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 […]
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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 […]
Neila Booth walked away (or should I say pranced away with delight) on Saturday evening at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards banquet. She won the Customer Service award (individual). Neila works at both Northwoods Gallery & Gifts and Gourmet Outfitters in Fort Frances. And this isn’t the […]
The past three months spent seeking a lessee/operator for the proposed regional abattoir culminated with a decision at the board’s Oct. 26 meeting. Two expressions of interest were received to lease and operate the facility. Northend Farms Ltd. was chosen as the candidate of choice to partner with Rainy River […]
Knox United Church in Emo is holding its second-annual coffeehouse fundraiser, entitled “Coffee, Tea and Melody,” on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. “It’s an evening of music and fellowship,” noted Dave Ogilvie, one of the organizers. “The music is provided by members of the congregation—there’s choirs, duets, and possibly solos.” […]
I am self-employed in farming and logging, and live in Arbor Vitae with my wife and five children. I feel I have been blessed and privileged in the last six years to have been your trustee and would be honoured to continue for the next four years as your trustee […]
My husband, Wade, and I have four sons, all attending Our Lady of the Way School. We operate a farm near Pinewood. I have a diploma in bookkeeping and have done bookkeeping for farm businesses, Ontario Early Years centres, and our church. I also have been a volunteer bookkeeper for […]
