Welcome to the Township of Chapple!

The Municipality of Chapple

would like to invite all residents of our Municipality

to our Community Christmas Potluck Supper

at the Barwick Hall

Friday, December 4, at 6:00 pm.

Everyone make sure you come out

and bring the kids to come see Santa!!

Northwestern Health Unit 

Flu Clinic

November 18, 2009

Barwick Hall

3:00 pm - 7:00 pm    

Council is asking all residents in the Village to make sure that their garbage is bagged and stored in appropriate containers until garbage day. If you have a garbage bin, please make sure that all garbage is cleaned out from the bottom and surrounding area of the bin, so as not to attract bears & skunks. We have had reports of nuisance wildlife in the village and in resident's garbage. We appreciate your co-operation in helping to minimize this problem.

Be Bear Wise!!

- Put garbage out on the morning of garbage day, and not the night before
- Do not leave pet food outdoors
- Thoroughly clean outdoor barbeque grills after use
- Fill bird feeders only through the winter months
- Do not put meat, fish, or sweet food (including fruit) in your composter
- Keep meat scraps in the freezer until garbage day
- Pick all ripe fruit off trees, and remove vegetables and fallen fruit from the  ground

Effective April 1 - October 31 

Fire Permits are required for all burning in the municipality of Chapple.  Burning permits are available at the municipal office.

Emo Agriculture Research Station - began as Crop Check North in Pinewood, in 1985 but we quickly grew out of our room so we moved to Chapple in 1990. We are a part of the University of Guelph and we are lucky to have a Research Station in the North. Climates are very different than that of Southern Ontario and even just Thunder Bay. Our main focus is forages as this part of North Western Ontario is grass country. We also do research on cereals, oilseeds and crops of diversification. A big part of our program lately has been our Hybrid Poplar studies.

The Research Station is Open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m.- from April 1 to December 1.

We welcome your visit anytime, but we do have a pasture night in early June and late September and an Annual Open House the last week of July.
Emo Agricultural Research Station

Kim Jo Bliss
Box 475 - Highway 11
Emo, ON P0W 1E0
kbliss@uoguelph.ca
807-482-2354 Phone/Fax

NORLUND CHAPEL:

This is a must stop on your travels.

This quaint chapel is located in the Municipality of Chapple just west of the Town of Emo. It was constructed by the late Elmer & Theresa Norlund. The top of the chapel is the actual Bell Tower saved from St. Patricks’ Catholic Church which was destroyed by fire.

Drop in and sign the guest book.

SAINT PAULS’ HERITAGE CHURCH:

This lovely Heritage Church is located on Agnes Street in the village of Barwick. Originally built as an Anglican Church it eventually became the property of Chapple Municipality.

Restored to its former glory this wonderful old church is available for weddings, small gatherings or for the renewal of your vows to one another. Come for a tour of the church or to book your event stop by the museum. (Fridays and Saturdays in May, June, and September……. Tuesdays to Saturdays in July and August, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) or call the Museum @ 807-487-2505. You can also call the Municipal Office @ 807-487-2354.

BARWICK WATER FRONT:

The Barwick Waterfront is located to the south of the Village of Barwick. Start your walk at the boat launch and docking area, continue on to the Lighthouse, read the names on the plaques then on to the first picnic Pavilion just steps from our Rec. Centre, cross the road and over the bridge to the lookout, the perfect place to bird watch, smell the flowers and watch the boats meander down the river, a few steps more and you are at the last Pavilion where you can sit out of the noonday sun and enjoy the peaceful solitude of the river………….you can then go to the…..

CHAPPLE MUSEUM:

Located in the formers Gills Trading Post, our museum will no longer be Barwicks’ hidden treasure. Overseen by Reeve William Clink and lovely wife Emily, our museum is indeed a treasure to behold. From present day to days gone by there is something here for everyone. From the Hudson Bay display to the war memorabilia, pioneer rooms, old municipal records, pictures of original homesteaders, old logging equipment, information on the old schools, churches and businesses in our area. We also have a collection of paintings done by local artists in Chapple, and so much more.

The hours of operation are:

Fridays and Saturdays in May, June and September: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesdays to Saturday in July and August: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

TAMRACK RECREATION AREA:

(Owned and operated by Michael & Betty Scheibler)
Phone: 807-482-2913
Fax: 807-482-3427

Tamrack Recreation Area is located approximately 5 miles north of the Village of Emo on Elliot Road in the District of Rainy River.

Wildlife Sanctuary.

Our wildlife sanctuary is open this year (2006). The public is welcome. It is supervised viewing only.

Within our sanctuary we look after and feed approximately 40 bears per day, many with their cubs.

We have a tame doe (1 year old) that we have helped to survive. She follows the family like a puppy when she is in the area. She has free rein of the area and is not confined.

There are raccoon families that we have raised, a family of timber wolves in the area and during the winter months we feed and take care of approx. 30 deer per say.

We belong to the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council # 6582.

There is bird watching also.

We are members of the North American Bird Watching Society.

Motocross Track:

Built in October 2005. We hope to hold a national event within 3 or 4 years. This track has been engineered so as not to discourage the beginners, but to also provide a workout and challenge to the Pro’s. The track is a C.M.R.C. sanctioned, insured points track. The points are posted across Canada.  

Snow Cross Events:

We are looking forward to making this a year round facility with the snowmobile races being held. We will be providing a smaller track for the younger enthusiasts to be able to provide year round entertainment for the whole family.

Other Activities:

Trail, wagon and buggy rides, sleigh rides, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing etc.

We are planning the following: Parking, Camping, Food Booths, Picnic Areas, and Child Care area and washroom facilities. NOTE: The bears do NOT go into this area.

There is an RV and camp ground facility in the Village of Barwick, call Barwick Village Restaurant at 807.487.2329 to book a camp site. There is room for 30 units requiring electricity. Barwick offers a family restaurant with home cooked meals. In Emo you can find many services including restaurants, a motel, convenience store and a Laundromat.

Welcome to Barwick Centennial R.V.Park and Campground.

TO BOOK YOUR NEXT STAY CALL:

Contact the Barwick Village Restaurant 807.487.2329

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY!

• 15 electrical sites
• Check out time is 2:00 p.m.
• There is no charge to use the camp sites for the first three days. 
  Long term use will be charged a weekly rate.
• Filling station is at R.V.Park
• Please put garbage in dumpster by exit

THINGS TO DO WHILE STAYING IN BARWICK.

• Take a walk through our Village
• Enjoy a picnic at our waterfront
• View the St.Paul's heritage Church
• Boat Launch - Enjoy a cruise on beautiful Rainy River
• Manitou Mounds Historical Centre
• Visit our Heritage Museum downtown Barwick.
• Restaurants available