Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff today was named official opposition critic for FedNor by Liberal leader Stephane Dion. “The Conservative government fails to understand that FedNor is a vital tool for economic development in Northern and rural Ontario,” Boshcoff said in a release issued late this morning. “Since taking […]
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EMO—Kerri Dittaro, community development officer for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, presented information on a Business Retention and Expansion project to members of the Emo Chamber of Commerce there Monday night. With the Town of Fort Frances already on board, Dittaro said they are hoping both Emo and Rainy […]
EMO—The Emo Thunderbolts hockey team may not win a lot of games, but they’re still winners. The PeeWee squad recently was named one of the 13 winners from across Canada in the Wayne Gretzky Foundation/Canadian Hockey Foundation’s “Future Team Canada” program. The program rewards and recognizes minor hockey teams for […]
Last year was another year of change for the annual fall fair in Emo, Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society president Emily Watson noted during her report at the group’s annual meeting last Tuesday night. “Our attendance was up by over 24 percent from 2005,” Watson noted, adding this increased the […]
Given the increase of land-use planning at the municipal level, as well as concern for the environment, local resident David Ogilvie presented Emo council with the idea of striking up an environmental advisory committee (EAC). “With all the downloading from the government, there is pressure on council to make the […]
Alberton council plans to renew its Municipal Forest Fire Management agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources after hearing from local MNR fire management technician Marney Brown at last Wednesday night’s regular meeting. The current municipal agreement format was put in place in 1998 with the fire management program, including […]
While a request was made by some Emo residents for a bylaw to cage and padlock rottweilers and pit bulls in the community, the local council disagreed. The request was brought forward at last Tuesday night’s regular council meeting by people who walk in the community, though they were not […]
Across Ontario, agriculture has evolved over time to meet various economic, environmental, and social changes. Therefore, the Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) Implementation Guidelines have been updated and improved to better meet the challenges facing Ontario’s agricultural and rural communities today. The 2006 version of the MDS formulae came into effect […]
As the Nestor Falls Curling Club celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, a very important chapter in the club’s history took place back in 1986 when I was appointed president. After the rest of the executive was nominated, new business brought a remark from the floor stating the club was […]
The Rainy River District School Board awarded Crossroads School in Devlin with the first Recognition of Excellence for 2007 at its meeting last Tuesday night (Jan. 9) in Fort Frances. Crossroads has excelled in its “Partnerships for Student Successes Sharing Circle.” At Crossroads, they recognize that students often have needs […]
Construction of nearly 2,940 km of winter roads to connect remote communities in the province’s far north is underway with the help of an Ontario government investment, Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci announced yesterday. “The economic and social importance of the winter roads to isolated northern communities that […]
The Rainy River District School Board once again is hosting a literacy celebration at schools across the district next week in an effort to partner with parents in their children’s education. “Families Learning Together” will be held at four district schools on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 4:30-8 p.m., offering workshops […]
