Water conservation has been at the forefront of the Township of Emo’s mandate recently, but it seems residents there still are not fully aware of the consequences of excessive water use. Emo council was informed at its regular meeting last Tuesday (July 10) that the water treatment plant […]
District News
The Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. committee has revamped its guidelines in order to make memberships financially feasible and to gain supply commitments in order to build an abattoir in the area. “It seemed there were a number of smaller producers who would like to support the abattoir, […]
No new fires were reported in Northwestern Ontario in the past 24 hours, but the forest fire hazard on the rise as sunny weather begins to dry the forest out. Dry sunny weather, forecast for the remainder of the week, is expected to result in a marked increase […]
No new fires were reported over the weekend, and there is no active fires in the Northwest Region, reported the Ministry of Natural Resources fire management headquarters. But with some sunny conditions in the region the fire hazard is now a mix of “low” to “moderate” which is an […]
The final meeting of the 4-H club, Rock’n Wood, was held at Shirley Morrish’s home. The first activity of the meeting was to clean the roadside from Van Drunen Road to Shirley’s home. Members participated in the other road clean-ups. It was about an eight-km walk through ditches and […]
With the weather putting a damper on the fire hazard, only one new fire reported yesterday in the Northwest Region. That blaze was located on the Winnipeg River in the Kenora District, and was responded to by FireRangers from the Kenora Fire Management Headquarters. The small lightning-caused fire […]
Co-ordinator April Simmons and assistant Bobbi Wyder have been seeing many new faces at the Emo Toy Library/Ontario Early Years Centre in the last few months. And they’re thrilled with the increasing numbers. “The regulars are still coming, of course, but there have been some new people coming out. […]
The Town of Fort Frances is on the prowl for 50 he-men and women after accepting a challenge from International Falls Mayor Shawn Mason for a cross-border tug-of-war rematch. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who is organizing the event on this side of the border with the town’s physical education director, Megan […]
Under the “Lock It or Lose It” initiative, OPP officers throughout Rainy River District are spreading the message that the public should lock their vehicles, and lock up their bikes, to help prevent increasingly-common thefts. In Fort Frances, OPP officers, with a helping hand from summer student Dayton Brown, are […]
Although Rainy River District has received more rainfall so far this season than in May and June of last year, area farmers still are seeking compensation for their struggle with drought conditions in 2006. “We’re certainly still working on it,” stressed Ken McKinnon, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association. […]
The United Beef Club held its second meeting on Wednesday, May 23 at Kevin Gemmell’s house. First, president Jared McQuaker led us in the 4-H pledge. Then a club vote took place and Mitchell became our new secretary. Jared then asked each club member to share the heart girth […]
Join Voyageurs National Park wildlife biologist Brice Hansen this Friday (July 13) for a program on Canada Lynx in Minnesota. Can you tell the difference between a lynx and a bobcat? Learn about the physical traits that help lynx survive here during this interactive program the whole family will […]
