Local swimmer Alex Parent should be entirely focused on his training in the pool this summer. The 17-year-old, a prospect for Team Canada’s junior national Paralympic swim team, should be working closely with his longtime coach, Roman Ramirez, to ensure he’s in the best shape possible. He should be, but […]
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Kayla Lauzon has $500 more to add to her “saving for college” fund. The 16-year-old Barwick resident earned the money by capturing the second-annual “Walleyedol” singing contest, which was held Friday and Saturday night at the Emo/La Vallee Community Centre in conjunction with the Emo Walleye Classic. “It’s awesome,” Lauzon […]
With most of the 12 planes having arrived here, the Ministry of Natural Resources plans to start spraying for jackpine budworm tomorrow (June 1). Since the planes began arriving last Thursday, the MNR has been preparing for the spraying program by calibrating the planes and mixing the product. The spraying […]
Jeannette Cawston, local co-ordinator of the “Best Start” program, gave a presentation to Emo council last Tuesday (May 23) regarding the feasibility of starting a nursery school program there. When the new Conservative government in Ottawa offered just one year of funding for the “Best Start” program, the local school […]
The Meals on Wheels handi-transit committee is holding a dinner, show, and several auctions on Saturday, June 10 to raise money for the district handi-transit van, which was purchased earlier this year. “We are raising money for the maintenance, upkeep, insurance—to keep the cost down for seniors,” noted committee chair […]
The body of Ear Falls resident Geoff McClain, who has been missing since early February, was located Monday in the English River near Highway 804, Red Lake OPP reported late yesterday afternoon. A post-mortem examination was conducted yesterday at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora. Foul play is […]
With most of the 12 planes having arrived here, the Ministry of Natural Resources plans to start spraying for jackpine budworm tomorrow (June 1). Since the planes began arriving last Thursday, the MNR has been preparing for the spraying program by calibrating the planes and mixing the product. The spraying […]
The mycorrhizae inoculate trials first began at Pine River Ranch in Pinewood because owner Amos Brielmann cannot use chemical or mechanical fertilizer on his certified organic farm. But the tests recently have expanded to the agriculture research station in Emo. Eric Busch, an agriculture intern with the Soil and Crop […]
Jan Beazley, vice-chair of the North West Local Health Integration Network, listened as John Whitfield, NWLHIN board chair, talked about how the LHIN will operate once it begins to flow funding next year. —Melanie Béchard photo
Representatives of the North West Local Health Integration Network held a public meeting here Monday night to inform residents on how the new health care system is progressing. “The purpose of tonight’s meeting is twofold: It’s an opportunity for members of the LHIN to talk about what they’re doing, and […]
Sight & Sound will look to remain perfect in Rainy River District Fastball League action when they visit Sabaskong tonight. The Fort Frances-based team currently boasts a 4-0 record thanks, in large part, to its potent offence. A veritable run-scoring machine, Sight & Sound scored a combined 17 runs in […]
Dave Oldakowski, Ham Lake, held the net as Sean Westman, Andover, unhooked a small fish this past Saturday during the fifth annual Emo Walleye Classic. Oldakowski and Westman were one of 60 teams competing in the two-day tournament on Rainy River. —Alex Cruickshank photo
