A town for tourism; a town for nice homes. That is the vision Kathy Leek was advocating last Thursday evening when about 45 people showed up at the Emo Legion for a meeting of “those who are opposed to the abattoir site.” Leek and fellow Emo resident Vince Sheppard were […]
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The curtain closed on Donald Young School’s final performance of the musical “Mulan” on Friday night. The cast of students from Grades 3-8 displayed the poise of professionals as they danced, sang, and acted out the tale of a young girl from ancient China. “Mulan” is based on a folk […]
The highway sign is wrapped in a large tarp and the gate is kept closed, but Phil Hudson keeps the road through Caliper Lake Provincial Park plowed all winter. Beyond the western boundary, but still within the grove of majestic red and white pines that define this beautiful park, are […]
Cattle producers in Northwestern Ontario will benefit from technology improvements at the Stratton sales barn. The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association will receive $23,450 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. to buy and install electronic identification equipment for its sales facility in the Township of Morley. This identification technology helps […]
Uprooting your family and moving to a new location is fairly stressful at the best of times, but Pastor Conrad Dueck and his young family quickly have settled into their new home in Emo. Pastor Dueck, his wife, Lois, and their children, Lorianne, 11, Caleb, eight, Joseph, seven, and Stephen, […]
Six Clover Valley Farmers’ Market vendors, along with local ag co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston, attended the annual North American Farmers Direct Marketing Convention at the Wisconsin Dells on Feb. 15-20. Altogether, more than 500 farmers from across Canada and the U.S., as well as a few from the U.K. and Caribbean, […]
The first Family Day in Emo was a huge success. More than 175 people turned out on holiday Monday to enjoy an afternoon of free family skating, shinny, popcorn, hot chocolate and a movie, and board games. The activities were sponsored by the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Communities Coalition. The organizers […]
Last Thursday, the Emo Community Country Club stopped at its eighth destination in their world tour: Scotland. With the help of the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Community Coalition, this group of seniors and friends have been learning about various countries around the world. Every other month, they arrange for guest speakers […]
The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre has launched the fifth “Idea Factory Challenge,” which is again seeking the best new innovative ideas in our region. The Innovation Centre has partnered with three Community Futures Development Corporations to offer “Idea Challenges” in their regions. Here in Rainy River District, the Rainy River […]
The Emo spray park committee announced Friday it has reached $40,000 in its fundraising to build a water spray park in Emo. “It’s good, but we’d like to be further along faster,” committee chair Lincoln Dunn admitted. “It’s taken about nine months to get to $40,000, which has been good. […]
It was a fitting way to cap off Voyageur Day for the students of Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton on Friday. They were visited by Burton Penner of Borealis Dog Sled Adventures and 18 of his 33 dogs. Penner spoke to the entire student body about the […]
