Twenty members of the Rainy River Regional Abattoir project were nominated to sit on the board of directors (or steering committee) at a public meeting Tuesday night at the Chapple Community Centre in Barwick. Of the 20 nominees, 15 let their names stand in an election for the nine-person board […]
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Fort Frances High School hosted an exhibition badminton tournament last Thursday, inviting schools from Atikokan, Ignace, Sioux Lookout, and Pelican Falls. Both junior and senior teams brought singles, doubles, and mixed doubles to try their first tournament for the season before the NorWOSSA qualifier tomorrow (April 6) in Atikokan. Most […]
Mike Scheibler, owner of Tamarack Motocross Track north of Emo, is excited for the first full year of dirt bike racing there. And he’s set dates for the racing competitions—July 1, Aug. 5-6, and Sept. 8-9. “They shouldn’t interfere with other race events or local activities,” Scheibler noted. The track […]
With the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here seeing employees laid off last week and this week as part of a corporate-wide reorganization process, it’s still unknown exactly how many people have been affected by the revamping. “We just talked to people on Thursday and talked to people this week again, too, because […]
Spring yard clean-up is underway I pride myself on putting the Christmas outdoor lights up far in advance of snow and cold in the fall. I try to organize it to happen before Hallowe’en. Some years with hardly any snowfall, I can take the lights down from the bushes around […]
Be sure to enjoy daffodils—and spring “I wandered lonely as a cloud/That floats on high o’er vales and hills/When all at once I saw a crowd/A host, of golden daffodils/Beside the lake, beneath the trees/Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.” You probably remember those classic lines from your school days. […]
Consider this alternative! As much as many here in this quiet corner of Canada would prefer to shun gambling, reality is starting to pound on our door with the current downturn of our papermill economy, indicated by that announcement of labour layoffs last week. The gambling industry is growing rapidly […]
Nenaa ‘igoneb (Duck Clan) It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of our beloved John (Cash) Comegan, father, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at the age of 69 at Big Grassy First Nation. He was predeceased by his parents, George Comegan […]
Peggy (Margaret Edith) McMillan, 56, of Habour Point Condominiums in Virgina Beach passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 in her home. A native of Emo, Ont., she was predeceased by her father, Edwin McLean French. Peggy is survived by her husband, Eric MacKenzie McMillan; son, Kent Gregory McMillan and granddaughter, […]
The family of Barb Johnston (nee Dunahee) are saddened to announce her passing at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances, Ont. on Monday, April 3, 2006 after a brief illness. Mom was born in Fort Frances on Oct. 6, 1939 and resided here for most of her life. […]
Thanks to the support of residents of Emo and surrounding communities, along with all the hard work of the Friends of the Emo Public Library, a new circulation desk for the reception area of the library was delivered Monday. Head libraian Shirley Sheppard was proud to show off the new […]
Danni-Mae Mainville, left, and Chase Flinders signed up to play in the Fort Frances Youth Soccer League last Thursday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. Registration ran last Tuesday and Thursday, with a total of 535 youths signed up so far. The season will run May 1-June 22, with all […]
