Rural residents still are trying to land a large-animal veterinarian to attend to their animals more regularly. The vet committee recently held a meeting to see what options it has. “We will continue to lobby for designation—a contract for mileage, which is what we once had,” said committee member Kim […]
District News
The auditorium at Sturgeon Creek School once again was packed with family, friends, and Christmas enthusiasm for its annual Christmas concert. “When we had our dress rehearsal, the program just skipped through two hours,” noted teacher David Ogilvie. So they decided that was long enough and cut the program at […]
Most areas from La Vallee west to Lake of the Woods finally can dial 911 to receive emergency help. People living in La Vallee, Emo, Chapple, Morley, Rainy River, Dawson, and Lake of the Woods townships, along with the Rainy River and Northwest Bay First Nations, previously had to dial […]
A new $500,000 abattoir that district farmers say is desperately needed here is still in the developmental stages, with organizers saying there will be no progress on it until the new year. Geoff Gillon, of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., said there’s potential for a progress report in January. […]
Emo has a major landfill site in the works. While it’s all still in the planning stages, the Biomass Waste Recovery Committee wants environmental and engineering assessments started soon. “It’ll probably be another couple of years to see if it’s feasible,” Emo Coun. Gary Judson said. “I think this could […]
The Nova Scotia man charged with causing a fatal bus crash nearly a year ago will spend another Christmas in custody. But he now knows when he’ll have his day in court. Lawyer Chris Watkins said yesterday the trial of Shaun Davis has been scheduled for three weeks beginning Feb. […]
Former Fort Frances residents Jon and James Rousseau came upon a very unusual sight late last month while driving through Barwick. They spotted a piebald deer. “We thought it was a goat out in the field until it poked its head up in the air and we saw it was […]
The Emo Centennial Choir will present “A Christmas Celebration of Song and Praise” this Monday (Dec. 10) at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. The choir has been rehearsing every Monday evening since September under the direction of Renee Martin, a local music teacher. Cheryl Low is […]
Thunder Bay OPP had closed Highway 17, between Highway 11 and 102, earlier today due to a serious motor vehicle collision. It was not known by press time how long the Trans-Canada will remain closed. Other details of the accident also weren’t available by late this morning as investigating officers […]
Jennifer Carmody and Megan Bob will be attending the Ontario Winter Games in Cambridge in March after making the Northwestern Ontario ringette team. The pair, who play for the Emo Bandits, were invited to try out for the regional team back in September. “So we drove up to Thunder Bay […]
Slippery roads caused two accidents in the region yesterday. Dryden OPP is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred at 2:15 p.m. on Highway 17, five km east of Wabigoon. An eastbound vehicle driven by Sharon Betker, 57, of Dinorwic lost control on the icy road, slid into the westbound lane, […]
