Ten elementary schools will vie for top honours at the annual Region 1 Bantam volleyball championships this Saturday at Fort Frances High School. But more importantly, the weekend will be another indication of how much interest the sport has generated among grade seven/eight students. “We’ve seen a tremendous improvement and […]
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Improving on-ice play is the priority at the Borderland Thunder’s practices this week as they prepare to host the Thunder Bay Wolves on Sunday. But as the Thunder languish in a seven-game winless skid, talk of roster movement is weighing heavy on the minds of team officials. “I think we […]
It’s official. A new spring walleye tournament will be held on the Rainy River at Emo next year. The deal was sealed last week after a vote at an Emo Chamber of Commerce meeting, president Colleen Vennechenko said. The tourney—named the Emo Walleye Classic—will be held May 31-June 1, a […]
It won’t be long before the confusion of which number to call for an emergency in the west end of the district will be gone. Last week, Rainy River council joined the ranks of neighbouring Dawson and Lake of the Woods townships in the final push to get 9-1-1 emergency […]
This unseasonably warm weather makes it hard to believe we are so close to December and Christmas. A reminder the Stratton seniors’ Christmas turkey dinner is slated Thursday, Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. at the Stratton Café. Cost is $12 per person, and those interested are ask to confirm before […]
Members of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association met Friday in Emo and topping the agenda was the issue of people with impaired driving convictions facing difficulty entering Canada. NWOTA claims stepped up enforcement at the border over the past year has resulted in many American visitors having problems getting […]
A family reunion for members of Nobel and Annie Hyatt was held Saturday afternoon at the Devlin Hall. The event was attended by about 100 people and from all reports, everyone enjoyed themselves and a lot of old memories were shared. People from Thunder Bay and Dryden also attended. • • • […]
At the Nov. 13 meeting of Chapple council, a delegate spoke concerning the possible lease or sale of part of the north half of Lot 6, Concession 4 in Mather Township. It is to be established for a dumping facility for septic fields on that property. The Ministry of the […]
The Ontario Realty Corp. is inquiring as to whether the Municipality of Emo would be interested in purchasing the property on Tyrell Street (OPP housing), council learned at its regular monthly meeting Nov. 13. “We will look at all avenues,” noted Reeve Fortier, adding the municipality may look at the […]
The Emo Chamber of Commerce and business sector have completed plans for the annual “Holly Daze” celebrations coming up Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. If the weatherman co-operates, it will be a fantastic two days of fun for youngsters and adults alike. “Stores will have extra values for shoppers for […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board is staying positive about its students’ performance after finding grade three and six scores from last spring’s reading, writing, and math testing showed both increases and decreases. “Math is up significantly,” said Ron Fryer, curriculum co-ordinator for the local separate school board. “And while […]
Rainy River council held its regular meeting a day late last Tuesday (Nov. 13) due to the Remembrance Day holiday. A hot topic of discussion was the proposal to amalgamate the Rainy River Fire Department with Dawson’s. Mayor Gord Prost said there has been a mix-up as to what will […]
