Conditions in the district this summer were a little on the dry side to say the least. As a result, there was poor growth and re-growth of hay/forage fields, resulting in greatly reduced yields. Some areas received almost adequate rainfall and got fairly good hay crops but it appears the […]
District News
Gale Black is running for one of the two concillor-at-large seats up for grabs in the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls. She works as a waitress and has been married for 25 years. She also has three children, five grandchildren, and a cat. Black hopes to bring her previous experience […]
Lou Kabel is running for a position as councillor-at-large in the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls She is the manager of Red Indian Lodge and has been married to her wonderful husband, Ron, for 33 years. The couple has four daughters, Wanda, Wendy, Sheri, and Roni. Kabel served as councillor […]
Dan Bouvier is seeking a position as councillor-at-large in the Township of Sioux Narrows–Nestor Falls. He is a retired teacher and business owner who lives with his wife, Gayle. He also has a daughter, Suzanne (Darren) Hrynczuk, and grandson, Tybias. Bouvier has more than 20 years’ experience on Sioux Narrows […]
Donovan Cousineau, Jillian Langtry, Danielle Jean, and Connor Botsford represented St. Francis School at the Mid-Canada Legion Cross-Country Run in Thunder Bay on Oct. 21. Some 250 girls and 213 boys competed in the event. Cousineau wound up placing third overall, earning a plaque and sports bag for his great […]
Dry conditions over the Rainy-Namakan basin since June have caused low water conditions on Rainy Lake. Following an early but near normal spring run-off, basin conditions became dry and have remained so. Due to the lack of rainfall, the level of Rainy Lake has been below its lower rule curve […]
The results of the delegate selection in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Liberal Riding Association have been released and seven of them will be supporting Ken Dryden for the party leadership. Henry and Margaret Cunningham, Lisa Lampi, and Cecil Leif of Atikokan are Dryden supporters, as are Matthew Gamsby, a youth […]
EMO —It’s a country club, but not the elite, exclusive, social retreat that may come to mind. Instead, the Emo Community Country Club, hosted by the Emo-La Vallee Healthy Communities Coalition, is an initiative enabling district senior citizens to explore the world by gathering to hear residents speak about different […]
The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture celebrated its 30th anniversary Saturday evening with a dinner and dance at the Millennium Hall in Stratton. About 100 people attended, with many past presidents on hand as special guests. New Member Service rep Linda Armstrong invited all to browse through the complete list […]
Edward Carlson is running for the position of reeve in Emo. He works as a paramedic supervisor and lives with his wife, Diane. He has one son named Luke and is a fourth-generation son of Emo, as his family has lived in the community for more than 100 years. Edward […]
Geoff Pearce is vying for the position of reeve in the Township of Emo. He is a farm equipment mechanic and lives with his wife, Dr. Kim Meyers, in the community. The couple also have three children, Katie, Spencer, and Danielle. Pearce is not new to municipal politics as he […]
Herb Johnson is running for the position of councillor in Emo. Born and raised in Emo, he has been active in the community along with his wife, Peggy, of 27 years and their two children. He feels Emo is a great community to raise a family. Their daughter, Lainie, teaches […]
