the OPP The Kenora OPP is looking for an escaped prisoner. On Tuesday around 11:20 a.m., Harvey Smith, 53, of White Dog First Nation escaped custody while being moved from the Kenora courthouse on Water Street. Smith, described as six feet tall, was wearing a black T-shirt, jeans, glasses, and […]
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Submitted image “Pandora’s Trojan Horse Tours The Oil Sands” is just one of the paintings that will be part of the newest exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum. The works of internationally-acclaimed Canadian contemporary artist Margot Cormier Splane will be up starting next week and run through September.
Sarah Pruys Work on the Huffman subdivision cul-de-sac began this morning, although it will be a few weeks before it begins to take shape. Chief Building Official Travis Rob was on site, noting right now workers are tying in the water and sewer to Fifth Street East. Other crews are […]
Joey Payeur Dave Bruyere came close with this long putt on the 18th green yesterday but couldn’t quite drain it to conclude his day at the Heron Landing Senior Men’s Open. Pat McBride of Hoyt Lakes, Mn., who originally hails from International Falls, collected six birdies en route to a […]
Staff There’s no more room for error. The Rainy River District Fastball League season has come down to a win-or-go home scenario for the third-ranked Barwick Knights and fifth-seeded Sight & Sound Wolves in a semi-final showdown tonight in Barwick. The first pitch is at 6:30 p.m. The Knights are […]
Staff The regional fire scene is heating up. Six new fires were confirmed by yesterday evening on top of another seven by day’s end Tuesday. Lightning is the main cause of the new fires, although human-caused blazes also were part of the total. The new fires have occurred across the […]
Duane Hicks Canadian Blood Services’ fell a bit short of its goal at its two-day blood donor clinic here earlier this week, but will be back again in two months to hold a fall blood drive. District residents donated 88 units of blood Monday and another 121 on Tuesday for […]
Some startling details emerged last week into the ongoing Senate expense scandal—and the findings could spell trouble for Sen. Pamela Wallin and the Conservative government of Stephen Harper. Back in the 2011 campaign, the NDP raised red flags about Conservative and Liberal senators campaigning on the public dime. We asked […]
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day. Maybe it’s because I admired my grandmother so much–spunky, always laughing, with peppermint drops in her apron. Once when I gave her a five-pound box of chocolates with money I earned myself, she advised […]
I ended last week’s column with “I am the luckiest girl I know,” and yet when I saw that in writing after the newspaper was printed, I thought, no, I’m not lucky. Luck is for lottery ticket winners. I believe I deserve to have a happy life and I live […]
Whew—another Emo Fair is behind us! Mother Nature came through for us and we had beautiful weather. Fortunately, the heavy rain, hail, and wind held off until Sunday night. Of course, most of my time during the fair is spent in and around the beef barns. We had a great […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo With increasing fuel and production costs, more economical and yet still viable alternatives are playing a larger role in conventional agriculture. Pasture long has been accepted as a source of forage during the summer months. However, with proper management, stockpiled pasture can be a […]
