For some agonizing minutes, it looked like the 7.9 pounds of fish Harvey Cochrane and Oliver Gib-bons weighed in Saturday on the final day of the inaugural Emo Walleye Classic wouldn’t be enough to win. But then it was discovered three of the four fish brought in by Team #19 […]
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Highway 665 near Dryden was closed to all traffic travelling north of Richan Road early Saturday due to a forest fire there—and access continues to be limited today, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. The fire in question—Dryden #10—is still being fought near Rugby Lake, 23 km north […]
Rachel McBride received an honourable mention for her project at the national science fair competition in Saskatoon, Sask. earlier this month. McBride’s project was on which material would hold up better as a swimsuit used primarily in chlorinated water. She had discovered that suits with a higher content of spandex […]
The Common Room at the Golden Age Manor was decorated with pink, white, and blue balloons on Sunday afternoon in celebration of Mary Luckie’s 80th birthday. The one-layer decorated cake sported eight candles—one for each decade—plus two sparkling ones with the figures 80 on them. Although Mary blew all the […]
Organizers are gearing up to welcome anglers to the first-annual Emo Walleye Classic with open arms. But will the real attraction—the fish—be there to spice up the competition? Well, organizers said they are expecting a good bite this weekend, despite the fact only two weeks have passed since the walleye/sauger […]
After months of planning, it’s almost time for the Emo Walleye Classic. The picnic tables have been set up along the river, the fish are biting, and volunteers have been working all week getting the Emo/La Vallee Community Centre ready. “There were a lot of guys pre-fishing or have been,” […]
Last Friday afternoon, Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung was deemed what many in the district already knew—a site of national historic significance. Local MP Robert Nault, the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, unveiled the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque on behalf of Heritage minister Sheila Copps, who could not attend. […]
The Northwestern Health Unit may end up taking legal action later this year as few district municipalities have responded to Dr. Pete Sarsfield’s request to implement bylaws banning smoking in enclosed public places before the end of May. “The response has been from across the spectrum. There’s only been one, […]
Emo council is hosting a meeting on the issue of smoking in public places tomorrow (May 23) at 7 p.m. at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. Geoff Gillon, economic development officer for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s, will chair the meeting. For those who can’t make the meeting, signed […]
Like the recent Crozier Hall burn, Rainy River First Nations had quite a wait for the prescribed burn to take place at the Manitou Mounds. It finally went ahead last Tuesday (May 14). “We had to wait for the winds to die down,” said Martin Nantel, co-ordinator of the Rainy […]
Alberton Coun. Wayne McKay submitted his resignation, effective May 31, at a special meeting last Friday. Council accepted his resignation and will look for a replacement immediately. At the meeting, McKay indicated he’d been thinking about resigning for a long time, said Alberton Reeve John Milling. “He wanted to see […]
While they’ll be a little later than usual due to the late spring, forest tent caterpillars should be on the march here by the end of the month, Mark Breon, forest health technician with the Ministry of Natural Resources, warned Tuesday. But whether the infestation will be as bad as […]
