Dave Ogilvie The Scott Woods Band travels extensively throughout Canada each year helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for churches, charities, and other community organizations. This year, the Canadian championship fiddler is scheduled to play at the Emo Legion on May 11. Last year’s show, entitled “All Aboard,” […]
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Press Release Ontario is supporting property owners who install renewable energy technologies by improving property tax assessment policies for them. The changes will provide greater clarity by creating additional categories for property tax assessment based on the size and location of energy generation. The move will encourage property owners to […]
the OPP Less than a month into 2012, OPP statistics indicate the number of people who have lost their lives on OPP-patrolled highways has more than doubled over the same period last year. The unusually high number of highway deaths on OPP-patrolled roads has resulted in 17 people losing their […]
Robin McCormick The Royal Canadian Legion in Emo will hold its monthly 50/50 draw and evening of entertainment this Friday (Jan. 27). “Milestone” will perform, along with Emo Mayor Vince Sheppard, with the dance beginning at 9 p.m. Come out and enjoy the evening—and perhaps be the lucky winner of […]
Press Release Ontario is helping students succeed in math by reaching out to them online. Through “Homework Help,” a website that provides free online math help to Ontario students in Grades 7-10, students are receiving the help they need to learn and pass math. And parents are getting the tools […]
Duane Hicks The Northwestern Health Unit released a report this month about the social determinants of health, including income, education, employment, inclusion, and housing, and how they affect the health of residents of the Kenora and Rainy River Districts. Using statistics from numerous sources, the report makes several key points, […]
Duane Hicks Many local ICI customers can expect to see their water bills rise because newly-installed water meters will mean more accurate water usage readings. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council Monday night the instalment of new waters meters for industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) customers in Fort […]
Press Release At its regular meeting on Jan. 17, the Northwest Catholic District School Board recognized Shawn Minor, teacher leader, and 15 student leaders for their dedicated contributions to the Playground Activity Leaders in Schools (PALS) program at St. Patrick’s School i Atikokan. “This is the second year for the […]
Lucas Punkari Although the expected completion date isn’t until November, the anticipation on Couchiching First Nation already is beginning to build over the arena now being constructed there. “This is something that has been in the works here for a long time, and now that it has come to fruition […]
Heather Latter Mitchell Riordon, whose passion for helping others began when he was just eight years old, has been recognized for his efforts by being nominated for the first-annual Northwestern Ontario Visionary Awards. The Fort Frances teen, along with his parents, Tammy and John, attended the gala event, which was […]
Lucas Punkari For someone who had never competed in an FLW Everstart Southeast Series event prior to last weekend, Fort Frances angler Bryan Gustafson’s 71st-place finish out of 163 anglers on Lake Okeechobee in Florida is something the 23-year-old could be proud of. “It’s great to be able to do […]
Duane Hicks With a second phase of reconstruction scheduled to take place on Third Street East this summer, the town is planning to tear up the south sidewalk on the 300 block (between Portage and Victoria Avenue). Reading a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown, Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft […]
