FORT FRANCES—The town may give the Fort Frances Curling Club a helping hand with its financial struggles after discussing giving the club a tax break at its budget meeting on Monday. “The curling club is in default in paying their taxes,” Mayor Roy Avis said in an interview Tuesday. “They’re […]
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NESTOR FALLS—The Nestor Falls Curling Club is celebrating a golden anniversary. This weekend (Jan. 19-21) marks the 50th year curlers from across Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba will compete at the club’s annual open bonspiel. In the half-century the event has been held, one local family has played an integral role […]
EMO—The Emo Thunderbolts hockey team may not win a lot of games, but they’re still winners. The PeeWee squad recently was named one of the 13 winners from across Canada in the Wayne Gretzky Foundation/Canadian Hockey Foundation’s “Future Team Canada” program. The program rewards and recognizes minor hockey teams for […]
Last year was another year of change for the annual fall fair in Emo, Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society president Emily Watson noted during her report at the group’s annual meeting last Tuesday night. “Our attendance was up by over 24 percent from 2005,” Watson noted, adding this increased the […]
With renovations on the Fort Frances Museum wrapping up Phase One of the Fort Frances heritage tourism implementation plan, work on Phase Two has been ongoing. The planning committee and consultants have been working out the details, such as where to relocate the Lookout Tower and Hallett, as well as […]
Dear editor: With the flurry of media activity highlighting the dangers of “ghost riding” and “trunking,” I want to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the risk and consequences of dangerous driving. A quick look on the popular YouTube website reveals how prevalent “ghost riding” and “trunking” have become. […]
Dear sir: I would like to say how much I appreciated the concert performed last Thursday night at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. I had heard that the Dordt College Choir was very good, but what we heard that night was—as the young people like to say—“awesome.” This choir […]
Dear editor: Recently, I had the opportunity to take my Grade 1/2 science students to Mr. Brian Church’s classroom at the high school to observe some lab demonstrations. The students currently are learning about liquids and solids, and Mr. Church agreed to my request to have them see some science […]
Given the increase of land-use planning at the municipal level, as well as concern for the environment, local resident David Ogilvie presented Emo council with the idea of striking up an environmental advisory committee (EAC). “With all the downloading from the government, there is pressure on council to make the […]
Alberton council plans to renew its Municipal Forest Fire Management agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources after hearing from local MNR fire management technician Marney Brown at last Wednesday night’s regular meeting. The current municipal agreement format was put in place in 1998 with the fire management program, including […]
The three sheets of ice and coloured rocks make for a different sort of classroom, but the kids are just as eager to learn. Like a teacher would educate in school, curling instructor Candy Teeple educates the children on the rules, methods, and techniques of the game. “Who can tell […]
