About 40 people gathered Monday evening at the Emo Legion to talk about the future of Emo and present ideas to improve the community. Prior to the meeting, the Township of Emo and Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) sent out a survey asking the following questions of its residents: […]
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FORT FRANCES—The Sunset Country Snowmobile Club is merging with other clubs from throughout the Rainy River District to better manage the resources available in the area. “We’re going to amalgamate,” said SCSC director Dave Hyatt. “It’s been passed, and Rainy River, Emo, Fort Frances, Mine Centre will all be under […]
On Friday around 9:13 a.m., a South Port, Man. resident received the district’s first seven-day administrative driver’s licence suspension. Rainy River OPP officers stopped a 200 Chevrolet Cavalier travelling at 150 km/h in a posted 90-km/h zone along Highway #11 in Chapple Township. As a result of legislation introduced earlier […]
At a ceremony Nov. 11 during the Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion conference, Paul Kells, president and founder of Safe Communities Canada, presented the 2007 Safe Communities Canada Award of Excellence for Community Leadership to the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition. Accepting the award was RRVSC chair Grace Silander. […]
At last night’s meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board, Our Lady of the Way School principal Brendan Hyatt and teacher Kevin Knutsen briefly discussed the Daily Physical Education program there, which recently earned them national recognition. Knutsen applied for the Recognition Award Program through the Canadian Association for […]
Canada Border Services Agency officers at the Pigeon River border crossing, south of Thunder Bay, seized almost six kilograms of marijuana during a vehicle inspection there Friday (Nov. 16). The drugs are valued at $119,934. Border Services officers discovered small quantities of hashish and marijuana during a vehicle search after […]
FORT FRANCES—Carissa Copenace is continuing to live up to her Anishinaabe name, “Nigaan-niga-bawik,” which means female leader, after being crowned Miss Manito Ahbee last week during “A Festival for All Nations” international competition pow-wow in Winnipeg. Months ago, the Fort Frances High School student and member of Rainy River First […]
Some $20,000 already has been raised for a proposed spray park in Emo. “We’ll take money from anywhere,” joked Lincoln Dunn, who is spearheading the project. He had proposed the spray park concept last November. It’s hoped ground-breaking ceremonies will take place at the Lions Park in Emo this coming […]
An Environmental Advisory Committee for the Township of Emo, which first was proposed last January, finally was passed by Emo council at its regular meeting last Tuesday (Oct. 30). Dave Ogilvie and Michelle Marinaro will spearhead the committee, with additional members being needed to serve on it. As its name […]
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. At least, that’s what organizers of the annual “Holly Daze” festivities in Emo are hoping for. Scheduled this year for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, a Santa Claus parade will be held at 6 p.m. on the Friday, followed by fireworks. […]
Man is a war-like creature, says the spry 92-year-old Lloyd Wheatley of Emo, a veteran of the Second World War. Wheatley was 28 when he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1943. He served on a Handley Page Halifax B MK3 aircraft as a rear gunner in the […]
The Rainy River District School Board was provided with an update and demonstration of the 2007-08 E-Learning Initiative at its regular meeting here last night. For the past four years, videoconference courses were offered across the secondary schools within the board, explained Chris Denby, Information Technology program co-ordinator for the […]
