Press Release Starting March 1, Ontario will ban unsolicited, door-to-door sales of certain household appliances to better protect consumers from aggressive and misleading contracting at home. Businesses only will be able to enter into a contract in the consumer’s home if the consumer has contacted the business ahead of time […]
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Duane Hicks The town is looking to change the way sewer and water installations are invoiced to customers. The majority of council voted down a recommendation from the Operations and Facilities executive committee to remain status quo at Monday night’s council meeting, meaning the issue will go back to that […]
Submitted Peterborough angler Chris Johnston won the $125,000 first-place prize at the FLW Tour event in Florida on the weekend. Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson of Keewatin in finished in second.
Submitted Members of the Emo Hospital Auxiliary volunteers in the Emo Hospital cafeteria displayed their new smocks the auxiliary purchased. They give a big thank you to Cindy Judson at the Thread Shed, who generously volunteered to embroider the auxiliary’s logo onto the smocks.
Duane Hicks “Splash Landing,” featuring Hailey Glueheisen enjoying her pool on a hot summer day, and “Bubble Gum Wishes,” depicting Cher Pruys’ youngest grandchild, Scotia Hogan, being completely mesmerized by the amount of brightly-coloured gum balls in a bubble gum machine, are among the paintings by the local artist now […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The annual St. Patrick’s roast beef dinner will take place Saturday, March 17 at St. Patrick’s Church in Emo. Starting at 5:30 p.m., the menu will feature roast beef, mashed potatoes, vegetables, salads, desserts, and much more. Just 100 tickets will be sold in advance only, with […]
Sam Odrowski Couchiching voters are choosing a chief and six councillors in band elections being held today. Voting runs from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. at the multi-use facility. The votes will be counted immediately after the polls close and the results will be declared right after the count, which usually ends […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — It’s not the alcohol playing tricks on your eyes: The striding figure on some bottles of Johnnie Walker scotch will be Jane Walker. Liquor maker Diageo says it plans to roll out bottles next month for a limited run. Diageo says it’s the first […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press The dead of winter is much more tolerable when you a make a mood-lifting dinner like this one. And with St. Patrick’s Day approaching, Irish dishes seem like the right thing to do. (I don’t believe I have a drop of Irish blood in […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Dick’s Sporting Goods will immediately end sales of assault-style rifles and high capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21 years old. The announcement Wednesday comes two weeks after the school massacre in Parkland, […]
Staff Members of the Muskie Nordic ski team have seen steady improvement all season. And that trend continued at the OFSAA championships last Thursday and Friday in Sudbury. Muskie coach Rebecca Himanen said her five-person group all recorded personal best times there. Tori Toriseva claimed 24th spot in the junior […]
Staff A Fort Frances curling team is looking for the community’s help in its quest to bring home a provincial championship title. Skipped by Jordon Bazylewski, the rink also includes Ben Olson (third), Brett Schram (second), and Kian McEvoy (lead). At the start of the season, the squad had made […]
