Given the increase of land-use planning at the municipal level, as well as concern for the environment, local resident David Ogilvie presented Emo council with the idea of striking up an environmental advisory committee (EAC). “With all the downloading from the government, there is pressure on council to make the […]
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Alberton council plans to renew its Municipal Forest Fire Management agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources after hearing from local MNR fire management technician Marney Brown at last Wednesday night’s regular meeting. The current municipal agreement format was put in place in 1998 with the fire management program, including […]
The three sheets of ice and coloured rocks make for a different sort of classroom, but the kids are just as eager to learn. Like a teacher would educate in school, curling instructor Candy Teeple educates the children on the rules, methods, and techniques of the game. “Who can tell […]
While a request was made by some Emo residents for a bylaw to cage and padlock rottweilers and pit bulls in the community, the local council disagreed. The request was brought forward at last Tuesday night’s regular council meeting by people who walk in the community, though they were not […]
The nomination period for Volunteer Service Awards will be extended one week from Jan. 15 until Jan. 22, Ontario Citizenship and Immigration minister Mike Colle announced last week. “We want to make sure every volunteer organization in the province takes the opportunity to pay tribute to their volunteers through the […]
Across Ontario, agriculture has evolved over time to meet various economic, environmental, and social changes. Therefore, the Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) Implementation Guidelines have been updated and improved to better meet the challenges facing Ontario’s agricultural and rural communities today. The 2006 version of the MDS formulae came into effect […]
The Fort Frances Sportsmen’s “Get Outdoors” Club hiked through the boreal forest near Wasaw Lake last weekend. With the temperature at minus-21 C, they celebrated the first real wintry weather of the year. As they hiked, they practised their compass skills as they found their way to a frozen swamp […]
As the Nestor Falls Curling Club celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, a very important chapter in the club’s history took place back in 1986 when I was appointed president. After the rest of the executive was nominated, new business brought a remark from the floor stating the club was […]
The Rainy River District School Board awarded Crossroads School in Devlin with the first Recognition of Excellence for 2007 at its meeting last Tuesday night (Jan. 9) in Fort Frances. Crossroads has excelled in its “Partnerships for Student Successes Sharing Circle.” At Crossroads, they recognize that students often have needs […]
It’s one of the oldest scenarios in hockey. One team fails to take advantage of a golden opportunity at one end of the ice, only to have the opposition gain possession of the puck and capitalize on a chance at the other end moments later. Leading 1-0 in the third […]
Construction of nearly 2,940 km of winter roads to connect remote communities in the province’s far north is underway with the help of an Ontario government investment, Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci announced yesterday. “The economic and social importance of the winter roads to isolated northern communities that […]
Injuries are an inevitable part of tournament hockey. More often than not, the team that manages to avoid being bitten by the injury bug also is the one that hoists the trophy as tournament champion late Sunday afternoon. Despite a gutsy effort, the Fort Frances Legion hockey team could not […]
