What a night, and what a burden. Did you know that the definition of “poignant” is “painfully affecting the feelings”? I did not. A lifetime of reading left me with the impression the word meant “moving,” more or less, but the definition makes no difference between a positive or negative […]
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For the sixth time in my seven seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series, we visited the St. John’s River in Northeast Florida. In all of my years fishing professionally in the U.S., this body of water has been by far the toughest on me, with one good finish in all […]
By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com
A news release by government officials on February 24, 2025, from the Canada Water Agency says the Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation will receive funding from the federal government “to address challenges related to algae blooms” for this “essential body of water.” Along with the Metis Nation of […]
When I was learning the lithography trade, I learned that it was important to take time to make things fit together and to create good cast lead images. If I hurried in the process, problems arose and in more than one instance, speed brought problems, and the steps and the […]
By Sam Laskaris
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Sandra Laronde, a member of Temagami First Nation in northern Ontario, is the 2025 recipient of the Lifetime Artistic Achievement in Dance honour from the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. Laronde is a director, producer, choreographer and author, and the executive and artistic director of Red Sky Performance, a company […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — As curling fans across the country tuned in to watch the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they also saw an ad campaign promoting the city — and that meant a lot of exposure. “I think the estimates are in the millions, the tens of millions,” Jamie Taylor, CEO […]
In the 80’s soon after the amalgamation at a board meeting, a Emo member over heard a discussion how Fort Frances could benefit if Emo could be shut down. By 2000 Emo Health Care Centre was stripped of our two O R’s, our Maternity Ward, our Emergency, lab, x ray […]
DID YOU KNOW? While many drivers are well aware of the importance of keeping their vehicle in good operating condition such as completing routine maintenance checks, some may still overlook the importance of safety and maintenance of their vehicles. In addition, it is illegal to drive a vehicle that is […]
Well, I should be updating you on my week in Toronto, but I never made it there. I packed up and left for the airport on Monday. I was about 10 km from the airport and my phone was steadily binging. Turns out everyone was trying to tell me that […]
Before their final home games against the Beaver Brae Broncos, the Fort Frances High School Muskies hockey teams honoured their grade 12 players who will be departing their teams after this season. Right, the Muskie girls honoured four departing seniors, from left, Danielle Schram, Avery Sinclair, Marissa Kenny, and Ophelia […]
Wahbonnigoonnaybeek – Atik O’dotem (Caribou clan) Wahbonnigoonnaybeek – Lou-Ann Bombay (Brown), Atik O’dotem (Caribou clan), began her journey to the spirit world on the morning of February 18, 2025. She was 64 years old. She was born on November 1, 1960, in Emo, to Elizabeth and Benjiman Brown Sr. Lou-Ann […]
The family of Beverly Edna Collett is deeply saddened to advise of Bev’s passing January 21, 2025. Bev was born in Emo on November 30, 1946. She grew up on the Smart Family homestead in Pinewood, Ontario, with her parents Geraldine and Frank and six siblings. Bev attended the Morley […]
