A Geraldton man has been fined $5,000 for unsafe hunting. David Rody, 34, who was not present at his trial, was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. On April 29, 2007, Rody was driving on Highway 11, west of Geraldton, with his two young sons and a dog […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit is actively trying to improve health and food security by raising the nutrition level of the food we eat through a wide range of programs. These include “Plant a row, Grow a row,” food box programs, community gardens in Emo and Fort Frances, a “Buy Local” […]
North Star School in Atikokan is being recognized by the Rainy River District School Board at its regular meeting tonight for providing a theatre arts program for students there. In February, Doug Dunnet’s Grade 5/6 class participated in a workshop with the De-baj-a-muh-jig (“Storyteller” in Cree and Ojibway) Theatre Group. […]
Emo businessman Mark Loney is scheduled to appear as a witness at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food meeting tomorrow as part of the ongoing “Product of Canada” study. Local MP Ken Boshcoff’s office has been working with Loney in his efforts to receive approval from the Canadian Food […]
The Rainy River District “Best Start” Network is announcing the opening celebration of the Stratton “Best Start” hub this Saturday (May 3) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with a cake-cutting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. The hub is located in the Stratton Resource Centre at the intersection of Highways 11 and 617. […]
It was billed as a fundraiser for the Northern Echo Bible Camp but with the blowing snow and plunging temperature outside, it could have doubled as a Christmas supper. Nevertheless, a large crowd filled the hall of the Christian Reformed Church in Emo on Friday evening to raise money for […]
Nine students of the Northwest Tae Kwon Do club attended Grandmaster Kang’s Can-Am games Tae Kwon Do tournament at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg on Saturday. All nine competed in the forms competition: •Terry Martin of Fort Frances (green belt blue stripe); •Dawn Martin of Fort Frances (green belt […]
The biggest spring sale ever held in Stratton looked more like a winter sale on Saturday. With a winter storm blasting hard outside, 1,424 head of snowy-backed cattle were put over the scales and under the auctioneer’s hammer between 9:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. But only a couple of trucks […]
With the 70th anniversary of the Dance fire approaching this October, a committee made up of victims’ family members are planning a large memorial to commemorate the 17 lives that were lost. But they are looking for support from the community to make it happen. “The Dance fire is a […]
A former Sioux Lookout man has been fined $800 for lying to a conservation officer and $400 for having a loaded firearm in a vehicle. Conrad J. Wesley, 37, of Winnipeg, Man., pleaded guilty under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. The Crown seized the rifle, which will be returned […]
On Monday, the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Community Coalition sponsored another “trip” for the members of the Emo Country Club. This time the group was taken on a visit to Kenya and Liberia. Megan Bale, of the Healthy Community Coalition, introduced Patrick Giles, who began to tell the group at the […]
Three days of beautiful weather were extremely welcomed by the Emo Chamber of Commerce as the village celebrated the 40th anniversary of its annual “Spring Fever Days.” Although officially a three-day celebration, Spring Fever Days did not get into full gear this year until the weekend. Saturday began with another […]
