MUD LAKE CITY—More than 650 people from across the region braved the heat Sunday to attend the eighth-annual music fest at Mud Lake City—a museum-type village located south of Devlin. But Mud Lake City owner Betty Salchert noted there definitely were more attendees than that. In fact, they may have […]
District News
FORT FRANCES—Through a combination of cuts and transfers from reserves, the Rainy River District School Board was able to pass a balanced budget at a special meeting Tuesday night—but not without hesitation. “I don’t think any one of us is happy with this budget. I think we will pass it […]
Emo residents soon will be paying $7 more every two months for their water, sewer, and garbage services after council approved the increases at its regular meeting last Tuesday night at the community centre. Reeve Ed Carlson had proposed the rate hikes during a public meeting beforehand, which attracted nearly […]
The McGuinty government is expanding its support for small, northern, and rural colleges to ensure more students have the opportunity to study and succeed at post-secondary institutions, Training, Colleges, and Universities minister Chris Bentley announced Monday. “We are on the side of hard-working Ontario families who want their sons and […]
A ’50s and ’60s rock ’n roll dance, also featuring an Elvis contest and ’50s costumes, will be held Friday, Sept. 15 from 7-11 p.m. at the Emo Legion. This is a fundraiser for the Emo Public Library and the W.I. Museum. Tickets are available at the EPL and W.I. […]
A meeting between Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre staff, Indian Affairs, Heritage Canada, and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has been postponed. Previously scheduled for tomorrow (Aug. 31), the meeting now will take place Sept. 27 in order that all the parties can attend. The historical centre plans to request emergency […]
It’s been said attendance at agricultural fairs has been decreasing in recent years, but that certainly wasn’t the case at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo last week. In fact, RRVAS president Emily Watson noted she received a comment from one of the midway operators […]
Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the regulation of Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake, or the water quality on the Rainy River, is invited to the joint annual public meeting of the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board here tonight. The meeting […]
MANITOU RAPIDS—The Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre, or Manitou Mounds as it is often called, has offered district residents and visitors a gateway to learn about native culture for more than a decade. But with the small community of Manitou Rapids carrying all the operating costs, keeping the centre open on its […]
With Larry George completing his term as Alberton’s roads superintendent early next month, council spent a portion of last Wednesday’s meeting reviewing three Phase II submissions in order to contract out the road maintenance work Wayne George Grading Ltd. had managed. Two contractors from Emo and one from Alberton scored […]
With last year’s grand champion market steer cashing in at $2.25/pound, Matt McQuaker of Stratton was thrilled when his steer fetched a $2.40/pound bid at the annual 4-H steer auction Saturday in conjunction with the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair in Emo. John Gerber of Landmark Feeds made […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff last week declared his support for Ken Dryden’s candidacy for the Liberal leadership. “Ken Dryden is the genuine item—sincere, knowledgeable, and able to unite all regions of Canada,” said Boshcoff. “During my term as chair of the Subcommittee for Persons with Disabilities, I found […]
