Emo resident Tanis Fretter is heading to get vaccinated against meningitis after six unrelated cases–two resulting in death–were reported in the Waterloo area since December. Fretter, a third-year health studies co-op student at the University of Waterloo, said she and her friends wanted to get in on the first day […]
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The $5.5-million double-rink project will be opened up again Monday after the construction company hired for the job couldn’t come up with the performance bond by yesterday’s deadline. In a 40-minute in-camera meeting with the Committee of the Whole last night, town councillors reviewed the options they will be voting […]
Setting up bird feeders could mean sowing sorrows for local farmers–not to mention unwanted weeds. With the popularity of bird feeding increasing, concerns over what exactly is in bird seed have been raised as tons of the stuff get bought and spread on the ground every winter. Rudy Sinninghe, a […]
A court ruling that dissolved the Township of Greenstone in the Geraldton area could have an impact on future municipal restructuring–and may affect townships that have already amalgamated, including one in the Rainy River District. Ian Smith, regional manager for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s district office in […]
It all started with a sign, a newspaper ad, a vendor’s licence, and a semi load of feed sold out of their two-car garage on Dec. 1, 1972. John and Marina Gerber aren’t ashamed of their business’s humble beginnings. The son of a Swiss farmer and the daughter of a […]
Although the Northwest Ontario all-star ringette team lost 9-2 to a Thunder Bay ‘AAA’ senior team there Sunday, team member Stacey Angus of Stratton said the game was beneficial to the squad as it gears up for the Ontario Winter Games. As a prelude to the Winter Games, slated March […]
The KC PeeWee ‘AA’ rep hockey team won all four of its games last weekend, including a 6-5 victory over Grand Forks in the final, to win a 16-team tournament in Bemidji. The KCs had picked up second-place finishes at tournaments in Warroad and Kenora earlier this season. “We’ve been […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources once again has extended the deadline for public input into proposed cuts to fish limits–this time to give sportsmen’s clubs a chance to reassess “new, more accurate information.” Scott Lockhart, an area biologist with the MNR in Kenora, said yesterday that people now have until […]
The IBEW Lightning (Fort Frances) lost only one game in capturing the ‘A’ title of the Emo Bantam hockey tournament, beating the previously undefeated Emo Cowboys 3-1 in the final. After going scoreless in the first two periods, the Lightning got on the board when Kevin Webb converted a perfect […]
The Emo Wings scored a late goal to earn a 2-2 tie with their town rivals, the Emo OPP, in novice hockey action there last week. Richy Wieringa kept the Wings flying with two goals while T.J. Roen and Tyler Kinnear replied for the OPP. In Atom play, S. Rea […]
The Border Figure Skating Club staged a three-hour exhibition here last Sunday to give local skaters a chance to perform their solos in front of an audience for the first time. The exhibition, which featured about 35 skaters, helped them gain valuable experience leading up to the 25th-annual Sunset Country […]
Muskie goalie Adrian Indian, in just his first full season playing hockey at the high school level, will be featured as the player of the month for January on the Internet’s Native Player web site. For Indian, an Ojibway who has played his entire minor hockey career here in Fort […]
