Marriages today face an enormous number of obstacles and challenges. In fact, the Vanier Institute of the Family has announced that one in three Canadian marriages will end in divorce. What are married couples and adults contemplating marriage to do? Well, several couples in Emo believe they’ve found an effective […]
District News
The Rainy River OPP is looking for the public’s help concerning two residential break-ins that were reported there Friday (Jan. 18). The first occurred on the 300 block of Atwood Avenue. When the owner returned home, he found a door to his garage had been forced open. The owner told […]
Nearly 60 people were on hand for the annual meeting of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association last Wednesday night at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton. RRCA president Ken McKinnon opened the meeting by thanking staff for all their hard work throughout the year. He also expressed his […]
Atikokan OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision with a moose on Saturday on Highway 11 about five km west of Atikokan. The driver was not injured, but his vehicle sustained enough damage that it could not be driven from the scene. The moose ran into the bush. Then on […]
The Royal Canadian Legion in Emo is hosting a fish fry this Saturday (Jan. 26) from 4-6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $5 for children aged six and under. A seniors’ dance will follow from 7:30-10:30 p.m. • • • The Emo Environmental Advisory Committee held its first […]
FORT FRANCES—Sending the message that district motorists must obey the same laws both on and off-road, local OPP officers have been busy patrolling district snowmobile trails this winter. “What we really want the public to know is that we are patrolling the trails,” OPP community services officer Cst. Anne McCoy […]
FORT FRANCES—Last Tuesday morning (Jan. 15), Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley welcomed 15 people to the upstairs meeting room there. Representatives from district municipalities, field naturalists, the Rainy Lake Conservancy, First Nations, and parks were on hand to consider whether to pursue having the area west of Quetico Provincial […]
Land ambulance service has been operating under the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board for one year after taking over the contracts from Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. on Jan. 1, 2007. And at its regular meeting last Thursday night, DSSAB heard an update from Emergency Medical Services supervisors […]
FORT FRANCES—As part of the NDP’s “Stand Up for Northern Ontario” campaign, Sault Ste. Marie MP Tony Martin dropped by Fort Frances last Wednesday to gather input on his private member’s bill which aims to boost FedNor’s powers. “I’ve tabled a private member’s bill [Bill C-451] last year in the […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association held its annual general meeting last Wednesday night at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, but did not hold elections as usual. Current RRCA president Ken McKinnon informed the membership that due to an outstanding legal matter, he asked local ag rep Gary […]
While there were no flashing lights or wailing sirens, listening to guest speaker Tom Hamilton at the annual meeting of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association last Wednesday, one would have thought they were witness to a crime scene. Using a humorous approach to a usually mundane topic, Hamilton, a beef […]
Members of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary will play host to other auxiliary members from across the region this spring when Region 12 East and West come together for their bi-annual conference. Joan Mudge, chairman of the Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario (HAAO) Region 12 West, noted it’s a time […]
