Local MPP Greg Rockford will make an important announcement Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at the Devlin Community Hall at 1 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Lucille MacDonald (LaVallee Municipality Reeve) was pleased with last week’s May 11, 2023, strategic planning meeting held at the Devlin Hall. With about […]
Daniel Adam
Daniel Adam is a summer reporter/photographer from Winnipeg. A pair of Creative Communications job placements saw him working with the Jets and Blue Bombers. He has close ties to Emo where he lives during the summer.
It was less than two weeks ago that I was hoping against hope that the ice would be gone from the south arm of Rainy Lake. It had disappeared less than one week ago when the north arm of the lake disappeared on the night of the 11th. It wasn’t […]
The fifth stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at Lay Lake in Alabama, crossing the halfway point of the nine event season. Outside of the good fortune I had at the Bassmaster Classic back in March, my season has been kind of mediocre, with mid-range […]
Concussion. The most feared word in sports medicine. Once regarded as a “mild traumatic brain injury” and now more terrorizing than torn ligaments, separated shoulders and broken backs. Concussion. Studies analyze it. Books are written about it. Brains are donated dying from it, for the worthy cause of posthumously understanding […]
Dear editor, Recent advertisements would suggest we should all feel confident the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has the solutions to safely burying highly toxic radioactive waste at Revel Lake, west of Ignace. Joanne Jacyk, who has had a career in environmental remediation, has in the past been shown in […]
Every spring there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day. It seems like there are so many tasks to do that you don’t really know where to start. It looks like a good start to the week weather wise so none of us will complain about that. […]
When starting seeds indoors, you do not have to worry about the weather, insects or the myriad of plant diseases and fungi that can affect your outdoor vegetables, trees or flowers, but there is one disease that you must be concerned with when starting seedlings in the house or greenhouse […]
It is with great sadness that our family announces the sudden passing of Colin Joseph Jones, 48, of Couchiching First Nation. Colin, affectionately known as CJ, was born to Jeff Bruyere Sr. (Darlene) and Shirlee Jones on August 21, 1974. He lived in Nigigoonsiminikaaning until the passing of his mother. […]
The family of Gregory Donald Alexander are heartbroken to announce his sudden passing in the early morning of May 8, 2023, at the age of 66. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family after a brief battle with cancer. Greg’s story began on September 23, 1956, in Atikokan, […]
By Robin McCormick
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
May is Community Living Month in Ontario. Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas paid tribute to Community Living Fort Frances and District (CLFFD) with a flag raising on May 3, 2023. CLFFD has been an active part of the Rainy River District for over 65 years, and as CLFFD CEO Ted […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin Correspondent
Devlin Correspondent
The Small Town Mardi Gras held Saturday evening by the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society at the Emo-LaVallee Arena was a huge success. Over 400 tickets were sold. Dinner was a traditional meal with jambalaya with rice, jambalaya with chicken and sausage, corn bread, noodles with a sauce and pork. […]
By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
When Jeffrey Adams and his wife Diane moved from the pacific northwest to International Falls in 2004, he says there weren’t many options for local actors. Him being a writer with an interest in radio drama, he floated the concept of a radio theatre which is now approaching its 20-year […]
