Sarah Dhillion may be missed by her family in Australia on her 16th birthday, but hopefully the excitement of celebrating Hallowe’en will lighten the load. Sarah has never celebrated Hallowe’en as it is not an occasion marked in her country. But this past Sunday evening, she joined her new friends […]
District News
The Christian Farmers’ Federation of Ontario wants to see farm safety net programs designed to compensate for long-term price declines in international markets. “There is every indication that international prices, especially for grains, will continue to decline in the face of low-cost production in Brazil and massive production subsidies in […]
Fall suppers certainly have been the order of the day of late. Chapple and Stratton had successful ones earlier this month and then on Sunday (Oct. 26), the Our Lady of the Way parish supper drew a good crowd. Compliments to the cooks—the roast beef was excellent, along with a […]
About a 140 people attended a celebration banquet last Friday evening at the newly-revamped Calvary Baptist Church to give thanks for the completion of the building project. It was that much more delightful as the Northwestern Ontario Baptist Association held its fall meeting here at Calvary Baptist, with each of […]
Two heliports opened in Rainy River and Emo on Monday morning. The projects started to come to light after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks made customs clearance for ambulances and their passengers that much more difficult in Rainy River. Dan McCormick, with the Rainy River District Social Services Board, […]
The latest shutdown of the Abitibi Consolidated mill in Kenora could have a lasting impact on its employees, according to a union representative. John McInnes, of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, which represents 70 workers at the Kenora mill, voiced concerns this week that because the Kenora mill has […]
The Rainy River First Nations has a new chief at the helm for the next two years after incumbent Gary Medicine was defeated in band elections Oct. 14. Albert Hunter, who finished ahead of Medicine and two other contenders, said one of his first priorities will be to see the […]
Recent statistics from Farm Credit Canada indicate there may be a silver lining to the clouds currently hanging over Canada’s agricultural sector. In a recent press release, the federal Crown corporation announced the value of farmland nationwide is continuing its three-year increase and the biggest increase appears to be in […]
The Chapple Heritage annual Fall Supper was held at the Community Centre Friday evening. According to Reeve Bill Clink, approximately 125 came out to enjoy homemade stew, bread, salads and pies. Entertainment was furnished by six members from the Rainy Lake Legion Br. #29 Highlanders of Fort Frances. They were […]
At the Oct. 14 Council meeting, Reeve Russ Fortier welcomed council and mentioned he was looking forward to another three years of working together to accomplish the many projects that have been planned for Emo. The roof replacement project on the Emo Water Treatment Plant is progressing well by contractor, […]
Well after a two week holiday and absence from my weekly column I’m back, and happy to report my son and his new bride had a beautiful wedding (of course, I’m a bit prejudiced). Everything went smoothly with everyone and everything at their best. The gorgeous red and gold leaves […]
The District W.I. Museum in Emo held its annual closing luncheon last Monday (Oct. 6). I was told there are six W.I. branches in the district and each one was represented there that day. Handling the bake table, which included an assortment of homemade goodies, such as pumpkin and apple […]
