Hybrid poplars, genetically bred to grow to maturity in 12-15 years, may become a top-priority project of the Emo Research Station. “It looks like there’s going to be further research on that,” noted station manager Kim-Jo Calder. The trees, which currently number about 640, have been a recent undertaking by […]
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The impact of declining student enrolment hit home last night when the Rainy River District School Board held a special meeting to pass its 2001-02 budget. The bottom line is simple: fewer students means less money from the provincial government. And that, in turn, meant the board had to make […]
While nutrition and child safety always have been part of the “Healthy Babies, Healthy Children” home visit program, the Northwestern Health Unit has adopted another area–scalds and burns–to inform new parents about. And during a visit to the home of local couple Chris and Nikki Wiedenhoeft, along with son, Nicholas, […]
Several entries were received by Tuesday’s noon deadline in the logo/slogan contest being held by the Fort Frances Centennial Committee. “We received six logos and, coincidentally, six slogans. It’s a good response,” CAO Bill Naturkach, a committee member, said Tuesday after meeting with the rest of the committee for a […]
A local under-16 boys’ soccer squad made the trip to the Children’s Hospital Tournament, which attracted more than 150 teams at Bloomberg Fields in Winnipeg last weekend. Nicknamed the “Rage,” they lost their opening match 5-0 to then defending champions from Charleswood and then were downed 3-0 by Assiniboia West. […]
Students at Mine Centre School are winding up the year with lots of fun! With the last day of school coming up next Wednesday (June 20), students are busy this week. On Monday, the grade one/two class headed to the stables at NORTRA for the experience of horseback riding. Yesterday, […]
Put two mill workers, a construction worker, and an Internet provider on stage in a local bar with instruments, surround them with crowds, and what do you get? The Poor Boys. The group, which officially formed in 1995 as Willie and the Poor Boys, has made a name for itself […]
The Rainy River District School Board revealed its principal and vice-principal placements for 2001-02 at last night’s special meeting here. At Fort Frances High School, Ian Simpson will remain principal, with Mary Hickling and Gord McCabe staying on as vice-principals. At Rainy River High School, Bob McGreevy will take the […]
The glory of early summer is here: sunshine, fresh greens, mosquitoes, blackflies, army worms, moose and turtles on the roads, wild flowers in profusion. Yesterday I watched four different beautiful butterflies sipping the nectar of pincherry blossoms. On our shoreline, a flock of Canada geese rested for the day from […]
Last Saturday at the Emo Speedway made up for the freezing temperatures of the previous week. Beautiful skies, with a warm breeze, kept the fans sweet but probably had no effect on the disposition of the drivers. Frustration is the only thing that Mini-Sprint Kyle Ridlon (#15) must have felt […]
Registration for summer programs began last Thursday at the Memorial Sports Centre. The programs, which begin at various dates starting in late June, include camping, hiking, swimming, skating, and various sports clinics. Interested parents can register during the centre’s office hours any time until the programs fill up. “It’s on […]
So far, it’s been a tough year for the Emo Research Station as the growing season has gotten off to a slow start. “We’re so far behind because of the wet, our stuff is late,” station manager Kim-Jo Calder noted. With several crops just beginning to take hold, weeks later […]
