Daniel Young is running for a position as councillor in Emo. He is the program supervisor at Young Star House and has a wife, Anabelle, and son, Daniel Jr. His experience includes extensive travel in Asia and Europe, management of a software development company in Calgary, and management of Young […]
District News
Emily Watson is seeking re-election as reeve of La Vallee. She is the local Contact North site co-ordinator and is married to Grant. The couple has two daughters, Amanda (Ray) and Carrie (Derek), and one son, Andrew (Leslie). Their five granddaughters are Ashley, Caelynn, Kamryn, MacKenna, and Allysha, and two […]
Vernon Thompson is vying for a position as councillor in the Township of Emo. He is a self-employed mechanic—Vernon Thompson Repair—and has a wife of 34 years, Doreen. He has two sons, Richard (Reneé) and Darwin (Cory), and two grandchildren, Jesse and Cierah. Thompson has not held a position in […]
Ross Donaldson is running for a seat on La Vallee council. He is married with five children, two girls and three boys, and is the maintenance supervisor for the Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board. This is Donaldson’s first time running for public office. He has decide to run […]
Jim Belluz is seeking re-election as a councillor in La Vallee. He is a retired lineman from Ontario Hydro and is married with three children. He also is the third generation to farm the land he is on now. Those who know Belluz know he does not back away from […]
Len McCormick, who is retired from his work with Bell Canada, is seeking re-election for the position of councillor in La Vallee. He lives with his wife, Mabel, and has three sons, Ken, Andy, and Ed. McCormick has been a councillor in the municipality for the past term. He has […]
Freeda Carmody, a retired elementary school teacher, is looking to be re-elected as a councillor in La Vallee. She lives with her husband, Jim, and has two daughters, Cindy (Gary) Cain and Penney (Kirk) Bradley, as well as three grandchildren. Carmody has lived in La Vallee all of her life. […]
Brian Trimble is vying for a position as councillor in the Township of La Vallee. He is a businessman with a wife, Barbara, four sons, Denny, Darien, Chip, and Ben, and six grandchildren (with another on the way). Trimble has both life and business experience. He is a former director […]
Dale Stamarski is running for councillor in the Township of La Vallee. He has been a heavy equipment operator for 33 years and currently works for Abitibi-Consolidated. He has a wife, Sheri, five children, and one grandchild. Stamarski has gained experience from his pervious four terms spent on the municipality’s […]
Once again, that honourable time of the year is upon us when we take a few moments to pay our respects to the many Canadians who have lost their lives while serving in war. Saturday, Nov. 11 will see many services honouring war veterans held in rural communities across the […]
Lucille MacDonald, a paramedic with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., is running for a position as councillor for La Vallee. She lives with her husband, Mel, and sons, Brodie and Neil. Her oldest son, Russ, with his wife, Ashley, and son, Nolan, live in Woodyatt. Her very large extended family […]
“reNeW” Northwest is a new magazine-style publication available to women in Northwestern Ontario from Manitouwadge to the Manitoba border. It will educate women about breast health and other women’s health issues. The content is 100 percent northern, from the articles to the models. Authors from across the region have contributed […]







