The Nor-West Animal Clinic’s equine information seminar struck a serious chord with local horse enthusiasts last weekend. Nearly 60 people from across the district—both breeders and private owners—packed the Emo Legion on Saturday to learn and share information on breeding and maintaining healthy horses. Dr. Wayne Etherington, of the Nor-West […]
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Organizers of a new volunteer driver program first announced back in February say the program is getting off the ground, but they are looking for more people to get involved. Davida Sheppard, treasurer of the volunteer driver program, said Monday that since the program was announced at the “Community Chest” […]
It was a night of firsts at the Emo Legion on Friday night as members of the new Conservative Party of Canada welcomed their inaugural candidate in the new riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River. David Leskowski, a Thunder Bay insurance broker, was acclaimed after Christine Hogarth withdrew her name just […]
The local Salvation Army is facing a shortage of donations in its food bank and a budget crisis, and is asking the community to lend a hand in its hour of need. “Fort Frances still needs some of the help we provide and we are short on resources,” Capt. Angel […]
While high-speed Internet options in Fort Frances slowly are expanding, there is a little-known option that’s actually been around for two years. Al McIvor, owner of Home Satellite Systems here, said he has been installing satellite systems for residential and corporate customers for about two years now. “It’s a two-way, […]
By this time next year, area residents may well be buying beef and other meat that was grown, slaughtered, and processed right here in Rainy River District. Furthermore, people right across the country—and beyond—will be doing likewise. That is the goal of the Rainy River Regional Abattoir Corporation, a not-for-profit […]
While the local Abitibi-Consolidated mill was named as one of the “Dirty Dozen” polluters in the province in a report by the Sierra Legal Defence Fund released last week, manager John Harrison said the mill here is in fact in line with air emission standards set by the Ministry of […]
The Township of Emo is off to an early start to make sure its bills are paid on time even though a formal budget for 2004 has yet to be finalized. At its regular meeting last Thursday, Emo council passed resolutions to make the first quarterly payments to the two […]
After discussing the issue at both its March 8 and March 22 meetings, town council finally agreed during a special meeting last Wednesday to apply to participate in the “Communities in Bloom” program. This approval was on the condition that the town receive a letter from the Fort Frances Horticultural […]
Mayor Dan Onichuk said Tuesday it could take town council about two more weeks before it passes the final version of the 2004 budget. “We were hopeful we could have things resolved by March 31, but there’s several things to consider,” he remarked. The mayor expected council would set dates […]
“Blues” may be the theme when the Fine Line Art Gallery stages its annual spring art show April 16-May 7, but is appears area artists, as well as those from elsewhere in Canada, are more than happy to participate. Linda Lovisa, a member of the Fine Line co-op, said Friday […]
After battling back from a 3-1 deficit, the Borderland Thunder saw their season end in heart-breaking fashion Saturday night with a 4-3 overtime loss to the host Dryden Ice Dogs in Game 7 of their semi-final series. The Ice Dogs scored just 14 seconds into the extra frame to win […]
