By Dave Ogilvie Emo correspondent There will be a men’s breakfast at the Emo Legion this Saturday (Dec. 17) at 8 a.m. The guest speaker will be Willie Longnecker from Morson. The cost is $12 per person, and men and boys of all ages are welcome. For more information, call […]
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Heather Latter While an Advent calendar helps us count down the days until Christmas by receiving a chocolate or a little treat each day, students at St. Michael’s School here are doing the opposite—giving instead of receiving. “We saw the idea online,” noted teacher Meghan Bourgeois. “We decided to teach […]
Duane Hicks While the 2018 municipal election might seem a long way away, town councils will have to start thinking about them sooner than later, including whether they want to change the electoral system used. In a report to Fort Frances council from town clerk Lisa Slomke, she noted the […]
Heather Latter Members of Couchiching First Nation will be much safer now that a crosswalk has been installed on Highway 11 to allow pedestrians to get from one side of the community to the other. “Today is really a historic day because when it comes to road safety, nothing like […]
Heather Latter Riel Copenace’s dream of being part of a team is coming true. He, along with 12 other graduates from the Mill Operators trainee program and eight graduates from the Haul Truck Training program, will be joining the New Gold team at its Rainy River Project north of Barwick. […]
Joey Payeur Jordan Sinclair believes had he been told before the weekend that his Muskie boys’ hockey team only would give up four goals in five games, and just one of those at even strength, he could have seen his troops hoisting a championship trophy. The Kelvin Clippers (Winnipeg) had […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances soon will be experiencing “the next evolution in broadband technology.” Tbaytel will begin building a new fibre optic network here early in the New Year, with expected service delivery to customers in late 2017, Tbaytel president and CEO Dan Topatigh announced yesterday at a press conference […]
Heather Latter Known as the “Knights of the Blind,” Lions Club International is a strong supporter of eye health programs and, as such, the Emo and District Lions Club is jumping on board to conduct vision screenings for young students locally. As a director of the Lions Foundation of Manitoba […]
Heather Latter Paramedic Kyley Engstrom piled some more donations into the ambulance parked outside Safeway on Saturday during the annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” campaign. Hosted by the OPP, Treaty #3 Police Service, and CN Police, along with assistance from the Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services and Iron Range Bus Lines, officers […]
Heather Latter Youngsters from the local day care tried out the new crosswalk at Couchiching during an official launch there Monday. The crosswalk—the first in Northwestern Ontario that’s on the Trans-Canada Highway—will allow pedestrians to cross Highway 11 safely. An educational campaign is underway to inform drivers that they need […]
Joey Payeur Thanks to a screen by Laker Jack Bernie, Thief River Falls Norskies’ goalie Sam Novak had to work on his puck ducking during a 6-1 win by Fort Frances in SIJHL action Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Dave Ogilvie Emo and District Lions Club members Joanne Ogden, left, and Vicki Ogilvie conducted vision tests for youngsters at Sturgeon Creek School on Monday using the group’s new Spot Vision Screener. They expect to do the tests at all schools within the district for JK, SK, and Grade 1 […]
