The Rainy River District Municipal Association had a number of suggestions for the provincial government at its annual convention Jan. 31 in Devlin, and they came in the form of formal resolutions to be forwarded to the Northern Ontario Municipal Association. Reeves, mayors, and councillors from across the district met […]
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Kayla Lauzon, who is becoming a well-known singer in Rainy River District, competed in Thunder Bay last Saturday and Sunday and brought home the first prize—along with $250. The event started Saturday with 13 contestants, which was narrowed down to five. Then on Sunday, the five performers were cut to […]
Ontario Lt.-Gov. James K. Bartleman has seized the opportunity to make a difference to the people who will benefit most from his personal experience of life from an aboriginal perspective. On Monday, Bartleman made a stop on his three-week campaign through Northwestern Ontario at Big Grassy First Nation to officially […]
A combination of organized recycling and public compliance has begun to pay dividends for Emo residents. Reeve Russ Fortier informed council at its regular meeting last Wednesday that the township has received a cheque for $1,326 from Waste Diversion Ontario as a result of Emo’s success with the “blue box” […]
There are changes in the air at the Rainy River Watershed Program with the resignation of program co-ordinator Martin Nantel, effective in two weeks. Nantel, who has been overseeing the program for nearly two-and-a-half years, is stepping down July 9 to take a position with Environment Canada in Thunder Bay. […]
The Emo Public Library report for 2003 showed much improvement in several areas, giving it a bright future. Fundraising has now been organized and the group is known as the Friends of the Emo Public Library. Since the organization came into existence, it has opened up a new era for […]
Minor Hockey Week was celebrated at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre this past week with all divisions in action. In PeeWee play, the Emo Cobras hosted the Kentucky Colonels (Fort Frances), but it was the visitors who skated away with a 4-1 win. Devon Ball (from Matt Boven) had put […]
In what might be considered an upset victory, Emo Reeve Russ Fortier was elected president of the Rainy River District Municipal Association during its 13th-annual meeting Saturday in Devlin. Reeve Fortier was running against Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk, whom many considered the favourite, but Mayor Onichuk’s last-minute withdrawal left […]
Family Literacy Day, co-ordinated by the Emo Public Library and the Emo Toy Library last Tuesday (Jan. 27) was very well-received. There was a literacy workshop for the adults while the children enjoyed a pajama party, complete with stories and activities,. Each child brought along their own stuffed animal or […]
The Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association hosted its annual novice tournament last Friday and Saturday but only five teams took part in the round-robin showdown. They included the host Emo OPP along with four from Fort Frances (Skates and Blades, Times Tigers, Taggs, and Foodtown Fury). Despite the relative lack of […]
There’s something to be said for hosting a tournament and then winning it. At least for the Crossroads Tornadoes, it sure beats not winning and reinforces the Devlin school’s motto, “Go big or go home.” In this case, the boys’ basketball team won big at home when it finished atop […]
Grades 6-8 students at Donald Young School in Emo held their “Hoops for Heart” last Wednesday (Jan. 28) and raised more than $1,500 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The two top fundraisers were Jonathon Blattner and Charmaine King. “‘Hoops for Heart’ is similar to ‘Jump Rope for Heart,’” noted […]
