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 […]
District News
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
