The Township of La Vallee has not has a municipal election race like this one in a long time. Two candidates are running for the position of reeve on Nov. 13—incumbent Emily Watson and former reeve Ken McKinnon—while seven residents are vying for the four councillor seats: Jim Belluz, Freeda […]
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In past years, the Township of Alberton has seen only about a 30 percent turnout for its municipal elections. So it was decided to try the mail-in ballot to increase that number. It seems to have worked. As of noon yesterday, the township already has had 37 percent of eligible […]
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has made regulatory changes to the Dead Animal Disposal Act that will provide some relief for producers facing livestock mortality disposal issues—and increase efficiency for deadstock collectors. Overall, the revised requirements are more outcome-based and provide more flexibility for operators. The […]
Stratton native Jock Gemmell was selected as Mount Allison’s athlete of the month for October. Gemmell won the honour over a tough group of competitors, many of whom also had won regional and national recognition. A 6’1”, 195-pound halfback, Gemmell was honoured twice in October as the Atlantic University Sport […]
A Thunder Bay couple has been fined $8,400 for illegally possessing 24 walleye and 18 brook trout over the allowed limit. Shane Corlett, 37, and Amanda Blackshaw, 25, who were not in court, were fined $4,200 each. The fish have been forfeited to the Crown. Court heard that back on […]
The Ontario government is helping to enhance tourism opportunities in the Thunder Bay and Superior North area by investing in a study to assess the status of the region’s tourism market, it was announced yesterday. “Tourism plays an important role in supporting the economies of many small northern communities and […]
FORT FRANCES—The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has condemned all meat—inspected, wild game, and farmers’ meat—currently on the premises at Sunrise Meat and Sausage in Barwick after discovering uninspected meat there last week. The Northwestern Health Unit had closed the facility last Wednesday (Nov. 1) because of […]
FORT FRANCES—The horses have been called Kentucky’s best-kept secret. And this rare breed, known as Rocky Mountain Horses, are being raised by Gayle Arpin, along with her husband, Chuck, on their farm just west of Fort Frances. “They were featured in ‘Horse Illustrated’ [magazine] in October, 2001,” Arpin recalled. “I […]
La Vallee residents are invited to attend a “meet and greet” with the candidates for the Nov. 13 municipal election tomorrow (Nov. 2) at 7:30 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. The candidates for reeve include incumbent Emily Watson and former reeve Ken McKinnon. As well, seven are vying for the […]
A cattle sale at the Stratton sales barn Saturday saw few locals purchasing animals. “We had pretty well all the same out-of-town buyers as previous, but there were very few local people buying at this particular sale,” noted Ken McKinnon, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association. “That’s probably because […]
A letter submitted to Emo council regarding traffic issues on Highway 602 in front of Donald Young School sparked a discussion about school crossings at its regular meeting Thursday night. “He’s right—it’s a scary situation,” noted Coun. Ken Fisher, who also is a school bus driver and views the scene […]
The annual Northern Ontario chess tournament was held Oct. 21 in Thunder Bay. Representing Crossroads school in Devlin was Michael Shute and Wade Johnson. After a lot of skill displayed, Johnson won 2.5 games while Shute won 1.5 games. One hundred prizes were raffled off to a group of roughly […]
