This weekend’s annual Tom Thumb tournament will set a precedent as a girls team will compete with the boys for the first time in tourney play. “To my knowledge, this will be the first time,” said John Pierce, co-coach of the Skates and Blades Atom girls’ team, which will be […]
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Tackling topics from smoking bylaws to town beautification, Business Improvement Areas from across Ontario will meet to exchange ideas at an inaugural conference this Sunday to Tuesday in Hamilton. “We have assembled an excellent series of panel presentations that will be of interest to all BIAs, local economic development officers, […]
Alberton council voted against a proposed smoking bylaw at its last regular meeting even after health promoter Jennifer McKibbon presented 73 post cards from township residents (out of a possible 323) who agree with the bylaw. Coun. Bill Morrison was the most outspoken dissenter. “It would have been better to […]
Although Alberton Central School remains on the chopping block, parents are drumming up support from council and local businesses to help pay for any necessary renovations if that will help keep their school open. Danielle Robinson wrote a letter and made a presentation to Alberton council at its last regular […]
Although there’s no guarantee they’ll all be needed, 15 home owners have opened their doors to accommodate international delegates coming here to attend the 11th-annual World Health Organization Conference on Safe Communities on May-6-9. “It’s going excellent,” said conference co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston. “It’s fabulous people have opened their hearts and […]
Those interested in competing in the first-annual Emo Walleye Classic had better get their entry forms in soon—there’s just 13 spots still open in the 50-boat field. The live-release derby will kick off May 30 with a boat parade. Competition then will be held Friday and Saturday on the Rainy […]
This is the last week for minor hockey activities at the Emo Arena, and also for statistics. I enjoyed having worked with the coaches, players and executive for the past 30 years, calculating score sheets, and this will be my last connection with EDBMH, as well with EFSC. I’ll concentrate […]
Border issues and the lack of broadband services were some of the barriers to business expansion discussed during the “Building a diversified economy in your community” information session last Wednesday. More than 60 people turned out at the Red Dog for Indian and Northern Affairs Minister and local MP Robert […]
The Northwestern Ontario squash team may not have improved on their bronze medal from the 2000 Ontario Winter Games over the weekend. But considering the rich field of players a fifth-place finish isn’t bad. “Everyone is happy with that. The competition was tougher than it was last time,” said team […]
All five local Tom Thumb teams put in strong performances at an tournament in Dryden over the weekend. Skates and Blades led the way by going 3-0 in their four-team pool, which was second overall in the 24-team field. They opened with a 5-1 win over Emo O.P.P (Matt Goldamer […]
This year’s Voyageurs of the Year at Our Lady of the Way School were Rylee Mowe and Kevin Tesarsky. The day was spent in activities with both indoor and outdor activities . Students splitting into groups, and the weatherman fully cooperated. Bouquet of roses to all parents who provided food, […]
DYS students held their annual Science Fair in the gym last Thursday, with 77 projects varying from electricity, bread mold, as we age, bridges construction, engineering, cleaning compounds, crystals and much more. You can say it was sharp minds at work, with plenty of research evident in the finished projects. […]







