To the editor: I would like to publicly congratulate the group of women from the Rainy River First Nation who protested at their band office earlier this month. In my community, we have similar problems. I also have written letters and asked community members about the Casino Rama money. The […]
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Dear sir: I would like to congratulate the Fort Frances-International Falls Bridge Committee on their first meeting, which was held June 26 at 7 p.m. in the committee room of the Civic Centre here. Although not on the committee, I attended the meeting in order to present committee chairman Mayor […]
It was a night of firsts at the Emo Speedway last Saturday for feature winners Kenny Perry Jr. (mini-sprints) and Ron Westover (street stock). Perry, in his rookie season on the local stock car racing circuit, captured his first feature win while Westover capped off the debut of his refurbished […]
With the development of new Canada Customs and Immigration facility, the Town of Fort Frances has a wonderful opportunity to make the south entrance to town even more attractive. Placing the hydro lines underground along the 100 and 200 blocks of Church Street would be a good start. Simply moving […]
The Emo Research Station will be open to anyone interested in research projects, industry news, or just studying crop success next Tuesday (July 24) at 7 p.m. The station, owned and operated by the University of Guelph, hosts the open house each year to share its ongoing projects with the […]
Momentum is gathering in the push to have both a provincial jail and young offenders’ facility in the district. After meeting with a private consulting firm, the Jeffery Group, from Toronto last Thursday, Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, Rainy River First Nation Chief Jim Leonard, and […]
Tennis is not my game. I played it only a little in my late teens and very poorly at that. Tennis is my husband’s game. He was a finalist during his senior year of college and is a fanatic when it comes to watching his favourite sport. Nothing stands is […]
Vacation Bible School’s “Son-creek Junction–A Gold Mine,” is ready to roll at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo on July 23-27 from 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. The final program is slated Friday, July 27, to which everyone is welcome to view the crafts assembled and watch music and skits presented by […]
Last summer, some friends of mine returned from the Folk Festival in Winnipeg. They informed me of a tragedy they came upon. A child, who was just pulled from the water, was being work on by rescuers. The child never made it! Recently, they returned from the 2001 Folk Festival […]
Jerry Wodell, 58, of 241 Elizabeth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, July 15, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Aug. 24, 1942 in Fort Frances and had lived here most of his life. Jerry had worked as a broadband technician […]
