Robin McCormick The annual Rainy River District Fair is being held Aug. 16-18 at the Emo Fair Grounds. The venue includes many old favourite; agricultural and 4-H events, stock car races, Fair Queen and Mini King and Queen Contests, loggers’ events, the exhibition hall, and much more. Come out to […]
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Press Release Ontario and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation have settled a century-old flooding claim that will help build a new relationship between the province and the community while strengthening the local economy and creating jobs. The claim was settled through a collaborative and co-operative process between the First Nation and […]
Press Release Almost three years after a devastating fire, the Native Nurses Entry Program (NNEP) at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay will celebrate with a grand re-opening Sept. 5 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Braun Building. As we approach the 27th year of NNEP’s inception, we are calling on […]
Press Release Over the 2012 August civic holiday weekend, officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Rainy River District Detachment focused their enforcement efforts on drivers and boaters who continue to drink and drive, drive aggressively or drive while distracted and those who are not compliant with seat belt and […]
Lucas Punkari Throughout the summer, the sound of race engines is what is most commonly heard at the fairgrounds in Emo, as action at the Emo Speedway takes place every Saturday night. However, this past weekend saw horsepower of a different kind taking place on the grounds, as the Borderland […]
Staff A new binational board under the auspices of the International Joint Commission (IJC) will oversee the effective governance of water quality in the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River watershed. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, accompanied by Greg Rickford, Member of Parliament for Kenora, announced on Saturday Canada’s […]
Staff The Emo Spray Park continues to remain close after it broke down late last month. The township quickly ordered a new part, plus a spare one, to replace the piece of equipment that stopped functioning. They were not given an exact shipping date of the part, but told it […]
Lucas Punkari After coaching local badminton players in Fort Frances for the last 20 years, Manami Alexander is moving on. The long-time coach will be moving to Winnipeg this weekend, where she will be living with her daughter Anika who is playing squash and training in the city. “I just […]
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Temperatures finally may be cooling down but the eight-week Ontario Stewardship Ranger program is just heating up. And the four youths who were hired this year—Adam Egan, Thomas LePine, Christina Vandermeer, and Bryce Godin (all born in 1995)—are keeping very busy. Although they are well into the program, Stewardship co-ordinator […]
Sarah Pruys Local teen Kari Manty possibly was part of one of the last groups to ever participate in the Katimavik program, which ended last month due to a lack of government funding. The program, which started in 1977, allows youth aged 17-21 to volunteer full-time for six months across […]
Sarah Pruys Fort Frances often is considered a small town where there is nothing interesting or exciting to do. But is this actually true, or is it possible that people simply are resistant to change and unwilling to try new things? The only problem is that often you have to […]
Lucas Punkari Having her seen her dad Tylar carry the checkered flag around the track after three feature races this season, Street Stock driver Libby Wilson was anxious to achieve the same feat at the Emo Speedway. Wilson, who is in her third season of racing, achieved that goal on […]
