Town council may end up combining the Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) and Committee of Adjustment (CoA) for the sake of efficiency after referring a proposal to do so to the committee level for further consideration. In a written report received by council at Monday night’s regular meeting, municipal planner Faye […]
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Persistent dry conditions in the Rainy-Namakan basin, and continued decline in the level of Rainy Lake, forced the International Rainy Lake Board of Control to authorize a reduction in the lake’s outflow last Thursday—and the Township of Emo is concerned. “We talked about it at the last council meeting and […]
The Emo Centennial Choir presented its eighth-annual Christmas celebration—“Sing Noel!”—on Monday night at the Christian Reformed Church and director Renée Martin-Brown said it was one of the group’s best performances ever. “From the comments I heard, it was one of the best concerts yet and I really think so, too,” […]
A Thunder Bay man was fined $750 for leaving his camper on Crown land. Peter E. Black, 41, pleaded guilty to illegally depositing material without the consent of the Ministry of Natural Resources. Court heard Black left his truck camper by Trout Lake Road, near Northern Light Lake, from May […]
A few months ago, Penny Strongman of Strongman Travel in International Falls, through listening to residents, put in requests to many charter companies to fly out of the Falls airport. She then notified Einarson Flying at the airport about her plans. As well, a presentation on her behalf was done […]
Not only were Emo Reeve Ed Carlson and council sworn into office at last Tuesday’s inaugural meeting, they also were appointed to serve on numerous committees and boards during the regular meeting that followed. One of the most sought positions was Emo’s seat on the Rainy River District Social Services […]
Voyageurs National Park has begun checking lake ice conditions. At this time, ice travel is not recommended on any lake surface due to inadequate ice thickness and open water areas. An overflight was conducted Monday by park staff to determine current ice conditions. Open water exists on Rainy Lake from […]
EMO—Since community revitalization is at the forefront of many recent initiatives, Emo council was in favour of looking further into a proposal for a water spray park there. “When we were out west this summer, we took the kids to a water park that my friends recommended and it was […]
FORT FRANCES—Dryden trustee Robert vanOort was elected chairman of the Northwest Catholic District School Board during its inaugural meeting Saturday. Fort Frances trustee Anne Marie Fitzgerald was elected vice-chair. “I’d like to thank everybody very much for supporting me,” vanOort said after the results of the vote were announced. “I’d […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Schoo Board on Tuesday night approved a $2.5-million Energy Retrofit and Renewal Program with Honeywell Inc. “We wanted more than an energy retrofit program. We wanted to create an improved classroom environment so they are truly good places to learn,” said Raymond Roy, the board’s […]
Liberals from across Canada chose former federal Environment minister Stéphane Dion as their new leader Saturday—and Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff is pleased with the choice. “I’m really pleased. It augurs well for Northwestern Ontario,” Boshcoff said yesterday from Ottawa. “I could not have wished for a better conclusion.” […]
Sometimes it’s beneficial to make changes to reoccurring events in order to keep the interest up. The annual pre-Christmas “Holly Daze” celebrations in Emo on Friday and Saturday had a few new activities—such as a parade, a “beautiful baby” contest, and a gingerbread challenge—added to its schedule, which certainly did […]
