned from British Columbia over the weekend, additional resources have headed west, including 122 fire personnel on Friday who have already been […]
Staff A total of 122 Ministry of Natural Resources fire personnel arrived back home Saturday into following a two week deployment in B.C., but the province continues to send more support for firefighting efforts out west. Ontario sent an additional 43 personnel today, as the forest fire situation in British […]
the MNR Despite the low fire hazard, recent rain and cooler temperatures across the West Fire Region there is still a risk of fire. A FireRanger crew out of Thunder Bay District responded to a fire report yesterday and discovered the smouldering remains of an old shore lunch fire on […]
Press Release Do you love taking pictures everywhere you go? Then come out to Voyageurs National Park this evening and learn from park naturalist Jackie Halla how to make your nature photos as dazzling as the scene itself. Bring your camera or just follow along as Jackie gives you tips […]
the OPP The Fort Frances OPP detachment is looking for help in solving two crimes that occurred in the early part of July. On the evening of Saturday, July 4 or early morning hours of Sunday, July 5, culprits attended the parking lot of the West End Motors Chrysler dealership […]
Press Release The seventh-annual Worst Roads campaign kicks off next week. The Worst Roads campaign theme in 2009 is “It’s In Your Hands” and is aimed at pressuring municipalities to use the money that has been set aside by the federal government ($1.9 billion) and the provincial government ($400 million) […]
the MNR Ontario currently has approximately 570 fire personnel assisting with the fire situation in British Columbia. Two CL-415 water bombers were dispatched to BC on Tuesday and two values protection units, packed with sprinkler kits, were transported by ground to B.C. yesterday. The forest fire situation in British Columbia […]
the MNR Ontario dispatched two CL-415 heavy water bombers from Dryden and Kenora in the West Fire Region on August 4, bound for Kamloops, British Columbia to provide assistance for the ongoing forest fire situation in that province. Ontario currently has about 570 fire personnel working in British Columbia. Fire […]
Dave Ogilvie A good sized crowd was on hand at the Women’s Institute Museum in Emo on Friday afternoon. Despite threatening skies, everyone in attendance enjoyed coffee, pie and friendly conversation. The new displays in all three buildings were also open for viewing. The members of the Institute have done […]
Brandon Benjamin-Emo Beef Club The fourth meeting of the Emo Beef Club was a fun day held on Saturday July 25 at 9 a.m. at Riley Caul’s house. We began the meeting by saying the 4-H pledge. We went over showmanship, and then taped and weighed all the steers. We […]
Peggy Revell It looks like Emo residents will have to wait until next summer for a new spray park, as delays have pushed the project’s completion date back to colder months. “It will basically be finished this year,” said spray park committee chair Lincoln Dunn. “But it won’t be commissioned […]
