Voyageurs National Park’s Rainy Lake Visitor Center will be closed tomorrow (Nov. 23) for Thanksgiving Day. It will be open Friday, Nov. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 26 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visitors are invited to come to the visitor center over the weekend to view exhibits, watch the park film, […]
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A 56-year-old Devlin man was to appear in court today following a seven-hour standoff with police that ended peacefully early this morning. Shortly after 9 p.m. yesterday, Emo OPP officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a Cemetery Road residence in Devlin. Prior to police arriving at the scene, the […]
Emily Watson was re-elected as LaVallee reeve on Monday night, but by the narrowest of margins—just two votes over former reeve Ken McKinnon. Elected as councillors for the next four years were Jim Belluz, Freeda Carmody, Ross Donaldson, and Lucille McDonald. The latter two are new faces on the council. […]
Volunteer fire chief Cory Jewell provided Alberton council with an update last Wednesday night regarding training for township firefighters. “It’s just extra training we’re going to start doing, or try to do, once a month,” he explained Monday, adding the training session will be held Nov. 18 at the fire […]
Emo residents re-elected Ed Carlson as reeve on Monday, according to unofficial results. The incumbent garnered 309 votes to fend off challenger Ingrid Krampetz (241) and former councillor Geoff Pearce (33). “I relieved and happy,” Carlson said in an interview yesterday. “We’ve been working on some things and I wanted […]
Occasionally there are questions about whether soil sample values can change depending on the weather in a given year, or the time of year the sample was taken. The following is an article by Keith Reid, soil fertility specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, regarding consistency […]
The Emo Chamber of Commerce will hold a “Most Beautiful Christmas Baby” contest in conjunction with “Holly Daze” on Dec. 1-2. The contest is open to babies, from newborn to 18 months, who live in the Devlin, Emo, and Barwick area. The submitted picture must have a Christmas theme and […]
Emo council passed a lease agreement between the township and the Rainy River District Women’s Institute Museum last Tuesday evening, allowing the museum executive to take over the three vacant houses located behind the local OPP office on a 99-year lease, tax exempt. “It was really a nice feeling to […]
BARWICK—Sunrise Meat and Sausage in Barwick was given permission by the Northwestern Health Unit to reopen Monday after being closed for almost two weeks. The action came after a weekend protest which eventually allowed district farmers to move meat condemned last week by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and […]
FORT FRANCES—The Northwest Catholic District School Board lost its chairman and 12-year trustee Monday night when Gerald Rousseau came last among the four candidates vying for the three Fort Frances seats on the board. “I’ll be very, very sad to see Gerry not on the board anymore. We started on […]
FORT FRANCES—The only contested seat for the Rainy River District School Board on Monday was won by Glenda Belluz, who garnered 360 votes to Barbara Everett’s 259, according to unofficial results. “I was excited,” Belluz said Tuesday upon learning the outcome. “I’m glad it turned out the way it did. […]
FORT FRANCES—Residents in the townships of Alberton, La Vallee, and Emo re-elected their incumbent reeves on Monday, according to unofficial results. In Emo, Ed Carlson garnered 309 votes to fend off challenger Ingrid Krampetz (241) and former councillor Geoff Pearce (33). In addition, incumbent councillors Harri Sheloff (293), Ken Fisher […]
