OPP Cst. Rebecca Audia stopped a vehicle yesterday afternoon during a seatbelt check on the 800 block of Second Street East. Police will continue to hold such checks until the end of the month. —Duane Hicks photo
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A good sport, Aquanauts coach,Tristan Hutton was still smiling even after being hit in the face with a pie on Saturday following the team’s swim-a-thon to raise money for the club. All swimmers who raised $200 or more were allowed to throw a pie at Hutton. Some pies included tasty […]
Once again, the Township of Emo is looking to recognize seniors in the community and the countless contributions they make by proclaiming June as Seniors’ Month. In particular, Emo council is eager to nominate an individual for the 2007 Senior of the Year Award, which was established by the Ontario […]
Members of the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists were saluted at last week’s Alberton council meeting for their work in helping conserve local heritage. The nomination for the group was submitted to the Ontario Heritage Trust by Alberton Reeve Mike Hammond back in October at the direction of council. Since […]
Ted Kaemingh, developer of the subdivision off Emo Road in Emo, attended council’s regular meeting last Tuesday (April 10) to propose an extension of the area currently home to more than a dozen families. “The interest is there, but we’re running out of lots,” Kaemingh told council, adding two or […]
NDP leader Howard Hampton yesterday demanded answers from Dalton McGuinty about northern workers on layoff because of the premier’s support for Stephen Harper’s softwood sell-out. In Question Period, Hampton raised the case of workers at the McKenzie Forest Products mill (a division of Buchanan Forest Products) in Hudson, near Sioux […]
The provincial government is helping attract business investment to Northwestern Ontario with help from the Ontario government’s GO North Investor Program, Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci announced last Wednesday. “We are pleased to see communities working together on a regional level to promote the distinct advantages of locating […]
“Old Koochiching,” an original musical play celebrating the origins of Koochiching County, will be presented this Friday (April 20) at 7:30 p.m. in the Backus Auditorium for the Performing Arts in International Falls. The play is a very light-hearted look at some of the people and issues involved in the […]
A Geraldton man has been fined $1,000 for disobeying a sign and using a road without authorization from the Ministry of Natural Resources. Back on Oct. 10, 2005, Andre Blanchard, 42, and a party of hunters harvested a moose off Marlene Road—a closed road about 30 km west of Geraldton. […]
An Ignace company has been fined $800 for doing trail work without a permit. Kadlec Resort Property Inc. pleaded guilty under the Public Lands Act. It must pay $500 in restitution for damaging trees along the trail as well as clean up the damaged trees. Court was told that between […]
The Rainy River District Regional Abattoir is prepared to take its next step toward the establishment of an abattoir in the district. A proposal from Sunrise Meat and Sausage to operate a facility has been accepted by the board. A business planning process and review has been started with the […]
It is one of the more storied names in Muskie hockey history. For a decade beginning in the early 1970s, fans packed the stands at the old Memorial Arena on Friday nights and cheered as three brothers—Billy “Pic” Roach, Don Roach, and Randy Roach—starred on their respective Muskie teams. During […]
